The Connection Between Anxiety And Endometriosis Flare-UpsAs an endometriosis patient, managing my mental health is very much part of my daily life. As an advocate, it is frustrating seeing this key part of our health often...reactions6comments
How a New Mattress Helped My Hip and Back PainI really like sleeping. But I'm like goldilocks when it comes to mattresses. Most are too hard or too soft. They're too hard, the guy at Mattress Firm told me...reactionscomments
Elimination Diets Are Hard Work – That’s Why It’s Important To Do Them as a TeamAn elimination diet is a diet protocol that attempts to isolate and identify certain foods that cause a reaction is someone, but eliminating them en masse, and then reintroducing the...reactionscomments
Speaking Our Truth: Results from the Third Annual Endometriosis In America Survey1 in 10 women are affected by endometriosis worldwide. Every year, we conduct the Endometriosis In America survey to learn more about this challenging condition, and how it impacts daily...reactionscomments
Approaching My 1 Year Post-Hysterectomy AnniversaryIt’s coming up to the 1st anniversary of my total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Not usually something to celebrate, I’m sure, but it does feel like a milestone of some...reactionscomments
The Unusual Coping Mechanisms That Come from Living with EndometriosisMost people describe themselves as “completely normal”, when in reality, what does normal even mean? And also, who is so perfectly average they fall under that category? As an endometriosis...reactionscomments
Weekends Without AlcoholI’ve never been a big drinker. Sure, I drank in college, at work happy hours and with friends on the weekend, but it was always within a small limit. I...reactionscomments
Looking Back on Two Years since My Excision SurgeryIt’s been almost two years since my excision surgery. It was performed by one of the top endometriosis surgeons in the UK. I was immensely lucky to benefit from the...reactions3comments
The Good and Bad of Exercise For My EndoEveryone agrees that exercise is good for both physical and mental health. And a recent study shows it may even reduce the size of endo lesions. That's what happened when...reactionscomments
Low Progesterone and EndometriosisOften when endometriosis is discussed, the main sex hormone that is referred to is estrogen, which makes sense given endometriosis is an estrogen-dependant condition. However, progesterone plays an important role...reactionscomments
Where I’m At in The Next Phase Of My Health JourneyYou might remember that a while ago I talked about taking my health journey to the next level. I had pain-free periods, more stable energy and less hormonal symptoms, but...reactionscomments
Tailbone Pain And EndometriosisEver since my first period, I suffered from excruciating periods, which I managed with strong dosages of ibuprofen for years. However, in my late twenties, whilst living in Belgium, I...reactions38comments
How We Started To Understand Endometriosis As A CoupleJessica has endometriosis, and Chris is her partner. Together, they find ways to manage the condition and support each other through its challenges. But they weren't always on the same...reactionscomments
When Endo Symptoms Return, Or New Ones Pop UpA few years ago, a lot of my symptoms got worse. I don't know what changed. I'm 38, so maybe it had something to do with hormones and perimenopause. But...reactions11comments
The Stages of EndometriosisBefore delving into the stages of endometriosis, let’s recap what it is and how it can impact your health (and your life)... Endometriosis is when cells that are similar to...reactionscomments
Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis: Rare or Just Underdiagnosed?Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue like the lining of a woman’s uterus grows outside the uterus. The tissue reflects the woman’s menstrual cycle. It thickens each month, then...reactionscomments
One White Pine: Building Spaces for Living & HealingProfessor and landscape architect Daniel Winterbottom has been designing and building therapeutic gardens for over 20 years. Here, he shares his unique viewpoint on the power of nature to heal...reactionscomments
My Experience of Menstrual Health EducationEndometriosis UK recently ran a campaign highlighting menstrual education in UK schools. Thousands of women shared their experiences of what they had learnt about periods at school, and how that...reactionscomments
Prepping for My HysterectomyIt's been a few months since I've written a new post for this site. This is because I actually finally bit the bullet and went through with a hysterectomy and...reactionscomments
Endometriosis Awareness Starts with Better Sex EducationI don’t know about you, but I didn’t have great sex education when I was in high school. Sure, I was told that menstruation existed, but while I understood the...reactionscomments
