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This episode celebrates the themes of resilience and community within the journey of living with endometriosis, as we reflect on powerful conversations from the past year. With insights from Dr. Ginger Garner and Dr. Bri Wyatt, we explore the importance of addressing the body as a whole, the unique connection between voice and pelvic health, and effective strategies for post-operative recovery.
• Celebrating the power of reflection and community
• Insights from Dr. Ginger Garner on voice as a diagnostic tool
• Dr. Bri Wyatt’s holistic approach to functional medicine
• Addressing the interconnectedness of bodily systems
• Empowering listeners with practical strategies for recovery
• Fostering open dialogue to strengthen our understanding of endometriosis
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Speaker 1
0:02
Welcome
to
EndoBattery
,
where
I
share
my
journey
with
endometriosis
and
chronic
illness
,
while
learning
and
growing
along
the
way
.
This
podcast
is
not
a
substitute
for
medical
advice
,
but
a
supportive
space
to
provide
community
and
valuable
information
so
you
never
have
to
face
this
journey
alone
.
We
embrace
a
range
of
perspectives
that
may
not
always
align
with
our
own
.
Believing
that
open
dialogue
helps
us
grow
and
gain
new
tools
always
align
with
our
own
.
Believing
that
open
dialogue
helps
us
grow
and
gain
new
tools
.
Join
me
as
I
share
stories
of
strength
,
resilience
and
hope
,
from
personal
experiences
to
expert
insights
.
I'm
your
host
,
alana
,
and
this
is
IndoBattery
charging
our
lives
when
endometriosis
drains
us
.
Speaker 1
0:41
Welcome
back
to
IndoBattery
.
Grab
your
cup
of
coffee
or
your
cup
of
tea
and
join
me
at
the
table
as
we
reflect
on
this
past
year
.
First
and
foremost
,
happy
holidays
.
However
you
celebrate
,
or
even
if
you
don't
,
I
hope
this
time
of
year
offers
you
moments
of
rest
,
joy
and
reflection
.
As
we
close
out
the
year
,
I'm
excited
to
bring
you
the
EndoYear
Reflectionions
series
,
where
we
revisit
some
of
the
most
incredible
guests
and
conversations
we've
shared
.
My
hope
is
that
these
reflections
not
only
remind
you
of
the
insights
we've
gained
,
but
also
inspire
you
as
we
head
into
the
new
year
If
you're
searching
for
fresh
perspectives
on
navigating
endometriosis
and
exploring
how
pelvic
physical
therapy
and
functional
medicine
can
work
together
.
Speaker 1
1:24
Let's
revisit
two
standout
episodes
.
In
episode
81
,
I
sat
down
with
Dr
Ginger
Garner
,
a
doctor
of
physical
therapy
,
whose
insights
blew
me
away
.
Dr
Garner
connected
something
I
had
never
thought
about
before
our
voice
to
the
pelvic
floor
.
As
someone
with
a
background
in
singing
,
this
truly
hits
home
.
She
explained
how
trained
professionals
can
use
the
voice
as
a
diagnostic
tool
to
uncover
pelvic
floor
issues
,
but
honestly
,
I
can't
do
her
words
justice
.
Take
a
listen
.
Speaker 2
1:55
Because
you
weren't
trying
hard
enough
.
Speaker 2
1:58
Right
,
it
wasn't
you
know
,
it's
not
because
your
body
doesn't
know
how
,
or
you
,
because
there
is
that
mind-body
connection
where
you
know
exactly
where
you
want
to
hit
that
E
or
that
C
and
you
just
go
for
it
.
You
just
hit
the
note
,
you
know
.
And
then
when
you're
in
pain
,
so
so
much
happens
where
and
that's
true
with
activity
too
you
don't
,
you
can't
fully
do
the
activity
you
want
,
whether
it's
singing
or
weightlifting
or
whatever
it
is
that
you
love
to
do
,
you
know
,
biking
or
hiking
with
your
kids
or
whatnot
.
You
just
can't
quite
hit
the
note
,
you
can't
quite
get
there
.
And
then
you
often
end
up
in
this
kind
of
downhill
spiral
of
blaming
yourself
.
You
know
,
and
you
just
need
to
work
harder
,
I
just
need
to
practice
more
,
I
just
need
to
fill
in
the
blank
.
Speaker 2
2:42
And
so
when
someone
comes
in
I've
had
multiple
women
come
in
never
having
been
screened
for
endo
at
all
and
with
the
voice
to
pelvic
floor
connection
thing
really
dialing
in
and
saying
you
know
,
maybe
more
investigation
,
you
know
,
is
necessary
Because
you
can
have
some
of
those
similar
issues
when
you
have
voice
,
issues
that
actually
can
correlate
and
overlap
with
symptoms
of
endo
that
you
know
,
in
the
typical
mainstream
healthcare
,
right
,
right
,
that's
very
curative
in
nature
and
never
really
is
looking
for
endo
at
all
.
You
can
have
painful
breathing
,
painful
respiration
and
if
you
think
about
things
like
what
we
know
with
the
existence
of
thoracic
endometriosis
,
now
that
should
raise
red
flags
.
Speaker 2
3:31
Of
course
,
as
a
therapist
,
I
go
and
treat
the
things
I
would
normally
treat
and
if
that
pain
persists
,
it
sends
up
a
red
flag
for
me
that
I
have
treated
the
respiratory
diaphragm
,
I
have
done
the
visceral
mobilization
and
manipulation
,
I've
done
due
diligence
.
It's
still
there
,
right
.
And
then
you
begin
to
think
okay
,
let's
dive
a
little
bit
deeper
,
which
is
where
the
functional
medicine
approach
really
is
helpful
.
Speaker 1
3:52
It
doesn't
stop
there
.
Dr
Garner
also
shared
how
so
many
of
her
patients
come
in
with
diagnoses
that
don't
tell
the
full
story
.
Using
the
voice
as
key
,
she
identifies
areas
of
concern
that
might
have
otherwise
gone
unnoticed
.
Hearing
her
describe
her
approach
was
fascinating
and
eye-opening
.
Speaker 2
4:11
My
caseload
is
consistently
filled
with
women
with
endo
who
come
in
and
they
have
a
variety
of
symptoms
.
Quite
often
it
can
be
headache
,
jaw
pain
,
so
they
get
misdiagnosed
with
like
TMJD
which
they
could
actually
have
.
They
have
a
lot
of
orophacial
restriction
here
,
so
when
someone's
speaking
you
shouldn't
be
able
to
see
.
So
if
I
turn
my
head
you
can
see
this
muscle
standing
out
,
but
when
I
turn
back
and
I'm
just
breathing
and
talking
you
shouldn't
see
it
.
If
there's
resting
tension
in
this
whole
neck
and
orofacial
area
,
that's
a
red
flag
.
If
you
constantly
and
chronically
have
headaches
that
no
one
can
figure
out
what
they
are
,
that's
a
red
flag
.
Speaker 2
4:56
And
another
YouTube
video
I
have
that
is
maybe
helpful
is
a
respiratory
diaphragm
release
,
where
I
teach
you
how
to
get
up
under
the
rib
cage
,
not
to
just
poke
at
the
stomach
and
the
liver
,
but
to
trap
the
diaphragm
by
coming
around
underneath
your
rib
cage
to
make
sure
that
the
respiratory
diaphragm
is
actually
as
mobile
as
it
should
be
,
or
what
we
call
clinically
within
kind
of
functional
limits
.
And
if
that's
not
there
,
that's
a
red
flag
.
Because
coming
on
down
,
you
know
the
kind
of
the
snowball
effect
is
headaches
,
jaw
tightness
,
vocal
issues
,
painful
breathing
,
and
then
they'll
have
this
kind
of
diffuse
low
back
pain
where
sometimes
it
feels
like
a
corset
and
wraps
around
.
Sometimes
it's
central
low
back
pain
,
sometimes
it
can
like
a
corset
and
wraps
around
,
sometimes
it's
central
low
back
pain
,
sometimes
it
can
feel
like
sacroiliac
joint
pain
and
then
you
get
into
the
classic
pelvic
pain
that
everyone
associates
with
endo
but
doesn't
realize
maybe
that
endo
is
a
systemic
issue
,
that
you
can
have
kind
of
tip
to
toe-to-toe
pain
.
Speaker 2
6:01
So
when
they
start
having
that
back
pain
and
pain
that
wraps
around
to
the
front
of
the
abdominal
cavity
if
they're
exquisitely
point
tender
when
I
go
to
press
around
where
the
small
intestine
or
the
large
intestine
would
be
,
then
I
begin
to
rule
out
things
like
well
,
is
it
a
snarky
psoas
right
Back
to
the
hip
flexors
?
Is
it
an
overactive
internal
oblique
?
Just
psoas
right
Back
to
the
hip
flexors
?
Is
it
an
overactive
internal
oblique
?
Just
picking
some
things
out
that
are
typical
A
lot
of
times
when
someone's
been
in
pain
for
a
while
,
just
to
speak
,
they're
pushing
so
hard
to
get
sound
out
that
they
are
over-breathing
and
over-breathing
ends
up
overly
recruiting
the
internal
oblique
,
among
other
things
.
Not
just
that
,
but
you
can
see
that
on
imaging
,
and
that's
where
imaging
comes
in
and
is
really
handy
because
the
normal
ratios
you
would
see
in
the
abdominal
cavity
aren't
there
.
They
have
the
reactive
muscles
.
I
call
them
trauma
posturing
muscles
.
Speaker 2
7:00
Think
about
when
you're
in
pain
.
It
hurts
really
bad
.
We've
all
been
there
.
If
you've
had
endo
and
you're
just
kind
of
curled
up
in
a
ball
,
you
can't
really
stretch
out
.
It
hurts
to
breathe
,
it
hurts
to
stretch
out
,
it
hurts
to
walk
,
it
hurts
to
weight
bear
.
All
those
muscles
that
do
that
,
the
ones
in
the
front
of
the
neck
,
the
abdominals
,
the
hip
flexor
,
the
pelvic
floor
,
they
all
shorten
and
tighten
,
just
kind
of
like
what
you
were
describing
when
you
were
18
.
Speaker 2
7:24
It's
a
trauma
posture
and
if
no
one's
there
to
help
you
out
of
it
,
you
stay
in
it
and
your
voice
suffers
for
it
,
your
pelvic
floor
suffers
,
you
begin
to
over-breathe
,
the
respiratory
diaphragm
gets
shorter
and
tighter
and
shorter
and
tighter
,
and
then
that's
where
the
back
pain
comes
in
,
which
can
implicate
nerves
sometimes
.
Speaker 2
7:44
So
it's
not
unusual
to
have
someone
come
in
and
have
kind
of
like
a
sciatica
issue
.
But
it's
really
not
sciatica
,
it's
coming
from
other
things
.
So
those
are
some
of
the
things
kind
of
the
voice
to
pelvic
floor
connection
that
you
would
look
for
,
that
you
would
want
somebody
voice
to
pelvic
floor
informed
,
or
I
just
call
it
a
V
to
PF
approach
,
because
they
will
look
from
head
to
toe
at
all
of
those
things
and
make
sure
that
they've
cleared
the
voice
,
they've
cleared
the
respiratory
diaphragm
and
they've
cleared
the
pelvic
floor
.
And
you
know
,
and
in
terms
of
post-op
you
know
,
endosurgery
that's
I
swear
by
.
You
know
,
using
that
full
approach
because
,
again
,
we
all
need
our
voice
and
so
when
I
do
imaging
I
want
to
make
sure
that
they
can
speak
.
If
they
sing
,
they
can
sing
If
they
play
an
instrument
for
fun
or
maybe
that's
their
job
,
that
they
can
do
that
and
still
move
and
use
their
voice
and
it
not
adversely
impact
the
pelvic
floor
or
their
core
not
adversely
impact
the
pelvic
floor
or
their
core
.
Speaker 1
8:44
But
Dr
Garner
isn't
the
only
one
challenging
the
status
quo
.
In
episode
83
,
I
spoke
with
Dr
Bree
Wyatt
,
another
incredible
doctor
of
physical
therapy
,
who
integrates
functional
medicine
with
physical
therapy
.
How
do
these
approaches
work
together
,
you
ask
?
I'll
let
Dr
Wyatt
explain
.
Speaker 3
8:58
That's
probably
the
most
common
question
I
get
as
a
PT
is
how
do
I
structure
my
sessions
?
Is
one
of
them
a
functional
medicine
session
,
one
of
them's
a
pelvic
PT
session
?
And
the
answer
to
that
is
really
it's
all
intermixed
together
.
So
when
I
have
a
patient
in
front
of
me
and
I'm
going
over
just
their
overall
history
,
I'm
just
diving
deeper
into
it
.
I'm
not
just
asking
about
their
musculoskeletal
system
,
I'm
asking
about
their
stress
,
their
sleep
,
their
diet
.
You
know
what
are
the
different
supplements
they're
taking
,
what
medications
are
you
on
?
Do
you
get
outside
?
How
is
your
social
support
system
?
I
kind
of
weave
all
of
those
things
into
it
,
because
functional
medicine
is
a
very
full
body
,
multi-system
thing
where
you're
not
just
looking
at
the
musculoskeletal
system
anymore
and
only
the
musculoskeletal
system
.
You're
looking
at
that
entire
person
and
what
makes
that
person
who
they
are
today
.
And
so
when
a
patient
comes
in
,
I'm
going
to
still
do
an
external
internal
assessment
of
the
pelvic
floor
therapist
,
but
I
also
am
spending
some
time
feeling
the
digestive
system
because
I
do
visceral
mobilization
and
work
on
the
organs
.
I'm
feeling
the
reproductive
system
,
I'm
looking
at
their
nervous
system
,
but
then
I'm
also
diving
into
is
this
person
really
well
nourished
?
Are
they
getting
everything
they
need
to
in
their
diets
?
Have
they
grown
up
on
a
farm
next
to
a
bunch
of
pesticides
their
whole
life
?
Have
they
been
dealing
with
mold
in
their
home
?
You
know
things
like
that
Because
sometimes
I
find
with
my
patients
with
endo
sometimes
it
can
get
really
easy
to
just
say
,
oh
,
it's
because
of
the
endo
,
right
,
and
sometimes
I
find
someone
does
have
something
else
going
on
.
Speaker 3
10:47
But
because
endometriosis
can
present
so
many
different
ways
,
it's
really
easy
for
that
to
just
be
the
scapegoat
.
Um
,
but
I've
had
plenty
of
patients
come
in
who
also
are
dealing
with
molds
.
Where
they
come
in
,
they've
got
this
weird
rash
on
their
neck
and
I
asked
them
have
you
been
working
in
a
,
an
office
or
at
home
,
and
is
there
mold
?
Oh
yeah
,
there
was
a
big
water
leak
and
there
was
mold
in
my
office
and
you
know
,
this
just
started
.
I
don't
know
what
it
is
and
I
just
assumed
it
was
my
endo
flare
and
really
it's
.
It's
not
their
endo
flare
,
it's
just
their
body's
battling
something
else
which
,
quite
frankly
,
it's
like
tipping
the
scale
,
so
much
your
body's
already
,
you
know
,
dealing
with
endometriosis
on
a
regular
basis
.
So
,
to
answer
your
question
,
they
kind
of
blend
together
and
I
don't
plan
sessions
.
It's
you
come
in
that
day
and
I
just
kind
of
see
where
it
takes
me
,
because
if
I
have
a
plan
it
just
falls
apart
.
I
never
know
what
.
Speaker 1
11:46
I
love
about
Dr
Wyatt's
approach
is
her
ability
to
step
back
and
see
the
bigger
picture
.
Not
everything
is
directly
related
to
endometriosis
.
She
shared
how
functional
medicine
can
address
other
underlying
issues
that
influence
overall
health
.
One
question
she
gets
asked
often
is
can
a
functional
medicine
approach
help
with
excision
surgery
recovery
?
Her
answer
is
both
practical
and
empowering
.
Listen
as
she
breaks
down
her
method
.
Speaker 3
12:12
The
tricky
thing
about
post-operative
patients
is
they
don't
feel
well
,
they're
tired
,
they
just
went
through
a
big
procedure
.
So
I
think
the
most
important
thing
is
just
trying
to
get
nutrition
into
those
patients
,
which
sometimes
that's
getting
a
really
good
,
high
quality
like
bone
broth
or
you
know
,
getting
some
really
good
sources
of
protein
that
are
really
easy
for
someone
to
digest
and
to
eat
,
because
most
people
,
you
know
they
don't
feel
like
eating
a
big
piece
of
meat
post
operatively
.
So
you
really
do
.
I
think
,
personally
,
the
biggest
thing
to
do
is
to
plan
to
have
those
things
on
hand
,
knowing
that
you're
going
to
come
out
of
surgery
probably
not
feeling
like
you
want
to
eat
three
full
meals
a
day
,
but
trying
to
then
say
,
okay
,
what
?
What
do
I
typically
reach
for
when
I'm
feeling
a
little
bit
more
run
down
and
my
body's
recovering
?
Speaker 3
13:07
For
a
lot
of
people
,
that
may
be
more
of
their
like
brothy
foods
,
their
,
their
shakes
,
their
smoothies
.
So
trying
to
have
things
on
hand
where
you
can
sneak
in
some
protein
,
some
omega
threes
,
things
like
that
into
foods
that
are
easier
to
eat
.
I
know
one
of
my
favorites
I
have
a
fish
oil
in
my
office
that
I
sell
that
is
really
super
delicious
and
you
can
just
mix
it
into
like
Greek
yogurt
,
and
so
you're
getting
your
omegas
that
are
good
for
inflammation
,
but
then
you're
also
getting
your
protein
.
With
the
Greek
yogurt
it's
still
like
more
of
a
liquid
consistency
which
is
really
easy
to
get
down
,
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
strategy
involved
to
getting
good
nutrition
into
patients
post-operatively
.
So
really
I
think
planning
is
the
biggest
thing
Finding
some
foods
,
trying
them
out
before
surgery
,
make
sure
you
like
them
and
then
that
way
you
have
it
ready
to
go
at
home
and
hopefully
it
makes
you
a
little
bit
more
successful
in
your
recovery
.
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14:04
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