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Jenny Allen is a teacher, community artist, Member Pioneer at The Co-operative, Service User at Edgehill University and creator of CAN (Create Another Narrative) affirmation cards.

Having experienced a rare presentation and difficult journey to diagnosis with postpartum thyroiditis and on-going thyroiditis Jenny has become a master of the career ‘jigsaw’, bouncing back and managing life around symptoms with little support.
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For three years and following a diagnosis of Postpartum Thyroiditis Jenny’s symptoms cycled from explosive to subtly debilitating and back again but with a TSH often remaining in the ‘normal’ range Jenny met many dead ends in terms of care.

Jenny was our speaker at our 29th August 2020 Patients Voice event (click the link to watch the recording video) where she shared with us how she overcame her lowest points, developed confidence in her voice and how using affirmations helped her to really believe in the knowledge she had of her own body – changing her mindset and ultimately leading her to a life changing diagnosis and much needed support. 

CAN (create another narrative) affirmation cards are created as a result of Jenny’s own experiences, they aim to not only strengthen the patients voice but to raise awareness of the challenge’s faced when, like Jenny, illness does not fit the box. 

Jenny is very kindly making the cards available as a pdf to download FREE for anyone who would like to use them. 

​​Thank you Jenny! 

Presentation and Instructions

To see Jenny's presentation, including instructions for how to create your own affirmations, slide four, click on the button below. 

Video

From 7pm on Thursday 14th April 2022 you can watch the video of Jenny's CAN Cards Webinar on YouTube