Community Book Club: Our Fibroid Awareness Month Event

July is Fibroid Awareness Month! To mark the occasion, our team hosted a Community Book Club.

On July 30th, PEACE joined with the broader onWHARD team (also under direction of PEACE PI Dr. Erica Marsh) to host an evening with Dr. Arline Geronimus, author of Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society.

The book explores themes of chronic stress and the impact of stress on women’s health, including fibroids. Dr. Geronimus shared reflections on her lifetime of research in this area and, in particular, on the concept of ‘weathering’ – the term she coined to describe the physical toll of social injustice and structural inequalities.

The event was a powerful reminder of the value in coming together, to share knowledge and learn in community.

We are grateful for Dr. Geronimus’ time and were inspired by the dynamism of this event. In 2026, we will be hosting further events. We’d love to know what you’d like to see: Community Movie Screenings? and Book Clubs? Let us know!