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Vermilion Empowered

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Book cover of Food Freedom by Elle Mace

Food Freedom

725,000 people are affected by eating disorders each year in the UK
Women are more than twice as likely to have an eating disorder than men

With the GLP-1 conversation growing, as access to weight-loss drugs is rolled out more widely, this book is a timely and essential guide to how to build healthy patterns and mental clarity around food.

If you are living with constant food noise, Food Freedom will help you find peace from food anxiety, and begin to love and trust your body. For all women living with disordered eating and hoping to finally find a way to break the pattern.

Grounded in positive psychology and Elle Mace’s expertise as a professional qualified Eating Disorders Practitioner, and lived experience of 17 years with eating disorders and body dysmorphia. Includes vital contribution to the conversation around GLP-1s, and the urgent need to mindfully approach the integration of medications into the the weight-loss world.

This book offers a clear toolkit to loosen the grip of disordered eating and diet culture, and truly find lasting food freedom. In a world obsessed with numbers – on the scale, in calories, steps or on clothing labels, Food Freedom shifts the focus to what truly matters: developing a healthier mindset, fostering self-acceptance and cultivating a sustainable, fulfilling relationship with food and body.
Book cover of Fibroids by Michelle Griffin

Fibroids

Everything you need to know about fibroids – the forgotten female health condition – from women's health expert, respected obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Michelle Griffin

Up to 80% of women will develop fibroids before the age of 50, yet most of us know little about them. Fibroids can be the hidden cause of debilitating symptoms that are too often dismissed as 'normal', such as heavy periods, fatigue and pelvic pain.

With expertise, reassurance and clarity Dr Michelle Griffin guides you through:
  • What fibroids are and why your symptoms matter
  • How to talk to your GP (with practical checklists)
  • How to choose the right treatment for you
  • How to take control of your care and advocate for yourself
Whether you've just been diagnosed, have been living with fibroids for years, or are concerned about unexplained symptoms, this is the clear, expert guidance you need.
Book cover of Menopause and ADHD by Helen Wall

Menopause and ADHD

Menopause and ADHD is your ultimate guide to understanding how your hormones may influence your ADHD – and it’s a two-way street: how your ADHD impacts how your perimenopause lands for you. This book will arm you with the facts, and help you to confidently advocate for your own health and wellbeing.

Navigating menopause can be challenging for any woman, but for those with ADHD, the experience can feel like a bomb has gone off in your life. Health issues in all women are too often dismissed, misunderstood, or minimised by clinicians who label symptoms as anxiety or ‘just part of being a woman’. We are just starting to empower women to access the menopause support they deserve, but women with ADHD or other intersecting neurodivergence (often undiagnosed) are still woefully left behind in this arena.

Helen Wall is a GP with years of experience advocating for women. MENOPAUSE AND ADHD will debunk myths, tackle systemic biases, and empower you to take charge of your well-being through this period of hormonal challenge. It’s time to be heard, be informed, and be your own best health advocate.
Book cover of Your Caesarean Birth by Clare Bourne

Your Caesarean Birth

Everything they don’t tell you in the hospital, but should

This is your complete guide to caesarean birth, whether planned for or emergency surgery, Clare Bourne has your back. The c-section rate is rising globally – The World Health Organization predicts that by 2030, nearly a third of births will be caesarean.

Too many women receive little or no support or information around their c-section. To have major surgery to birth your baby, and then be sent home 24 hours later without any useful guidance on recovery can feel scary and overwhelming, particularly on top of the not-insignificant job of looking after a newborn.

In Your Caesarean Birth, Clare Bourne offers her trademark warm, compassionate, expert tips and tools. A practical, comprehensive book which will arm you with all the information you need to ensure you feel fully confident and empowered on your road to recovery.

With toolkits for how to talk to your healthcare practitioner, advice on scar care and tips for how to pick up a wriggling toddler without disturbing your c-section wound, this book is the guide every c-section mum needs on their bedside table.