# Womankind: Always Hormonal Kirsten is the founder of Womankind, a women's hormonal health platform at womankind.uk. Always Hormonal is her personal space for honest writing about hormonal health, lived experience and the science behind it all. Raw, unfiltered and always free. Page: Feed: --- ## [From Ground Zero: How I Slowly Rebuilt Myself](https://womankinduk.substack.com/p/from-ground-zero-how-i-slowly-rebuilt) _2026-06-16 · Kirsten | Womankind_ Going from surviving chronic childhood abuse to thriving as the woman I am today has taken decades of healing, setbacks and figuring out what helps me move forward. ## [Built to Endure: Why the Gender Pain Gap Is Costing Lives](https://womankinduk.substack.com/p/built-to-endure-why-the-gender-pain) _2026-06-09 · Kirsten | Womankind_ Women's pain is routinely dismissed. Here's what the research shows and why it has to change. ## [Childhood Trauma: My Hormones Are Still Paying the Price](https://womankinduk.substack.com/p/childhood-trauma-my-hormones-are) _2026-06-04 · Kirsten | Womankind_ The science that finally connected years of childhood abuse to my endometriosis, perimenopause and hormonal health.