Learn Body Literacy (2025)

06/11/2025

This is one of those medical myths that remains deeply entrenched. When you interact with physicians and other medical staff, you have no idea if they were informed about the disease through the false lens of retrograde menstruation.

Unfortunately, for decades we were told that endometriosis happens because menstrual blood flows backward into the pelvic cavity. But we know MUCH more now, and the fact of that matter is that while retrograde menstruation happens in most people with me**es, most of them do not develop endometriosis.

If you need to explain to anyone (physicians included) why is NOT simply retrograde menstruation, here's a quick list you can refer to

1. This one I already mentioned briefly: Retrograde Menstruation Is Common, But Endometriosis Is Not In The Total Menstruating Population
2. Endometriosis Occurs in People Without a Uterus or a Menstruation
3. Endometriosis Has Been Found in Fetuses and Neonates
4. Immune Dysfunction Plays a Major Role
5. Retrograde Flow Doesn’t Explain Extrapelvic Endometriosis
6. Lesions Make Their Own Estrogen, Endometrium Does Not

And the list goes on!

When doctors falsely claim that endometriosis is simply retrograde menstruation, they dismiss patients, delay diagnosis, and limit treatment options.

In order to properly address this condition we must research, identify, name, and TREAT the root causes. Too often gynecology leaves those conditions rooted in immune dysfunction underserved because of the limits of the speciality. It’s essential that we understand there are various factors that contribute to the disease pathophysiology and pathogenesis, because this misinformation most often leads to failed concepts of treatment like hysterectomy, drug therapy, and incomplete surgery.

Endometriosis deserves real research.
Patients deserve real care and compassion.
Check out my new course: ENDOMETRIOSIS ESSENTIALS to learn more! 🔬

14/09/2025

The Heterogenous Architecture of Endometriosis 🧬

Endometriosis is increasingly recognized as a heterogeneous disease entity with multifactorial origins. Rather than arising from a single pathway, its pathophysiology reflects the convergence of genetic, epigenetic, hormonal, immunological, metabolic, and environmental factors.

Current evidence highlights several key contributors:
- Hormonal influences: in utero exposures, impaired estrogen metabolism, progesterone resistance
- Immune dysfunction: innate and adaptive immune disruption, altered microbiome composition
- Genetic and epigenetic factors: heritable risk variants and gene regulation changes
- Environmental exposures: endocrine-disrupting chemicals, stress-related HPA axis dysregulation
- Local tissue environment: iron overload, oxidative stress, hypoxia, neuroangiogenesis, and pro-pain signaling cascades

This heterogeneous architecture underscores the variability in clinical presentation, ranging from chronic pelvic pain and infertility to systemic manifestations involving gastrointestinal, urinary, neurological, and even cardiopulmonary systems.

It also exposes why endometriosis is often dismissed. This variability means presentations may not fit the "classic" profile that many clinicians are trained to recognize. As a result, patients experiencing the "non-classic" gastrointestinal, neurological, or systemic symptoms may be misdiagnosed or dismissed, contributing to the well-documented diagnostic delays and gaps in care for endometriosis. Sadly, "classic" endo here is a stand-in for how endometriosis has been misconstrued through initial, incorrect, and sexist research, and these ideas have permeated the medical field, affecting patient care directly.

The complexity of endometriosis necessitates precision medicine approaches, moving beyond generalized symptom management toward individualized diagnostics and therapeutic strategies. In ENDOMETRIOSIS ESSENTIALS, we use quizzes to help you better understand your specific manifestation of endometriosis. Finding which factors are more prominent for you will help you in your approach towards holistic strategies of healing and long term support.

13/09/2025

✨ Why You Should Take Endometriosis Essentials ✨

If you’re living with endometriosis, you may already know how exhausting it is to feel unheard, dismissed, or left without answers from your doctors. That’s why Endometriosis Essentials was created, to empower you with knowledge and tools your healthcare team may not provide. If you're a practitioner that works with people with endometriosis, you'll also benefit from this research deep dive and to explore best protocols.

📚 What the course covers:
- What endometriosis really is (beyond just “period pain”)
- Where it can appear in the body and how symptoms vary
- Common myths vs. facts
- Treatment options explained in detail: surgery, medical management, and holistic support
- Strategies for advocating for yourself in the healthcare system
- Daily lifestyle tools to help manage pain, fatigue, and flare-ups

💡 Why it’s worth it:

- You’ll gain clarity about the medical science known about your condition
- You’ll feel empowered to make informed decisions
- You’ll discover practical strategies you can use right away
- You’ll join the Learn Body Literacy community that validates your experience instead of dismissing it

If you’ve been struggling with endometriosis and feeling let down by your healthcare team, ENDOMETRIOSIS ESSENTIALS gives you the foundation to understand your body, advocate for your needs, and reclaim your quality of life.

12/09/2025

One thing you learn in ENDOMETRIOSIS ESSENTIALS is that is a full-body disease. It characterized by the presence of pain and/or endometriosis lesions, and they don't just grow on the reproductive system. Research shows it can affect multiple organs and systems throughout the body. Even where the lesions don't grow directly, they can cause indirect damage through inflammation and incomplete treatment can cause scarring.

Pelvic Endometriosis may be found:
- On the ovaries
- On the uterus / uterine tubes
- On the bowels
- On the bladder

Extra-Pelvic Endometriosis has been documented in:

- The chest cavity
- The lungs
- The diaphragm
- The liver
- The stomach
- The brain / brain stem
- The pelvic nerves and sciatic nerve

This widespread distribution helps explain why symptoms vary so widely, from pelvic pain and infertility, to digestive, urinary, respiratory, and even neurological issues.

Endometriosis is a SYSTEMIC disease, and it's time we start treating it as such, the medical establishment will just have to catch up 🤷‍♀️. Raising awareness of its full-body impact is critical for better diagnosis, treatment, and support! We have to start broadening the scope and looking at the "why" behind endo, in order to best serve the people struggling with this condition. That means looking holistically, at the whole body.

In ENDOMETRIOSIS ESSENTIALS, the entire course is designed around the fact that endo likely will not be limited to the reproductive system or period pain alone (1 in 2 have extra-reproductive endo growths), and an entire module is dedicated to the extra-pelvic forms of endo, and what we know about them so far (they are quite diverse in how they express!)

If you’re living with endometriosis, your experience is real, valid, and deserves recognition. You deserve universal, compassionate healthcare that is backed by the latest research.

If you want to know more about ENDOMETRIOSIS ESSENTIALS, click the link in the bio!

28/08/2025

is beyond just “bad periods” & it's time we start treating it as such. It’s a complex, full-body condition. That’s why I created the first course to uncover root causes + guide healing.

Here are a few reasons you’ll want to check it out

1. Root cause focus - Most of what you'll find for endo support stops at symptom relief. This course digs into the WHY and uses that information to inform your unique strategy: things like immune dysfunction, inflammation, how hormones interact with this condition, and more.

2. Practical healing tools - From herbalism to mineral supplementation and other physical supports, I discuss dozens of holistic ways to lower inflammation, relieve pain, discourage future lesion growth, and feel better long-term.

3. Fertility awareness charting skills - Learn to read your body’s signals through cycle charting & track your progress autonomously. Body literacy is our unique power.

4. A full-body perspective - This course treats endo as the full body condition that it is. Endo can affect so many other organ systems, digestion, urinary, and even respiratory systems. You’ll have a chance to see the bigger picture if you suffer from extra-pelvic endo.

5. Medical insight and informed consent - You’ll learn which treatments are recommended, which are outdated, & how to have informed convos with doctors so you aren't just being pushed to do whatever they want you to do.

6. Long-term + post-op strategies - Whether or not you choose surgery, you’ll discover ways to prevent recurrence and support your body for years to come. Changing the underlying immune environment is of the utmost importance!

7. Hormones & fertility - Most advice stops at "shut down the cycle with birth control." Instead you'll actually learn how to care for your menstrual cycle with endo, as well as practical tools for pregnancy planning & supporting fertility.

8. Learning support - There are 8 video modules with several hours of materials, a 50+ page soft cover workbook, quizzes after each session, & additional resources keep you engaged. Make sure you take notes!!

Take the course via the link in the bio!

27/08/2025

ENDOMETRIOSIS ESSENTIALS 🩷

My new course is an eight module self study to explore healing.
It's been a joy creating this!!

This groundbreaking approach to whole body management of endometriosis tackles root causes, equips you with tools, and puts body literacy in your hands!

We learn about root causes in immune dysfunction, explore natural management tools, and introduce the skill of fertility awareness charting for deeper insight.

In This Course You Will Learn:

1. Intro to Endometriosis: We discuss how endo is a full body disease with far reaching effects, the structures affected by endo, and some statistics about the condition.

2. The Roots of Endo: The basics of endometriosis structure & what makes endometriosis lesions different from normal endometrium. We then dive deeper into the roots of endo by looking at the immuno-menstrual axis, the relationship to autoimmunity, and the estrogen connection.

3. Extra-Pelvic Endometriosis: We learn about the importance of awareness of extra-pelvic forms of endometriosis.

4. Diagnosis & Engaging in Medical Treatment: We investigate the diagnostic guidelines for endometriosis as well as the recommended medical treatments. This session helps you to compare different treatments and to understand which treatments are no longer recommended.

5. Functional Approaches to Healing: We explore functional testing that may help narrow down a treatment protocol, how to support the menstrual cycle, environmental factors, and estrogen metabolism.

6. Long Term or Post-Op Preventative Strategies: This is about what happens after surgery, or if surgery isn’t your path, what you can do in the long term to support your health if you have endometriosis.

7. Hormonal Health & Fertility with Endometriosis: We discuss hormonal health with endometriosis and how to support a healthy menstrual cycle. We then talk about fertility specific issues with endometriosis and how to chart with fertility awareness to have a healthy pregnancy.

8. Charting with Endometriosis: We talk about the basics of charting your cycle with endometriosis. We end the course by talking about how body literacy can guide endometriosis healing.

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