In this episode I’m talking to Cori Smith about his experience of endometriosis as a trans man and how we can make the endometriosis community a safer, more supportive place for transgender and non-binary people and others who do not identify as cis female with endometriosis.

Cori is currently launching a lawsuit against medical institute in New York for discrimination based on his gender status. Cori has endometriosis and his story of how he was treated as a women vs how he was treated as a trans man is shocking, but so important to talk about and raise awareness of. Trigger warning: Cori went through some traumatic medical procedures and abuse from medical professionals, so if you’re sensitive to those kind of subjects you may want to forward those moments.

I speak to Cori about the ways in which transgender and non-binary people are treated with endometriosis, why he decided to be brave and sue the medical institute and how we can make our support services and community more inclusive.

Cori is doing incredible and courageous work for our community. In the show notes below, I’ve listed the ways you can help Cori on his mission.

 

Show Notes:

This podcast is sponsored by you guys. I’m asking for your help and support to keep This EndoLife Podcast going - if you like the show and you find it helps you live better with endometriosis, could you consider helping the podcast? I’ve set up a Patreon, where you can donate to This EndoLife and help keep the show going by supporting me to cover the costs of the show. You can donate and find out more over on my Patreon page.

This episode and The EndoLife intro music was edited and produced by The Pod Farm - podcast editing services for new and established podcasts. Visit the thepodfarm.com to find out more about their services and how they can help you grow your podcast from just an idea to polished and successful show. 

Cori Go Fund Me Page

Empty Closet Interview with Cori Smith

Life as a Trans Man with Endometriosis, EndoFound Interview

In this episode I’m talking to Cori Smith about his experience of endometriosis as a trans man and how we can make the endometriosis community a safer, more supportive place for transgender and non-binary people and others who do not identify as cis female with endometriosis.

Our opening Season 3 episode is with the organic period subscription start-up TOTM. TOTM make tampons, pads and cups that are kinder to your vagina and are both sustainable and made without all the chemicals you find in your everyday period products. I talk to the lovely Fee and Alex about how TOTM started and why the founders were so passionate and determined to create organic period products. We discuss the chemicals found in tampons and pads and how those can affect our hormone health and even diseases like endometriosis, we also discuss how organic period products can help you have a better period and what the start up is doing to change the lives of those living with endometriosis.

Listen and subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, listen directly/download MP3 here or just listen below!

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Show Notes:

This podcast is sponsored by you guys. I’m asking for your help and support to keep This EndoLife Podcast going - if you like the show and you find it helps you live better with endometriosis, could you consider helping the podcast? I’ve set up a Patreon, where you can donate to This EndoLife and help keep the show going by supporting me to cover the costs of the show. You can donate and find out more over on my Patreon page.

This episode and The EndoLife intro music was edited and produced by The Pod Farm - podcast editing services for new and established podcasts. Visit the thepodfarm.com to find out more about their services and how they can help you grow your podcast from just an idea to polished and successful show. 

TOTM

Dioxin and Endometriosis Study

Enter the competition on Instagram

TOTM Period Powerful Pioneers

Our opening Season 3 episode is with the organic period subscription start-up TOTM. TOTM make tampons, pads and cups that are kinder to your vagina and are both sustainable and made without all the chemicals you find in your everyday period products.

Today we're back for a special one off episode to raise awareness of the #WeMatterACOG  campaign. This campaign has been launched by social worker Casey Berna, Heather Guidone who is part of the Endometriosis Research Center and the Surgical Program Director at the Center for Endometriosis Care and Shannon Cohn of the Endo What? film.

The #WeMatterACOG protest will be taking place this Thursday 5th and Friday 6th in Washington DC, outside the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and together, patients will demand that the ACOG address the endometriosis care crisis in America. You're invited to join the campaign, in person, online or by signing the petition.

In this podcast, we talk about the poor standard of treatment and care for those with endometriosis, what needs to change and how patients can and are leading the way for better endometriosis care.

Check out the show notes below to take part.

 

Let's get social! Come say hello on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook or sign up to my newsletter.

  Show Notes:

How to take part in the WeMatterACOG campaign

Endometriosis Research Center

Center for Endometriosis Care

Endo What?

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Today we're back for a special one off episode to raise awareness of the #WeMatterACOG campaign. This campaign has been launched by social worker Casey Berna, Heather Guidone who is part of the Endometriosis Research Center and the Surgical Program Director at the Center for Endometriosis Care and Shannon Cohn of the Endo What? film.

In this podcast, we talk about the poor standard of treatment and how patients can and are leading the way for better endometriosis care.

You can't go on to Instagram these days without seeing a picture or story of a gorgeous sparkling crystal. Crystals are big these days, and it's easy to go and buy a couple without knowing why, except for the fact that they look really, really pretty in your bedroom. You might have heard of terms like 'crystal healing' or 'crystal therapy' and wondered what the hell it is or maybe wondered if they could help you deal with some of the emotional or even physical issues that come with endo. So today, I'm talking with Tamara a.ka. Wolf Sister, about crystal healing and self-care rituals.

Firstly, massive disclaimer here: crystal healing is not a cure for endometriosis. We know there isn't a cure, but as I always say, everyone is welcome to mange their endometriosis in the ways that suit them. And if you feel called to crystals to help you deal with depression, anxiety or maybe life with chronic pain, I want to give you the information to get the most out of crystal healing.

I met Wolf-Sister a year or two ago when I first booked myself on a She's Lost Control workshop with Tamara, and it changed my life. That event was the start of some deep spiritual healing, which is still ongoing, and thanks to the work that Wolf Sister began in me, I have always managed to find my way home when I am deeply struggling with endometriosis, depression and anxiety.

Wolf Sister is a crystal healer, shamanic practitioner, reiki master and tarot advisor. She uses modern mysticism to helps people turn challenges into transformative opportunities, empowers them to find their true paths in life and supports people in their healing. We talk about whether crystals really help with physical and emotional difficulties, how they work and where they get their energy from, what crystals can support us with particular problems and my burning question - how the hell do you cleanse a crystal?

Let's get social! Come say hello on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook or sign up to my newsletter.

  Show Notes:

 

Wolf Sister's website

Wolf Sister's Instagram

Endo Sharing Circle

Wolf Sister is a crystal healer, shamanic practitioner, reiki master and tarot advisor. She uses modern mysticism to helps people turn challenges into transformative opportunities, empowers them to find their true paths in life and supports people in their healing. We talk about whether crystals really help with physical and emotional difficulties, how they work and where they get their energy from and what crystals can support us with particular problems.

Ready to get spiritual? This week I'm talking to Gail Love Schock - Transformation and Happiness Coach, reiki healer, meditation teacher and Interfaith Minister and we're discussing mind, body and soul medicine.

This is deeply spiritual one, and there's a reason for it. Gail Love Schock has endometriosis, though no longer has any symptoms and no longer identifies with the disease. Following her first laparoscopy, Gail had a spiritual experience that changed the way she cared for and communicated with her body, changing her life forever and ultimately, her experience of endometriosis.

Faith and spirituality has played a huge part in Gail's personal life, wellbeing and work, and I wanted to chat with Gail about how this has affected her and how having a spiritual practice might help some people cope with endometriosis.

We talk meditation and visualisations for endometriosis, how a sense of spiritual community can reduce feelings of isolation, depression and anxiety, and why she's reclaiming ministry for women.

 

Show Notes:

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Temple of The Rib Cage

 

Ready to get spiritual? This week I'm talking to Gail Love Schock - Transformation and Happiness Coach, reiki healer, meditation teacher and Interfaith Minister and we're discussing mind, body and soul medicine.

We talk meditation and visualisations for endometriosis, how a sense of spiritual community can reduce feelings of isolation, depression and anxiety, and why she's reclaiming ministry for women.