This EndoLife

In today’s episode of This EndoLife podcast, I’m talking to the wonderful Kate McGoey of The Balance Blueprint. I met Kate at one of my first day retreats and was struck by her positive experience of mindfulness for chronic pain and her pursuit to help others with endometriosis experience the same benefits. Kate has endured seven surgeries, extreme pain and other endometriosis symptoms, but several years ago began working with a nutritionist to manage her pain levels. This eventually led her to discover mindfulness for pain, which she now teaches through free guides, online courses and one to one support.

Kate takes us through how chronic pain conditions affect our mental health, emotions and quality of life, why changing our experience of and relationship to pain is so important and how we can learnt to live more positively with endometriosis through mindfulness for pain.

Kate is such a calming and soothing presence with such a wealth of information - it was a complete honour to have her on the show!

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This episode is also supported by The Know Your Endo Endo Toolkit, a practical programme for managing endometriosis by Jessica Murnane. Use the code JESSICA at check out for $15 early bird and standard pricing. Click here to get course info and to enrol: https://knowyourendo.com/program

This episode is additionally supported by The Gluten Free Baking Academy. A four week online course teaching you the tools, recipes, and know-how to confidently bake in the comfort of your own kitchen. You’ll learn to make incredible flatbreads, quick breads, yeasted breads, and sourdough without dairy, gluten, eggs, or ingredients like gums and highly processed starches or flours. To take a free course tour or to enroll, click here.

Links:

The Balance Blueprint Website

The Balance Blueprint Instagram

Four Sigmatic

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Headspace

Stop, Breath & Think

Full Catastrophe Living by John Kabat-Zinn

Wherever You Go, There You Are

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Today I’m talking to the incredible Elena of Onna and The Yoni Empire, all about endometriosis-associated dyspareunia, otherwise known as painful sex, and how we can move from healing pain to finally experiencing pleasure. Elena lived with vaginal pain - specifically vaginismus - for seven years before beginning a journey that would lead her to not only heal her own experience of painful sex, but to make it her mission to help others living with dyspareunia. Like many of us, Elena experienced dismissal, misdiagnoses and unacceptable treatment options ranging from shrugs from the doctors to suggestions of cutting her pelvic nerves so she could have sex without any sensation whatsoever.

Many of us experience strains on our relationships with endometriosis, especially when it comes to our romantic relationships - and sex is often one of the key areas of concerns. As someone living with endometriosis-associated dyspareunia, I’ve spent a long time trying to work out how to treat dyspareunia naturally - often as part of my overall approach to endometriosis, which involves the ‘endometriosis diet’, holistic therapies, movement and various other management tools. However, rarely have I actually head on tried to address the problem directly or even with my partner. Elena has helped me with this, through yoni mapping, yoni massage and facing fears and emotions associated with sex.

In this episode, we discuss some of the common causes of pain with sex, Elena’s own journey from painful sex to pleasure and the various methods we can take to begin healing endometriosis-associated dyspareunia. Talking to Elena was such a revelation - this woman has no fear, shame or guilt associated with her own pleasure, and helps others to see they shouldn’t either. Hearing her remarkable experience has given me hope, and I believe this conversation will do the same for you too.

P.S Elena has kindly given This EndoLife listeners 10% off with code ENDO on any Onna product. Just enter the code at checkout. Click here to shop: https://www.onnalifestyle.com/

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This episode is also supported by The Know Your Endo Endo Toolkit, a practical programme for managing endometriosis by Jessica Murnane. Use the code JESSICA at check out for $15 early bird and standard pricing. Click here to get course info and to enrol: https://knowyourendo.com/program

This episode is additionally supported by The Gluten Free Baking Academy. A four week online course teaching you the tools, recipes, and know-how to confidently bake in the comfort of your own kitchen. You’ll learn to make incredible flatbreads, quick breads, yeasted breads, and sourdough without dairy, gluten, eggs, or ingredients like gums and highly processed starches or flours. To take a free course tour or to enroll, click here.

Links

Onna website - use code ENDO for 10% off any Onna products.

Elena’s Instagram

CURVE yoni mapping toy - use code ENDO for 10% off any Onna products.

Tantric Orgasm for Women by Diana Richardson

The Wild Feminine by Tami Lynn Kent

The Art of Sexual Ecstasy by Margo Anand

Yoni mapping blog post

Yoni massage blog post

Pleasure Mondays weekly newsletter

Today I’m speaking to the super inspiring Aubree Deimler, founder of Peace with Endo. Aubree is an Integrative Wellness Coach and helps people worldwide to manage pain, increase energy and find peace with endo. She’s also the best selling author of From Pain to Peace with Endo and has just released her new book, The Energetics of Endo. Aubree’s new book takes us through her endometriosis experiences as she goes from healing on a physical level to healing emotionally and spiritually with endometriosis.

In this episode, we discuss some of the spiritual root causes of endometriosis, how energy healing, such as reiki, can play a part in treating endometriosis naturally and how chakra blocks, such as the root and sacral chakras, can affect our reproductive health and our experience of endometriosis.

I found this episode absolutely fascinating, and whilst it might seem a bit ‘out there’ to some of us, Aubree’s experiences really resonated with me on a deep level. As always, this show isn’t about stopping surgery or medication, it’s about finding different ways to manage endometriosis that suit you, so have a listen and see whether this path could be for you. It was such a pleasure to have Aubree on the show, and I think you’ll going to find what she has to say incredibly insightful!

This episode is sponsored by BeYou Cramp Relief Patches. Soothe period cramps the natural way with these 100% natural and discreet menthol and eucalyptus oil stick on patches. Click here to find out more and to shop: https://beyouonline.co.uk/pages/how-it-works

This episode is also supported by The Know Your Endo Endo Toolkit, a practical programme for managing endometriosis by Jessica Murnane. Use the code JESSICA at check out for $15 early bird and standard pricing. Click here to get course info and to enrol: https://knowyourendo.com/program

This episode is additionally supported by The Gluten Free Baking Academy. A four week online course teaching you the tools, recipes, and know-how to confidently bake in the comfort of your own kitchen. You’ll learn to make incredible flatbreads, quick breads, yeasted breads, and sourdough without dairy, gluten, eggs, or ingredients like gums and highly processed starches or flours. To take a free course tour or to enroll, click here.

Links

Peace with Endo Membership and Course

Peace with Endo website

Peace with Endo book

The Energetics of Endo

Women Who Run with The Wolves

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This episode is all about pelvic floor therapy for endometriosis and the huge role it can play in helping us live well with the disease. Heba Shaheed is the founder of The Pelvic Expert, an online platform that provides programmes and courses on pregnancy, birth recovery, chronic pelvic pain and menstrual issues - including endometriosis. Heba is a women’s health coach, yoga and Pilates teacher, physiotherapist and fellow endometriosis warrior. She provides support to people with endometriosis through her courses, talks and classes, and has recently developed an online programme specially for those of us with endometriosis.

In today’s episode, we talk about the link between the pelvic floor muscle dysfunction and endometriosis, and how endometriosis negatively affects our nerves and muscles, as well as how our muscles and nerves actually impact our experience of endometriosis. We explore the role of physiotherapy and pelvic floor therapy can have in healing some of the nerve and muscle damage caused by chronic pain and scarring, how we can start supporting our pelvic floor with physical therapy exercises for endometriosis at home, how to find a practitioner and what to expect from a pelvic floor therapy session. We also wrap with Heba’s key endometriosis natural treatment options.

I learnt SO much in this episode, Heba is a fountain of knowledge and I’m sure you’ll love this episode.

This episode is sponsored by BeYou Cramp Relief Patches. Soothe period cramps the natural way with these 100% natural and discreet menthol and eucalyptus oil stick on patches. Click here to find out more and to shop: https://beyouonline.co.uk/pages/how-it-works

This episode is also supported by The Know Your Endo Endo Toolkit, a practical programme for managing endometriosis by Jessica Murnane. Use the code JESSICA at check out for $15 early bird and standard pricing. Click here to get course info and to enrol: https://knowyourendo.com/program

This episode is additionally supported by The Gluten Free Baking Academy. A four week online course teaching you the tools, recipes, and know-how to confidently bake in the comfort of your own kitchen. You’ll learn to make incredible flatbreads, quick breads, yeasted breads, and sourdough without dairy, gluten, eggs, or ingredients like gums and highly processed starches or flours. To take a free course tour or to enroll, click here.

Links:

The Pelvic Expert Website

The Pelvic Expert Endometriosis Blog Posts

Endo Ease Course

TENDO - Endometriosis Summit Download

Today I’m talking to Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, host of the Fertility Friday Podcast, Fertility Awareness Educator, Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner and author of newly released book The Fifth Vital Sign. Since a teenager, Lisa used the pill to cope with incredibly heavy bleeding and excruciating period pain. At 18, she decided to come off the pill, address these problems head on and finally understand the mystery of her menstrual cycle. This led her to eventually train in fertility awareness methods, which are practices that allow you to track your menstrual cycle naturally and navigate your fertile windows. Through her book, podcast, course and blog, Lisa teaches people with periods how to chart their menstrual cycles naturally and if they’d like, come of hormonal birth control completely.

In this episode, Lisa drops some serious truth bombs. We discuss the side effects of the birth control pill and the risks of using hormonal birth control to mask endometriosis symptoms without addressing the root of the problem, stopping the pill with endometriosis and treating endometriosis without birth control, and finally, why we really need to start seeing the menstrual cycle as our fifth vital sign to enhance our health and wellbeing.

My jaw dropped so many times during his interview. Lisa’s research and knowledge will leave you astounded, angry and shocked - but most of all, empowered and educated. I am so glad she came on the show! 

This episode is sponsored by BeYou Cramp Relief Patches. Soothe period cramps the natural way with these 100% natural and discreet menthol and eucalyptus oil stick on patches. Click here to find out more and to shop: https://beyouonline.co.uk/pages/how-it-works

This episode is also supported by The Know Your Endo Endo Toolkit, a practical programme for managing endometriosis by Jessica Murnane. Use the code JESSICA at check out for $15 early bird and standard pricing. Click here to get course info and to enrol: https://knowyourendo.com/program

This episode is additionally supported by The Gluten Free Baking Academy. A four week online course teaching you the tools, recipes, and know-how to confidently bake in the comfort of your own kitchen. You’ll learn to make incredible flatbreads, quick breads, yeasted breads, and sourdough without dairy, gluten, eggs, or ingredients like gums and highly processed starches or flours. To take a free course tour or to enroll, click here.

Links

Fertility Friday Podcast

Fertility Friday Website

The Fifth Vital Sign Book

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