My Story: Kathleen Allen

Hi, I’m Kathleen 👋🏻

I’m a mom to three littles and someone who’s walked a long road with women’s health issues—including endometriosis, adenomyosis, ovarian tumors, and a hysterectomy at just 30 years old.

Ever since my first period, I’ve dealt with difficult cycles — heavy bleeding, intense pain, and vomiting that I thought was just “normal.”

After each of my kids, the pain got worse. By my second pregnancy, I was having regular prodromal labor from 20 weeks on, and during my third, it became so severe I ended up having my son prematurely.

After that, the pain stopped following a monthly pattern and started showing up almost every day. I held onto hope for a fourth child, but eventually found out my uterus was in such poor condition from adenomyosis that it was unlikely I could even carry another pregnancy. It was then that I made the difficult decision to have a hysterectomy.

Not long after my hysterectomy, I was referred to an oncologist and was diagnosed with ovarian tumors along with ongoing endometriosis and hormone-related issues. I’ve also dealt with complications from surgery, like perimenopause, adhesions and scar tissue — things many women quietly live with, often without answers. I am currently under the care of the oncology team and expecting to have another surgery in the near future.

These experiences have shaped the path I’m on now. I went back to school to become a functional nutritionist, driven by a deep belief in healing from the inside out. Food and exercise has played a huge role in helping me reclaim my health. I’m committed to living well and helping other women feel empowered in their own health journeys.

I’m sharing this to help bring more awareness to women’s health — because these stories are more common than we think, and they deserve to be talked about.