Happy new Year!
Reflections on 2025 and plans for 2026
Hello everyone!
Happy New Year! I hope you had a good Christmas. In this article, I want to reflect on The PCOS Newsletter's progress and what’s in store for next year.
My wishes for you in 2026
I hope you find calm and rhythm in your life. I hope you find love for your body and your health. I wish you to see your PCOS as a source of power to connect with your body and your health and give yourself the patience, time and dedication our bodies truly deserve. I hope you find success in any areas of your life you are focusing on. I also wish that you surrender to the unknown and the beautiful path ahead, and that any hardships that may come your way are gentle.
If changing things in your lifestyle is part of your 2026 plan, I have an incredible conversation coming on the 4th of Jan with a specialist in behaviour change that you will love. I hope you find the time to listen to it so you can approach this condition and yourself with kindness and love for your future.
The PCOS Newsletter
Update on numbers
It has been 3 years since I started this weekly newsletter. I have not missed a Sunday for 3 years, and we now sit close to 200 articles on the latest research in PCOS, incredible stories from women with PCOS, meal plans and behaviour change content. I am incredibly proud of the work that has gone into this and of the 1450 people who read this newsletter every Sunday. It’s a privilege to hold a spot in your inbox, and I want to thank you for the trust, patience, and dedication.
The paid subscription
2025 was the year I tried to turn the newsletter into a paid product. My hypothesis was that people are willing to pay for high-quality information to manage their condition. I was mostly wrong. I want to thank any of the readers who have purchased a paid subscription, as that has made my heart jump every single time. However, overall, it has not been the success I hoped it would be. As a result, I will be turning paid off for 2026.
I will be transforming paid posts into free ones at different points throughout 2026, especially starting in March, as my baby girl will arrive. For anyone on a paid subscription, auto-renewal will be disabled, so no further payments will be charged after your billing period ends. Thank you so much for your support!
New cadence for 2026
The newsletter will continue to land in your inbox free of charge every other Sunday, compared to the current weekly cadence. I would love to dedicate the time to make the best use of all this wealth of information I have written in the past 3 years. I will switch my focus to building personalised pathways for you to navigate this condition. More on this in January. I hope you choose to tune into the newsletter in 2026 and make progress in managing this condition well.
Personal side
2025 has been a great year overall. I was so worried I would struggle to conceive that most of my time and effort went into preparing my body to have a baby. I am excited to meet our baby girl in March 2026. I am sure my life will be turned upside down in the most beautiful way, and I will become a better, stronger person with it. I am excited to keep you in the loop with how motherhood is going.
I am thankful that all my family and friends have stayed healthy, and we were blessed with a calm year. I thank God every year for the opportunities He has laid before me, and I pray that He continues to show me the path to do good in life. Lessons I have learnt:
One of the most important things for my motivation is having inspirational conversations with people - it’s the fuel that puts my heart on fire
This is the first year where I don’t have a 5-year plan - letting go of control and surrendering to life in its beauty - I will figure it out
Growing in your life and working hard are the things that make us, humans, happy - I honestly think we are designed to want to be better and work hard; they are the cornerstone of our self-esteem.
Pregnancy can be beautiful - the Instagram algorithm is a pitfall of how much people like to either over-romanticise or over-dramatise things.
I hope you have a beautiful end of the year. See you on the 4th of Jan with an inspiring newsletter.
Francesca