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This week’s episode is a replay as my guest for this week has had to postpone (but they’ll be on very soon)! I thought I’d continue on the theme of improving your period pain with endo, and wanted to share some of the best foods for lowering inflammation and supporting a healthy cycle.Of course, please avoid the foods that you know you react to and don’t tolerate. Every body is different and so just because a food is shown to be anti-inflammatory, that doesn’t mean it’s right for you.As most of you will know by now, I lean towards making healthy choices to support us with endo all month long, but that doesn’t mean that focusing on foods to add in just before our period can’t be useful. In fact, if you’re struggling with where to get started with endometriosis management, I would start here and with my last episode.As always, these are just options - you don’t have to do them all nor do you have to do them exactly as suggested, tweak and tailor to your lifestyle and preferences. If you’re triggered by any of t

This week’s episode is a replay as I am busy welcoming my new course students!I’ve had some amazing client wins in the past week - three clients had a dramatic reduction in pain and an increase in cycle regularity, with two actually going out on Day 1 of their periods to parties and social dinners!So it inspired me to share with you all ways to improve your period, and one of the go-to techniques I use with clients is pulling together a little pre-period toolkit which helps them to reduce inflammation in the lead up to menstruation.So I thought I’d reshape this old episode where I share six tips for reducing endo pain in the lead up to your period…Perhaps we get through with a mix of pain killers or maybe nothing helps at all - whatever is going on for you, today I want to offer you six simple pain relieving strategies that can help alleviate your endometriosis pain when your period arrives. These methods are best begun seven days before your period so the effects build up and compound and I do totally recomm

For the first and only time, I’m doing a 5-day flash sale on all of my courses.You get a year’s access to all three of my courses, plus two extra bonus masterclasses on surgery and pain relief, for just £99. If you’ve ever wanted to dip your toe into healing endo, but money was a barrier for you, now is the time to invest (affordably) in your endo recovery journey!You get all of this: Live and Thrive with Endo – usual price: £350 The Endo Belly Protocol – usual price: £215 Live and Thrive with Endo: The Foundations – usual price: £160 Creating Your Natural Pain Relief Tool Kit for Endo – usual price: £29.99 Holistic Pre and Post-Surgery Recovery Protocol – usual price: £29.99 So, that’s £784.98 worth of content, for an entire year, for £99.Want to learn more or sign up? Click here.So, what do you get?Live and Thrive with EndoThis course is a step-by-step outline of my exact one-to-one coaching programme; a road map for reducing pain, bloating, fatigue, and brain fog (and all the other symptoms that come with

You may remember back in late August I was promoting an event I was speaking at; the wonderful IC Retreat, a virtual 3 day event hosted by Joana Bartlett - all about empowering IC patients with tools, knowledge and support.My presentation was a deep dive into the connection between interstitial cystitis, endometriosis and SIBO and how to manage these conditions together. I was so proud of this presentation and felt so passionately that everyone should have this info, that I asked Joana if I could share it all with you… So, here it is!In this presentation I discuss: The prevalence of endo in the IC and SIBO community and the current research and statistics. The definitions of endo and SIBO, the theories behind endo development and the two key causes of SIBO. How endometriosis can lead to interstitial cystitis or bladder related conditions - and how endometriosis can lead to SIBO! How SIBO can contribute to the development of endo and interstitial cystitis, and the complexity of the chicken or the egg scenario

Jo Lincolne is a certified holistic wellness coach for endometriosis and a womb hara massage practitioner.As an Endometriosis Wellness Specialist and educator, Jo provides natural endometriosis support and education to help endo sufferers find wellness again and manage their endo-symptoms.As a woman with endo herself, Jo set out to support herself naturally when she was diagnosed, as there were not many answers that doctors were able to give her or effective medical treatments. This has led her right to where she is today - helping people with endo holistically find relief, hope, vitality and the power to control their health again.In this episode, Jo and I talk about health coaching for endometriosis and the specific benefits of this type of wellbeing support.We discuss:What coaching is - and what it isn’t! Busting myths about coaching. How coaching can support someone with endo or a chronic illness and the research and evidence demonstrating its effectiveness. How having a coach compares to working with an

We are on the go again this week, preparing for our temporary return to the UK before we head to Sweden for December, so today’s episode is a replay - but one that I think is really relevant because I know so many of you struggle with this.Today I am resharing a very old episode about my story of beginning to change my diet and lifestyle for endometriosis when I first started on this journey, and how I went full throttle and burnt myself out - and then how I scaled back and made changes more sustainably to avoid overwhelm.And just as a heads up, this was recorded before I was finished with my training as a Women’s Health Coach, so I’m not as clued up on nutrition and lifestyle changes in this episode as I am now, but I’ve actually linked to some articles and episodes about nutrition for endo and the key pillars of healing I use with clients, in the show notes. So, let’s get to the show…Original text:It’s really easy, when you’re unwell, to want to fix everything as quickly as possible. When I started managing

Rachel Dutton a.k.a The Period Whisperer is pretty much one of the most knowledgeable women to grace this podcast. She is not only a women’s health coach, but a yoga teacher, reflexologist, aromatherapist and womb massage therapist to name just a few of her credentials. Rachel specialises in women’s health and fertility - including PCOS.As a PCOS warrior herself, Rachel knows first hand the struggle to get an accurate diagnosis, life with PCOS symptoms but perhaps most importantly, how to manage and even reverse symptoms.As this month is PCOS Awareness Month, I am giving you guys a little treat. Last month, Rachel came and delivered a private talk to the members of my Live and Thrive membership, and today, to celebrate PCOS Awarenness Month, I’m sharing it with you!Now, just as a heads up, some of this talk has been cut as I wanted to ensure my member’s privacy, and half the talk was a Q&A session. Additionally, Rachel’s talk was delivered with slides so you may hear her from time to time refer to somethi

Joana Bartlett is an interstitial cystitis warrior, who is thankfully in remission after spending years researching and training in a holistic approach to IC management. She is now a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, specialised in interstitial cystitis and takes a multi-faceted approach to reduce IC symptoms, addressing the whole body, not just the bladder alone.In this episode, Joana and I discuss…Here’s what we cover: Her story of interstitial cystitis and why her journey motivated her to help others experiencing the same chronic pain. The typical symptoms of IC, how it can manifest differently for each person and the various tests for diagnosis. The new subtypes of interstitial cystitis - bladder centric, pelvic floor and chronic overlapping pain conditions - and where endometriosis patients fit into this new type of categorising. The common causes of IC that Joana sees in her practice including low oestrogen, gut health problems, nervous system upregulation and pelvic floor conditions. Why Joana’s approac

Cheryl Woodman is a scientist, award-winning skincare formulator, acne expert and creator of Honesty For Your Skin; a safe space where you can find science-based skin help and where Cheryl also runs her online Acne Clinic. She’s been featured as an expert by Yahoo style, Byrdie and The Huffington Post and with good reason. Cheryl isn’t about quick fixes or skin fads, she’s all about root cause resolution and understanding the science behind skin. In this episode, Cheryl and I discuss hormonal and inflammatory acne and how it can be related to chronic conditions like endometriosis and PCOS, and what the hell we can do about it…Here’s what we cover: The difference between hormonal acne and inflammatory acne and how to know which one is the culprit behind your skin challenges. The key hormonal imbalances behind hormonal acne (testosterone, we’re looking at you) and their common root causes, plus how to resolve them. Some of the key causes behind inflammatory acne including gut health problems, changes to the ski

Dr. Linda Bluestein is a board-certified anesthesiologist, integrative pain medicine physician and former ballet dancer who specialises in coaching and educating dancers and other athletes and individuals at increased risk of hypermobility disorders.Dr Linda’s own experience with h-EDS eventually led her down a career path change that has seen her help countless others to live well with hypermobility and avoid chronic pain development. She is widely published, considered an expert on hypermobility disorders, and has lectured internationally.In this episode, Dr Linda and I sit down to discuss the link between Hypermobility spectrum disorders, hypermobile-Ehler’s Danlos syndrome, mast cell activation syndrome and endometriosis.Here’s what we cover: What we mean by generalised hypermobility, hypermobility spectrum disorders and hypermobility-EDS, and how they differ. What are the signs and symptoms of these conditions. The link between h-EDS and menstrual disorders, bladder dysfunction and pelvic pain and Dr Lin

We have just arrived in France after a 10 hour journey in 34 degree heat! Wow, was that intense!We’re now getting into our work routine but because we’ve been journeying, I have to squeeze my clients into one day, so can’t record a new episode this week. Instead, I’m reshaping an old episode which is literally providing you with my step-by-step protocol for endometriosis management and healing.I’ve developed this approach after spending seven years working with the endo community and on my own healing journey, and studying with leading specialists such as Dr Jessica Drummond and Dr Allison Siebecker. I hope by sharing some of my core steps, it’ll help you navigate your own healing journey and give you a foundation on which to build your own plan.It’s the 100th episode! To celebrate I’m sharing the foundation steps I take with my clients to create their personalised holistic healing plan for endometriosis.In this episode I share some of my main areas of focus when creating an endo healing plan: Nutrition for e

We are moving (to France!) and so today’s episode is a replay of a very early episode, that some of you may have not yet listened to!I see chronic stress and nervous system dysregulation a lot in our community - so I really encourage you to listen to this episode because healing is more than nutrition and supplements.If you were eating a totally anti-inflammatory diet but you were experiencing chronic stress, would that have an impact on your pain levels?My answer? It’s very, very likely.There are two key factors that cause further inflammation in our bodies when it comes to our lifestyle. Stress, tension and danger signals are often experienced in two places in the body: the neck and shoulders, and the pelvic floor. The body is trying to protect the vital organs in the pelvis and abdomen and so in response to stress, our body believes there’s danger and clenches and tightens the pelvic floor. This creates further pain, nerve sensitivity, muscle and organ dysfunction and distortion and ultimately up-regulates

This week on the podcast I’m interviewing Arin Nicole, who you may know better as Moonli on Instagram. Arin is a functional hormone and endometriosis nutritionist with a particular interest in working with women and uterus owners who deal with hormone and inflammatory issues such as endometriosis, fibroids, period pain, mood swings, PCOS, and more. Her aim is to heal the root cause of people's symptoms through holistic nutrition. Arin has both endometriosis and fibroids, and is now in a place where her two conditions are really well managed and no longer cause her symptoms. I invited her on to talk specifically about fibroids, given that in the US, July is Fibroids Awareness Month. In this discussion, we talk about - What are fibroids The association between endometriosis and fibroids The signs and symptoms off fibroids How can someone get diagnosed with fibroids What causes fibroids The conventional treatment options vs. Arin’s holistic approach to managing fibroids. Please be aware that we do talk about di

This week on the podcast I’m sharing a conversation I had with herbalist and Forage Botanicals founder Natasha Richardson. Natasha develops natural remedies for period problems, as well as incredible products for bladder problems, fatigue and stress. She has a Facebook group where she teaches menstrual health and wellbeing and kindly invited me on for a chat with her and her audience.In this discussion, we talk about - SIBO and endometriosis - the signs, symptoms and prevalence How gut health can contribute to endometriosis development The various theories behind endometriosis growth including immune dysfunction and mast cells My views on hormonal treatments for endometriosis including whether we’re really getting fully informed consent and whether effectiveness is accurately portrayed The role of medicine vs. a holistic approach in endometriosis management. Some of these topics are delicate, and it can be tricky to navigate them when having a chat that isn’t a carefully pre-planned presentation, but I hope I

Last week on Instagram I asked if anyone wanted to hear about my experience of two ECGs and a tilt table test as part of my ongoing chest pain investigations, and the majority of those who voted said yes! So, I wanted to record this whilst the experience was fresh in my mind.If you’re not sure why I had these tests, you can listen to episode ep.204/ the thing that’s been happening with my heart and why it’s important to talk about it in the endo community.So, as I said in my last episode about this, I am not a cardiologist, and I am not a health coach specialising in heart disease or any heart related conditions. As an endometriosis health coach however, I do see a lot of postural tachycardia syndrome and mast cell activation syndrome, both of which can cause symptoms like chest pain, dizziness, shortness of breath, palpitations, etc. and so many of my clients do have to go through these processes and tests to get the right diagnoses.Read moreLet's get social! Come say hello on Instagram or sign up to my news

Last week I wanted to take a minute to process the Roe v Wade verdict, and to deal with my own personal health issues, as the latter half of last week I was having heart tests performed for two days and was travelling back and forth to London, whilst not feeling too well as a result of the tests. I think all of us had info coming at us from so many different directions last week and I didn’t want to add to that, especially without having the time or headspace to process it all and actually think through what I wanted to say.The other difficulty I face as an endo practitioner, is of course, the sensitivity of this topic within our community. I understand that discussions around abortion are hard, given that many in the community struggle with infertility, so this is a very difficult line to tread and in truth, because of the power of social media these days, I am worried that I’ll end up getting trolled or cancelled for this statement. So, before I proceed, I want to make it clear that I respect all views and

So, some of you may know that for the past, I guess, three years now, I’ve been deep in the trenches with interstitial cystitis. I developed interstitial cystitis almost about 17 or so years ago, following a car accident when I was 17. I broke my left hip, my pelvis, my spine and my pubic ramus and was temporarily paralysed, and was then on bed rest for several weeks. During this time I had a catheter put in, and unbeknown to me, this delivered the first of two chronic infections. Of course, for the first year any unusual symptoms and pain I had in the pelvic region I put down to the car accident, and then when I started developing endo symptoms a year later, once I was diagnosed, I assumed all bladder issues were caused by my endo.Read moreLet's get social! Come say hello on Instagram or sign up to my newsletter.I’m excited to announce that I’ve joined a new podcast network called Connectd Podcasts. Connectd Podcasts is a new mission-driven network focused on helping podcasts like this grow and thrive! I’m

On Christmas Day 2021, I thought I had a heart attack. It was Christmas night actually, maybe even the early hours of Boxing Day and I was woken up by one of the worst pains I have ever experienced. It felt like a metal clamp had locked around my heart and was squeezing it to the point of bursting. The pain radiated into my left arm and down into my hand, and my hand and lower arm were tingling and sort of numb. My chest was tight, it felt like I had a weight on it and I felt like I was struggling to get enough oxygen in.I still don’t know if I had a heart attack that night. My body and mind tells me it was, but at this stage, I’ll never really know – because I didn’t call an ambulance.Yes. I know it was stupid, and I regret the decision now, but there was a reason.Read more.Let's get social! Come say hello on Instagram or sign up to my newsletter.I’m excited to announce that I’ve joined a new podcast network called Connectd Podcasts. Connectd Podcasts is a new mission-driven network focused on helping podca

I’ve been noticing something for a while now. It’s always been a problem in society overall, I think it’s an issue that takes different form depending on the generation and the situation, and I’ve been acutely away of it throughout my endo career, but today I really want to directly speak to it because I am seeing it so much lately.Today I want to tell you that you don’t have to manage endo perfectly. In fact, I am urging you not to try to.And this is what I mean.In the past say two years, I’ve worked with a couple of hundred people, either one to one or in my course, and for the most part, many people do take a balanced approach, but in some, I’ve noticed this trend to be very black and white with endo management, very full throttle, very all or nothing.And I get it. Having had an eating disorder for the best part of my adult life and all of my teenage years, I understand how easy it is to become obsessive about certain food choices. And as a perfectionist and overachiever, I also understand the desire to wa

Today I am sharing a conversation with one of my past The Endo Belly Protocol course students about her incredible mindset shift and empowerment journey with endometriosis.Simone had been feeling helpless, hopeless and like endometriosis was in control of her life, and that there was nothing she could do about it. She’d been let down by the medical system for years, had a long journey to diagnosis and wasn’t getting the answers she was looking for.Since completing the course Simone has: Chosen her own symptom management protocols and knows how and what to do to manage her pain, endo belly and hormones. Feels empowered and in control of endometriosis, and feels like she has options, solutions and hope. Finally understands her body and endometriosis, gut health, hormones and inflammation are linked and affect each other. Have a listen to the episode to hear Simone’s transformation in her own words and her feedback on The Endo Belly Protocol and who she thinks will benefit from it.The Endo Belly Protocol closes