017 | How I Took Control of my Endometriosis with Melissa from Endo EmpoweredHello beautiful people! On today’s episode, we have Melissa, who shares her story of empowerment of living with Endometriosis. Melissa lived as an “endo suffer” for years. Melissa listened to the doctors, took the various medications and did the surgeries every 18 months - She accepted that this was her fate. Until she didn’t.Melissa slowly started to learn about a functional approach & began to take control of her endometriosis symptoms naturally. She now thrives in life, despite her endometriosis and is on a mission to help other “endo suffers” to take control of their lives. Connect with Melissa over on her website SHOW NOTES:1:10 Melissa’s story with Endo9:25 How pain medication can mess with your health11:10 Disconnecting with your body to deal with everything ends throughs at you14:00 When Mellisa decided to take control over her endo16:00 Connecting childhood trauma to mental & emotional wellbeing & how that was impacting Melissa’s Endo21:00 Dealing with the deep-rooted guilt, blame & insecurities 26:06 EFT29:56 “Just Relax”32:15 When you’re told: “Hurry up and have kids because your chances are decreasing.”35:02 What was the struggle like when you started to make diet changes39:00 living pain-freeSo here we go - get ready to become your own HERO!