Her Health, Her Voice: A Self-Advocacy Roadmap
The overview. What the Gender Pain Gap is, what the toolkit includes, and how the pieces fit together.
PDF · 2 pagesRead it on the siteThe toolkit
This is the one place with every download. The guides, scripts, and reference charts are also on this site in full; the worksheets are made to be printed and written on, so each has a page that explains how to use it.
The words, charts, and guides, in full.
The overview. What the Gender Pain Gap is, what the toolkit includes, and how the pieces fit together.
PDF · 2 pagesRead it on the siteRachel's story, in her own words. The personal introduction to the toolkit.
PDF · 1 pageRead it on the site8 common moments, from "it's just anxiety" to a rushed visit, each with the exact words to say.
PDF · 3 pagesRead it on the site5 exam-room scenarios with parent and guardian scripts, plus the phrases to avoid and what to say instead.
PDF · 2 pagesRead it on the siteA side-by-side chart of triggers, heart rate patterns, physical signs, and recovery, with scripts for the clinic and the classroom.
PDF · 2 pagesRead it on the siteTerms that counter provider bias, clinical words for each symptom, and a cheat sheet of conditions often dismissed in teen girls.
PDF · 8 pagesRead it on the siteA menu of accommodations by symptom, a sample 504 plan, and a request letter ready for a doctor to sign.
PDF · 4 pagesRead it on the siteThe sheets you write on and bring to appointments.
One row per symptom: intensity, duration, what it stopped you doing, and what set it off.
PDF · 1 pageHow to use itA trial-and-error log for food triggers, with a script for GI and dietitian visits.
PDF · 1 pageHow to use itTrack bloodwork across every doctor and network, spot trends hiding inside "normal," and skip repeat blood draws.
PDF · 2 pagesHow to use itDiagnoses, ongoing struggles, a clinical timeline, and the whole care team on one sheet to hand to a new doctor.
PDF · 2 pagesHow to use itQuestions written before the visit on the left, the doctor's answers and reasoning on the right, and a pivot log for when a test is declined.
PDF · 2 pagesHow to use itFor anyone running a session with the toolkit.
A 9-statement survey to measure what a workshop changes in medical literacy, preparedness, and confidence.
PDF · 2 pagesHow to use it