It’s time women were heard, not just seen, by medicine

Your stories are the reason we’re calling out medical gaslighting—the practice of dismissing or ignoring a person’s very real symptoms. Here, our members share their experiences with gaslighting, because we believe change starts by listening to and believing all women.

Share your story

It’s time women were heard, not just seen, by medicine

Your stories are the reason we’re calling out medical gaslighting—the practice of dismissing or ignoring a person’s very real symptoms. Here, our members share their experiences with gaslighting, because we believe change starts by listening to and believing all women.

Share your story

For too long traditional medicine has minimized women.

It is time for the world to see what going to the doctor as a woman has felt like. How it feels to be talked at or over. And how it feels to be told, it’s probably in your head. Shout out to all the brave Tia members who shared their medical gaslighting stories with us. We hope this is just the beginning of a dialogue as we together raise the bar for healthcare for women.

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Tia Nicole

What brought you to Tia?

“I tried going to the big hospitals because I figured I would get the best care there, but I never felt like I was listened to. My pain was always diminished or I was pushed to take some pill or expensive treatment that wasn't covered by my insurance. Every time I was told that I was obese and was treated like it was my fault instead of them taking into consideration my genetics and hormone levels. I had never experienced anything different so I just figured I would always have miserable doctor experiences.”

Why did you want to share your story?

"I wanted to be a part of it because I feel like Tia is my people. I love being part of supporting a company that’s female-centered, women-owned and helping to further the mission!"

Why did you want to share your story?

"I wanted to be a part of it because I feel like Tia is my people. I love being part of supporting a company that’s female-centered, women-owned and helping to further the mission!"

Lauren Roland

What brought you to Tia?

"The first time I went to Gyno was scary. The office was drab and ugly. The pap smear was particularly uncomfortable. The doctor was not compassionate and said that Paps would get better "once I became sexually active," which seemed tone deaf. I left the office and sat in my car crying for 30-minutes after my visit. Because of that visit, I avoided Gyno appointments for about four years.”

Why did you want to share your story?

"I wanted to do this because I’ve always felt like my body has been a liability to me, not an asset to be celebrated. When you hear other people talking about their body in a negative way you wonder ’what are they saying about me?’. This made me feel good about myself. That’s what brought me here."

Why did you want to share your story?

"I wanted to do this because I’ve always felt like my body has been a liability to me, not an asset to be celebrated. When you hear other people talking about their body in a negative way you wonder ’what are they saying about me?’. This made me feel good about myself. That’s what brought me here."

Abigail Kerns

What brought you to Tia?

“After years of battling chronic UTIs, having providers ask demeaning questions like, ‘are you wiping front-to-back?’, having confusing experiences around receiving the birth-control, and being served with unexpected lab charges, I was just done. The final straw was going into another "highly rated" practice and having the provider laugh at me when I said the age at which I was thinking of having children. Before Tia, I felt like I was just floating through the healthcare system using Urgent Care as my home base."

Why did you want to share your story?

"I’ve just had such a great experience at Tia and I know that sharing my story is giving an opportunity for other people who look like me and have had experiences like me to be heard. I wanted to add to that story."

Why did you want to share your story?

"I’ve just had such a great experience at Tia and I know that sharing my story is giving an opportunity for other people who look like me and have had experiences like me to be heard. I wanted to add to that story."

Gaslighting by the numbers

It can take 5 years for autoimmune diseases to be correctly diagnosed in women.

In one study, women who went to the ER with severe stomach discomfort had to wait 33% longer than men to be seen.

Data also shows us that women are twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with a mental illness when their symptoms are consistent with heart disease.

Gaslighting by the numbers

It can take 5 years for autoimmune diseases to be correctly diagnosed in women.

In one study, women who went to the ER with severe stomach discomfort had to wait 33% longer than men to be seen.

Data also shows us that women are twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with a mental illness when their symptoms are consistent with heart disease.

Tell us your story

Help us make Tia – and the healthcare industry – a better place for women by sharing your story. Comfortable with us featuring it on our page for our community to read?

Share your story with us at stories@asktia.com!

Tell us your story

Help us make Tia – and the healthcare industry – a better place for women by sharing your story. Comfortable with us featuring it on our page for our community to read?

Share your story with us at stories@asktia.com!

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