LET’S CARE FOR OURSELVES – TALKING OPENLY ABOUT HEALTH WITH CZEŚĆ CIAŁO!

October and November are special months.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
November is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
Two months that remind us that looking after our health starts with us – with kindness, attention and conversation.

This year, we decided to join forces with the Cześć Ciało Foundationto talk about preventive care and self-examination in a way everyone can relate to: simple, kind and natural. We want to show that caring for your body is neither embarrassing nor a duty, but an act of love and everyday self-care.

Why are we talking about this?

Because although health is discussed more often in the media, our polls on YOPE and Cześć Ciało Stories show that there is still plenty to do..

We asked you a few questions. Here is what you told us:

• 50% do not regularly examine their breasts or testicles.

• 60% do not attend routine medical check-ups.

• When it comes to talking about health:

🩷 Talk to their parents: around 25% of people,

💬 With friends: 20%,

🤝 With everyone: 25%,

🙈 And as many as 29% do not talk to anyone.

This shows how much education and support matter, at home, at school, among friends and in the media. Health awareness does not appear from nowhere. It needs care, just like the body.

Learning to care for ourselves with Cześć Ciało

For years, the Cześć Ciało Foundation has created a safe, educational online space where children and teenagers can talk about puberty and their bodies with curiosity and acceptance, free from shame.

We also believe health education should start as early as possible, so that self-examination and preventive care become a natural part of adult life, rather than a stressful duty.

That is why we shared a film featuring a fantastic group of activists who show that self-examination can be caring, calm and positive.

We have also prepared illustrated self-examination instructions for you to save or print and keep close at hand:

👉 [Download breast and testicular self-examination instructions – PDF]

Supporting education that matters 💚

We want our intimate care range to offer wellbeing and meaningful support.

That is why YOPE is donating 25 000 zł to the Cześć Ciało Foundation this year, supporting its mission to educate young people and parents about health, puberty and the body.

We believe every conversation, film and lesson is a step towards greater awareness and self-acceptance.

Let’s care for ourselves and each other 💚

Our bodies give us thousands of reasons to be grateful every day. They deserve our attention, care and a listening ear.

Let October and November remind us that preventive care includes conversation, curiosity and mindfulness as well as check-ups.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US AND HELPING US SAY IT LOUD:

HELLO, BODY! WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE.