You might not know it but there is hope after you Endometriosis diagnosis and there are other options beside hormone treatments and surgeries to manage your pain. Were you diagnosed early in your menstrual life and had enough of your endless surgeries? Or has it taken forever to get a diagnosis and only because you are now struggling with getting pregnant?

In this episode, my first guest is Melissa Turner, a stage 4 Endo warrior, who explains how she dealt with her Endometriosis after a diagnosis at 19 years old and seven surgeries. Through her own experimentation and further education as a Naturopathic Doctor she learnt how to manage the pain naturally, which allowed her body to heal itself of the Endometriosis. She developed the REACH Technique Programme so she could help empower women to realise there is hope and alternative possibilities to surgery and hormone treatment.

Melissa Turner has created an online platform for women who wish to better manage their endometriosis through natural and holistic methods. After her own experience and suffering through 7 surgeries, she found a way forward and wants other women to know that there is hope and there is a way to live pain and symptom-free.

You can read more about Melissa and her journey on her website at http://www.endoempowered.com/. Melissa has also created an incredible resource for women with endometriosis through her Endo Empowered Academy. Members gain the specific strategies that address endometriosis at the root cause and help the body heal. You can read more about it here: https://www.endoempowered.com/endo-empowered-academy/

The topics we discussed were:

• Melissa' journey with Endometriosis and her seven surgeries.
• How Melissa found natural practices such as nutrition significantly reduced her pain.
• The need for hope when being diagnosed with Endometriosis.
• The role of the Mind-Body Connection / Mindset and how a woman's negative. thoughts associated with pain can drive and manifest further pain and infertility.
• Different culture's shame vs celebration of periods and menstruation.
• Becoming a Naturopathic Doctor so Melissa could delve deep into the anatomy, physiology and biology behind the body's ability to heal itself and then relate this to Endo.
• Why Melissa is so passionate in supporting women through her REACH Technique Program and coaching.
• Melissa's cyst reduction course.

Resources Mentioned:

• Website: endoempowered.com
• Endo Empowered Academy https://www.endoempowered.com/endo-empowered-academy/

Further Endo Fertility links and resources:

• Join my Endo Fertility community! Find us in the Thrive and Conceive with Endometriosis Facebook Group.

• Follow me on Instagram and Facebook: @endofertilityspecialist
• Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Optimistic Future

This episode is sponsored by the Endo Fertility Resource Library where you can get your 3 amazing freebies: E-Book: 5 Things I Learnt to Drop My Pain & Optimise My Fertility, Your Guide to Super Sperm, and 88 Ways I Dropped My Pain and Got Pregnant.

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