Originally published on 25th May 2016 Last updated on 1st May 2026 International Thyroid Awareness Week begins on 25th May and continues through to 31st May. This worldwide, week-long event is a good opportunity to raise awareness of thyroid disease; how…
Originally published on 1st March 2016 Last updated on 3rd March 2026 March is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month, which is important and relevant to many of us with hypothyroidism. This is because 90% of us with hypothyroidism also have the autoimmune…
Originally published on 1st January 2016 Last updated on 29th December 2025 TW: Mental health, suicide January is Thyroid Awareness Month, a month dedicated to talking about thyroid disease. This awareness event gives us the chance to raise awareness around…
Originally published on 3rd April 2016 Last updated on 15th May 2024 You would think that finding a doctor who will listen to you and treat you like an individual, giving you the treatment best for you, would be pretty easy… but it’s not…
Welcome! I’m Rachel Hill, the multi-award winning and leading UK thyroid patient advocate, writer, bestselling author, public speaker and content creator behind The Invisible Hypothyroidism. It all started here with this website and expanded in to so much more! I…
I couldn’t tell you how many times someone has asked me what I do and when I say: “I’m a thyroid advocate. Basically, I work to try and improve the lives of other people with hypothyroidism,” how many times it’s…
Have you just been diagnosed with an underactive thyroid, Hashimoto’s or hypothyroidism? Do you want to learn more about it? You’re in the right place. I’ve got you. I’ve created this page to get you started without overwhelming you. I know…
Originally published on 10th September 2018 Last updated on 10th September 2026 TW: Mental Health, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts When I was in the first few months of my hypothyroidism diagnosis, I was suicidal. My quality of life was so poor…
Originally published on 1st September 2019 Last updated on 3rd September 2026 Thyroid cancer is the fastest growing cancer among women, by number of new cases and rates have doubled over the past thirty years and continue to increase. It is two…
Originally published on 1st July 2020 Last updated on 3rd September 2026 There are multiple ways that someone can become hypothyroid, and one of those is via thyroid cancer. Treatment for thyroid cancer typically involves a thyroidectomy, which usually means…
