The Cycle. Endometriosis Podcast

Join Whitney on this month's episode as she takes us on a global journey through her experiences living with endometriosis in various countries. Whitney shares her personal insights on the varying treatments she received (or didn’t receive) and underscores the crucial role of having a supportive partner and community in navigating this challenging condition. Don’t miss her inspiring and eye-opening story!

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Thank you for listening to and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback, please reach out via my website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.melissaboudreau.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or DM me @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/melisbou/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Join Billie Jo on the show as we talk all about the long wait to get diagnosed, medical research as well as bias, painful poops, the long wait for surgery in Canada, and her fantastic surgery experience in Romania.

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Thank you for listening to and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback, please reach out via my website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.melissaboudreau.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or DM me @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/melisbou/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Join Skyler, 23 years old. In this episode, we chat about baking, making content, and endo. We talked about horrible pain and how the pill made for her had terrible side effects.

She shares details of her symptoms and how it felt to finally be herd from a doctor.

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Thank you for listening to and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback, please reach out via my website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.melissaboudreau.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or DM me @⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/melisbou/⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Nikki is from the UK and is a mindset coach. She shares her journey with endometriosis, as well as how important hormones are. How her daughters rare condition helped her discover her passion for advocacy and fighting the the right medical care. We talk about so much more.

Find the programs she mentioned here: https://www.ijustdontknow.org/

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Thank you for listening to and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback, please reach out via my website, ⁠⁠⁠www.melissaboudreau.com⁠⁠⁠ or DM me @⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/melisbou/⁠⁠⁠

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Fenella joins us from the UK on today's show. We chat about how she thinks her appendix may have been endo, chronic UTI, and the shame around them, as well as how she was diagnosed from a podcast. And so much more!

Things she mentioned to check out:

Podcasts:

⁠28 days later ⁠⁠How Do You Cope?⁠

⁠Woman’s Hour (specific episode about appendix)⁠⁠Room 5: series 1 ep7⁠

Books:

Period (it’s about bloody time) - Emma Barnett

You can have a better period - Le’Nise Brothers

Invisible Women - Varoline Criado Perez

Menopausing - Davina McCall

Self-help for your Nerves - Dr Claire Weeks

Another book I found amazing, talking more about mental health, very specifically postnatally, but still a remarkable read is - ‘What have I done? - Laura Dockrill 

Thank you for listening to and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback, please reach out via my website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.melissaboudreau.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or DM me @⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/melisbou/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thank you SO much for your support and time.

Fenella joins us from the UK on today's show. We chat about how she thinks her appendix may have been endo, chronic UTI, and the shame around them, as well as how she was diagnosed from a podcast. And so much more!

Things she mentioned to check out:

Podcasts:

28 days later 
How Do You Cope?

Woman’s Hour (specific episode about appendix)
Room 5: series 1 ep7

Books:

Period (it’s about bloody time) - Emma Barnett

You can have a better period - Le’Nise Brothers

Invisible Women - Varoline Criado Perez

Menopausing - Davina McCall

Self-help for your Nerves - Dr Claire Weeks

Another book I found amazing, talking more about mental health, very specifically postnatally, but still a remarkable read is - ‘What have I done? - Laura Dockrill 

Thank you for listening to and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback, please reach out via my website, ⁠⁠⁠www.melissaboudreau.com⁠⁠⁠ or DM me @⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/melisbou/⁠⁠⁠

Thank you SO much for your support and time.

*** please note we had some audio issues, I am so sorry about this****

Join us today to chat with Samm, an endo, Lyme, and celiac warrior. She chats about how, even after being diagnosed with Lyme and Celiac, she still knew something was wrong and how her pain progressed daily. Learn what she did to help feel better and how it helped her in her current businesses.

Where to find Samm:

Thank you for listening to and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback, please reach out via my website, ⁠⁠www.melissaboudreau.com⁠⁠ or DM me @⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/melisbou/⁠⁠

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In this episode, I chat with endometriosis patient, Margaret, who had pelvic pain and saw 25 doctors before she was diagnosed with endo. She worked in health technology before she was diagnosed and was working on an app to help others with pelvic pain- tracking and learning. She shares her endo story and why she started Lasa Health with her husband to help others with endo. Listen in to learn more about this great new resource for patients and it's FREE!

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Thank you for listening to and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback, please reach out via my website, www.melissaboudreau.com or DM me @https://www.instagram.com/melisbou/

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Katrina shares navigating mental health with endometriosis & emphasizes the years it takes to process the impact of Endometriosis on one's emotional well-being. Katrina shares her story and how working with a therapist helped her understand that "Endo is not rational." Many patients struggle with feeling well one day or hour to not feel well at all at the flip of a switch, as well as years of people not believing patients how challenging this disease is.

Want to watch the show on YouTube? ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MelissaBou⁠

Follow for clips of the show:

Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thecycle.endopodcast/⁠⁠

TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thecycleendopodcast⁠⁠

Thank you for listening to and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback, please reach out via my website, ⁠www.melissaboudreau.com⁠ or DM me @⁠https://www.instagram.com/melisbou/⁠

Thank you SO much for your support and time.

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Melissa joins us on today's show to walk us through her journey as a teen starting in 2015- how many doctors she saw and how long it took to hear that it may be endo. Join us today as we chat about her story.

You can follow Melissa on IG at: https://www.instagram.com/melissaagagnee/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D

Want to watch the show on YouTube? ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MelissaBou⁠

Follow for clips of the show:

Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thecycle.endopodcast/⁠⁠

TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thecycleendopodcast⁠⁠

Thank you for listening to and supporting this podcast. We need awareness about this disease. If you want to be on the podcast or have feedback, please reach out via my website, ⁠www.melissaboudreau.com⁠ or DM me @⁠https://www.instagram.com/melisbou/⁠

Thank you SO much for your support and time.

Please consider subscribing and writing us a 5-star review on Apple or Spotify podcasts. It helps us get more awareness and with guests agreeing to come on!