by Audrey Michel | Aug 28, 2015 | Endometriosis, Featured Inspirational Women
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...
by Audrey Michel | Jul 29, 2015 | Heal
Recently I read Robin Roberts book Everyone’s Got Something and fell in love with the quote she uses from her mother; “Make your mess your message”. The words spoke to me. What is my mess? Although chronic pain and disease was definitely a mess, it...
by Audrey Michel | Jun 26, 2015 | Featured Inspirational Women, Heal
I have two birthdays. One in April of 1980, the day I was born from my mother, and one in November of 2012, the day I started having pelvic pain. A day that my life was immeasurably changed and I was born again as a woman with endometriosis. Previously, I never had...
by Audrey Michel | Jun 12, 2015 | Endometriosis, Featured Inspirational Women
For years I felt pressure to tell my story with endometriosis in a certain way; how long ago were you diagnosed, what stage is the disease in, what’s your pain level, how many surgeries have you had, etc. I never identified with this formula. Yes, I have...
by Audrey Michel | Mar 10, 2015 | Celebrate, Heal, Love, Most Popular
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, and I am excited to host an event in support of EndoSisters across the country. Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women worldwide. I am one of them. I was diagnosed with endometriosis at age 14 and spent the next 12 years in and out...
