Living

When I first told my psychiatrist how I felt exhausted and anxious during my period, she recommended that I create a "Period Playlist" as a self-care tool. "It's not like...

Some days I’m OK with being single, others not so much. Yes, it is incredibly bothersome when I am mid-flare-up and have no one to go buy me some ice...

Recently, my partner and I went up to Perthshire in Scotland. It was kind of a spontaneous trip that was triggered by a specific bakery we wanted to visit. I...

Eating for endometriosis can sometimes feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Often my clients come to me having cut out a couple of food groups entirely or feeling...

I am hitting the two-year mark of my hysterectomy, which has made me think back to what a struggle it was to even find a surgeon willing to do it...

Jessica has endometriosis, and Chris is her partner. Together they find ways to manage the condition and support each other through its challenges. Below they discuss where to start when...

This last year has been a challenge for many of us. In my case, staying in most of the time meant that my levels of fitness went down a notch...

Is dairy good or is it bad for you? This is a question I received from one of my nutrition coaching clients who were struggling with endometriosis, PCOS, and along...

There are a number of different treatment options for endometriosis. These include surgery, the contraceptive pill, the Mirena coil, GnRH agonists, and dietary changes, amongst others. Unfortunately, endometriosis, which can...

I recently discussed three ways that the stress of living with endometriosis can impact gut health and lead to what we call the endo belly. I really recommend you read...

Over the past several years, "What's in my bag" videos and pictures have trended online. In these posts, people empty out the contents of their purses or backpack to provide...

Endometriosis is complicated, but that doesn’t mean management always has to be. I have many new clients who come to me worried that they have something more complex going on...

In your endometriosis journey, has a doctor ever asked you to try danazol? During my more than 20 years as an endometriosis patient, I’d never heard of it until I...

I have only recently gone back into the dating game. It has been everything I had expected to be: entertaining, a bizarre social experiment, and a crash course in ghosting...

I work as a pelvic floor physical therapist and commonly treat people with endometriosis. There are times when an internal release of the pelvic floor can be helpful to stretch...

I have written a lot about my PMDD, and I am so glad I did. While it took me ages to find a doctor willing to take me seriously, I...

Surgery can be a helpful and necessary tool for many of us with endo, but it also comes with risks, including possible nerve damage or hypersensitivity, and adhesion formation.Adhesions are...

There is a lot going on in the endo world. Here is a look at some of the most recent (and interesting). Imagine being able to know whether or not...

As I have written about previously, endometriosis may cause trauma in a person as a result of the severe pain, the impact it has on a person’s career, relationships, and...

For the most part, I've been posting tidbits on here about what to potentially expect internally with one's body post-hysterectomy. But what about the changes that occur on the outside--in...