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Lena Dunham, Endometriosis, and Healing

Lena Dunham, the creator of the HBO series, "Girls", has been what everyone in the endometriosis community has been talking about the last few days. Since her announcement Monday to leave any press for her TV show’s upcoming season to the rest of the "Girls" team,...

Rollercoasters and Self-Love

Oh, man, I used to LOVE rollercoasters! I remember visiting my Aunt in L.A. as a child, and going to Disney Land for the first time. She taught me if you scream really loud, then your guts won't giggle around and make you sick. Sound advice. However, I can't really...

When the Universe calls, will you answer?

With the book weeks away from publishing, I've heard so many comments and questions asking if it's been my dream to be an author. And the answer is no. I never dreamed of writing a book, or speaking about my life with endometriosis. Quite frankly for the majority of...

Fertility and Endometriosis

Featured Inspirational Woman Guest Post - Jackie Atkinson For as long as I can remember, I’ve always had painful periods and I grew up thinking it was normal. It wasn’t til I was 25 and had to have a laparoscopy to remove a large cyst that I discovered I suffered from...

You Can Heal Your Life

Louise Hay’s work has been instrumental in shifting my mindset and learning to listen to my body. Her book, "You Can Heal Your Life" influenced me in ways I never knew were possible and I never knew I needed. Healing for me began the day I stopped forcefully trying to...

Period Poem

Dominique Christina is one inspirational, powerful woman! She is an author, an educator, and a slam poet champion. I was introduced to her and her work at the 2014 Emerging Women Conference in New York City... with this poem... PERIOD. The first time I heard Dominique...

Finding an Alternative Healing Practitioner as a Wellness Partner

After interviewing my acupuncturist, Christine, {read more here}, I wanted to share a few snippets out of my book, "Rewired Life; a journey to overcome chronic pain and endometriosis." {purchase book here} From Chapter 6 - Reconnecting Wires Many times acupuncture...

Endometriosis, Chronic Pain, and Acupuncture

This week I decided to interview my acupuncturist, Christine Nguyen from Transformation Healing Arts, and chat about how acupuncture helps women with endometriosis. I began seeing Christine at the height of pain in 2008, she played an integral role in my healing...

Lifting the Medicated Fog

It was a slow transition sinking into the fog; one I barely noticed. During the 17 years I lived with chronic pain and endometriosis I felt the growing number of medications were a NEED. I overlooked what they were doing to me. Decrease in appetite; fine. Increase in...

Mindfulness and Endometriosis

My husband and I celebrated our five-year wedding anniversary recently, which brought nostalgic thoughts of our wedding day. Within these memories came a reminder of a difficult decision and declaration I made during that time. My father wanted to marry us in a faith...