Beyond BV: Turning an Isolating Diagnosis Into a Community With Brandi Twitchell

What happens when one of the most isolating experiences of your life becomes the reason thousands of other women no longer have to feel alone? On this episode of G-Chats, I sat down with Brandi Twitchell, founder of the Beyond BV Facebook group and a staunch advocate for vaginal health.Beyond BV was born from Brandi’s own experience battling recurrent bacterial vaginosis during an incredibly difficult chapter of her life. She remembers feeling alone, hopeless, and desperate for answers, and ultimately decided that no other woman navigating BV should have to feel that way. So she created the community she wished she had. What started as a Facebook group has grown into a community of thousands of women talking openly about recurrent BV, vaginal health, the vaginal microbiome, and how to better advocate for themselves in a healthcare system where so many women still struggle to feel heard.In this episode, Brandi and I talk about her own BV journey, what she has learned from years of supporting women through theirs, the power of community, and why conversations like these matter so much.If you loved hearing from Brandi, you can find Beyond BV on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, explore her Beyond BV Wellness & Support community, and check out her book, "Me, A Tree, and BV," the very personal (and sometimes completely ridiculous 😂) story of how her experience with BV eventually turned into all of this.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Bp4pBmg92/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyond_bvTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beyondbvBook: https://a.co/d/01fc3l7y