How I Manage + Live with Endometriosis
Endometriosis symptoms, severity, and experiences vary WIDELY amongst those of us who have this disease, aka 1 out of 10 women. Here, I am sharing all that I have learned about Endometriosis, how Endometriosis is diagnosed, how to manage Endometriosis symptoms, and other resources that I have found along this process.
Holistic Ways to Manage PMS Symptoms for a Healthier Cycle
Do you have painful, heavy periods? Clotty periods? Irregular periods? Horrible cramps? PMS symptoms that feel out of control? Is this sounding like a 80’s tampon ad yet? 🤣So many of us women have been told that these things are just the “blessing” of owning a pair of ovaries and a uterus, and that our periods are supposed to be absolute misery 😒. I beg to differ! While there isn’t some magic “fix-all” to truly resolve these things and every woman experience is different, many of these symptoms for most women come out of less than optimal hormonal balance or condition (like my adenomyosis).
Living with Chronic Illness (again): now, Adenomyosis
I’m no stranger to health problems. 10 years of being a competitive athlete with countless sprains, concussions, broken things, and stitches, followed by facing a decade-long struggle with an eating disorder, a hip surgery, and an autoimmune disease diagnosis of Hashimoto’s and hormonal imbalances is a colorful collection, I’d say. As of last week, I’ve got a new, unexpected chapter to add to the list and one more pending epilogue— I found out I have adenomyosis, and as the cherry on top? I’m scheduled for a biopsy on Thursday for a lump found in my breast.