When endometriosis pain is normalized and women are dismissed, cannabis often enters the conversation as both a medical option and a source of tension. In this episode of Endo Warriors, host Callie Greenberg speaks with international speaker, healthcare strategist, and bestselling author Melanie Wentzel about the science of cannabis for chronic pain, the stigma women still face when they ask about it, and what every endo patient deserves to know.

Melanie breaks down how cannabinoids interact with the endocannabinoid system, what the research actually says about cannabis for endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain, and how to have a real conversation with your doctor about it. She and Callie also get into the gendered double standard around women's pain management, why so many women are told to just take ibuprofen, and what changes when patients walk in informed.

If you've been quietly curious about cannabis for endo, period pain, or chronic illness, this is the unfiltered breakdown.

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Living with an invisible chronic illness often means trusting yourself before the system catches up. In this episode of Endo Warriors, host Callie Greenberg reconnects with longtime friend Lauren Buchsbaum for an honest conversation about life with ulcerative colitis, gut health, and what it really takes to advocate for your own body.

Lauren shares the early signs she pushed past, the misdiagnoses she navigated, and the years it took to land on the right treatment. She and Callie talk about the emotional weight of an invisible illness, the gut-brain connection, and why building a healthcare team that actually listens is non-negotiable for chronic illness patients.

If you live with ulcerative colitis, IBD, endometriosis, or any chronic condition that's hard to see from the outside, this conversation will feel like sitting with two friends who get it.

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Medical gaslighting reshapes the mind as much as the body. In this episode of Endo Warriors, host Callie Greenberg sits down with clinical therapist and former OR nurse Marissa Chabai to unpack how endometriosis can quietly strip a woman's voice, confidence, and sense of safety long before she ever gets a diagnosis.

Marissa brings a rare dual perspective from years inside operating rooms and her current trauma-informed therapy practice. She and Callie get into why so many women with endo are told their pain is normal, how chronic dismissal becomes its own form of trauma, and what real, body-aware mental health care looks like for people living with chronic illness.

This conversation is for anyone who has been told their symptoms are in their head, who has lost trust in providers, or who is rebuilding their sense of self after years of being unheard.

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Twenty-four years. That's how long Callie Greenberg waited for an endometriosis diagnosis. In this kickoff episode of Endo Warriors, Callie opens up about the symptoms doctors dismissed, the surgical menopause she was pushed into at thirty-nine, and the grief of late diagnosis, infertility, and a body that had been asking for help for decades.

Her story is the reason this podcast exists. How many women learn to downplay symptoms that deserve immediate care? What happens when a system built to treat us keeps missing the truth right in front of it? Callie created Endo Warriors to give listeners what she never had: a place where people navigating endometriosis or early menopause feel understood instead of dismissed.

If you've ever been told the pain is in your head, that bad periods are normal, or that your symptoms aren't worth investigating, this episode is for you.

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00:00 Welcome to Endo Warriors

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Welcome to Endo Warriors, the weekly podcast for anyone living with endometriosis, chronic illness, or a body that has been dismissed by the system. Hosted by stage four endo warrior Callie Greenberg, each episode brings real stories, expert insights, and practical tools so listeners feel less alone and more equipped to advocate for themselves.

From diagnosis delays and surgery decisions to fertility, GLP-1 medications, hormone replacement therapy, and mental health, no topic is off the table. New episodes drop every Thursday.

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