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As the year winds down, take a moment with Endo Battery to reflect on the incredible journey we’ve shared. Imagine navigating the challenges of endometriosis and chronic illness while finding strength in community and connection. Our “Endo Year Reflections Series” kicks off with a look back at the moments that have defined us. Throughout the year, conversations with experts like Dr. Mona Orad have brought invaluable insights into the world of endometriosis, revealing not just the medical aspects but also the personal stories of those who dedicate their lives to this cause. Each short episode in this series is a chance to pause and celebrate the growth we’ve all experienced.
Grab a warm drink and settle in as we recount the highlights that have shaped Endo Battery and its vibrant community. This is a space crafted for support and empowerment, where every listener is a vital part of the heartbeat that keeps us going. As we revisit the defining moments of the past year, you’ll hear personal stories of resilience and hope alongside expert advice and revelations. This isn’t just about reflecting; it’s about charging our lives with the understanding and energy to move forward, stronger together. Thank you for being an essential part of Endo Battery, and here’s to continuing this journey with renewed spirit and shared purpose.
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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
EndoBattery
charging
our
lives
when
endometriosis
drains
us
.
Welcome
back
to
EndoBattery
.
Grab
your
cup
of
coffee
or
tea
,
or
whatever
keeps
you
cozy
,
and
pull
up
a
chair
,
because
you're
always
welcome
at
this
table
.
Can
you
believe
we're
nearing
the
endo
of
the
year
?
See
what
I
did
there
.
Speaker 1
0:56
This
time
of
year
always
seems
to
come
at
full
speed
.
Between
the
holiday
hustle
and
juggling
life's
demands
,
it
can
feel
like
there's
hardly
any
time
to
catch
your
breath
.
But
here's
the
thing
the
end
of
the
year
is
also
the
perfect
time
to
pause
,
reflect
and
celebrate
all
the
growth
,
knowledge
and
connections
we've
built
together
.
And
this
year
.
Wow
,
what
a
year
it's
been
.
We've
had
incredible
experts
join
us
,
meaningful
conversations
and
,
of
course
,
plenty
of
moments
where
I
think
we've
all
said
I
needed
that
I
wanted
to
do
something
a
little
different
to
close
out
the
year
.
Instead
of
cramming
a
single
episode
with
all
the
lessons
and
highlights
,
I
thought
why
not
take
this
journey
in
smaller
,
more
digestible
doses
?
Thought
why
not
take
this
journey
in
smaller
,
more
digestible
doses
?
After
all
,
we
know
pacing
ourselves
is
essential
when
managing
energy
and
life
.
So
here's
the
plan
Multiple
times
a
week
for
the
rest
of
the
year
,
we'll
take
a
walk
down
memory
lane
together
.
Each
short
episode
will
spotlight
a
lesson
learned
,
an
expert
who
has
left
their
mark
or
a
conversation
that
resonated
deeply
.
This
is
your
chance
to
reflect
with
me
,
revisit
what
you've
loved
or
maybe
discover
something
you
missed
.
I'm
calling
it
our
endo
of
the
year
reflection
series
because
sometimes
looking
back
is
just
what
we
need
to
recharge
and
gear
up
for
what's
ahead
.
So
buckle
up
for
this
little
reflection
road
trip
quick
stops
,
meaningful
moments
and
plenty
of
reminders
that
you're
not
alone
on
this
journey
.
Let's
take
this
ride
together
,
one
moment
at
a
time
,
and
,
as
always
,
thank
you
for
being
here
,
for
listening
,
sharing
and
showing
up
,
not
just
for
me
but
for
yourself
.
You're
the
heartbeat
of
Indobattery
.
So
,
with
that
being
said
,
let's
get
started
,
shall
we
?
Speaker 1
2:48
The
first
episode
of
the
year
was
really
me
just
talking
about
endobattery
what
is
endobattery
,
what's
the
goal
of
endobattery
and
what
I
see
as
the
future
of
endobattery
.
And
,
honestly
,
it
was
me
gabbing
and
telling
you
,
much
like
I
am
now
,
about
what's
to
come
,
and
that
hasn't
really
changed
.
Goals
have
been
accomplished
this
year
.
Things
have
happened
this
year
that
have
been
great
,
some
not
so
great
Things
I've
discovered
and
,
honestly
,
I'm
seeing
just
this
sense
of
community
come
to
fruition
that
I
had
so
desperately
dreamt
of
that
long
year
ago
.
It
seems
like
this
community
has
been
such
a
blessing
to
me
in
so
many
ways
.
I've
met
new
friends
,
I've
talked
to
new
people
,
I've
grown
,
and
I
hope
that
you
have
too
,
because
that
is
the
goal
of
this
podcast
.
It's
not
just
for
me
,
it's
for
you
too
.
So
thank
you
for
showing
up
and
if
you
haven't
heard
that
episode
,
go
back
and
listen
,
because
that
will
give
you
an
overview
of
how
EndoBattery
started
and
then
also
what
the
goals
and
aspirations
are
for
this
podcast
,
even
for
this
next
coming
year
.
Speaker 1
3:59
I
want
to
say
,
with
the
episode
with
Dr
Mona
Arati
came
out
blazing
fire
with
information
,
good
knowledge
and
,
overall
,
some
inspiring
information
for
people's
journey
.
I
learned
a
lot
in
this
episode
.
That
conversation
alone
gave
me
better
insight
to
not
only
endometriosis
but
also
endometriosis
surgeons
,
and
what
I
found
that
is
unique
about
endometriosis
specifically
is
that
a
lot
of
times
these
surgeons
do
what
they
do
because
they
have
personally
been
impacted
by
this
disease
.
Now
,
that
doesn't
necessarily
mean
that
it's
because
they
themselves
have
lived
with
it
,
but
because
they
know
someone
that
has
,
or
they've
seen
the
effects
of
it
on
someone
that
they
love
.
Something
that
Dr
Arati
touched
on
was
the
fact
that
her
journey
really
started
at
a
very
,
very
young
age
by
hearing
other
women
struggle
with
their
health
and
with
health
care
.
And
well
,
just
take
a
listen
.
Speaker 2
4:51
I
decided
I
was
going
to
be
a
gynecologist
when
I
was
nine
years
old
,
when
I
was
sitting
in
a
women's
professionals
meeting
with
my
mom
,
who
is
a
woman
professional
she
has
a
PhD
in
engineering
and
she
was
kind
of
like
the
woman
leader
for
women
in
that
community
and
the
women
started
talking
about
GYN
problems
,
their
periods
,
pain
with
sex
,
all
sorts
of
stuff
,
and
all
of
them
,
universally
,
were
complaining
about
how
no
one
listened
to
them
,
how
they
would
go
to
their
doctor
and
they
would
feel
blown
off
or
like
they
would
even
feel
embarrassed
to
bring
it
up
,
because
they
all
felt
that
,
oh
,
it
was
just
part
of
being
a
woman
that
they
had
to
suffer
.
And
this
really
hit
home
with
me
as
a
nine-year-old
,
because
a
week
later
I
got
my
period
.
I
got
my
first
menstrual
period
and
I
was
literally
curled
up
on
the
floor
in
agony
,
thinking
I
was
dying
.
I
was
in
10
out
of
10
pain
.
My
mom
,
unfortunately
,
was
on
a
business
trip
,
she
wasn't
home
.
My
father
was
kind
of
just
blew
it
off
and
I
literally
cried
myself
to
sleep
that
whole
night
long
,
thinking
I
was
going
to
die
,
and
after
that
my
mom
came
,
explained
to
me
.
But
then
it
was
a
long
journey
of
you
know
,
er
visits
and
all
sorts
of
stuff
and
people
just
saying
,
oh
you
should
,
you
just
have
constipation
.
I'm
like
,
well
,
how
come
I
just
get
constipation
every
time
I
get
a
period
?
It
honestly
,
it
remained
like
that
until
I
became
a
gynecologist
and
I
accelerated
.
People
don't
know
this
about
me
.
A
lot
of
people
do
,
but
some
people
don't
.
Speaker 2
6:19
I
went
to
college
when
I
was
12
.
I
went
to
med
school
at
17
.
At
21
,
I
was
a
full-blown
MD
studying
gynecology
,
and
by
that
point
I
started
realizing
that
women
menstrual
disorders
was
just
not
taught
,
wasn't
treated
,
wasn't
addressed
.
And
this
was
early
2000
by
this
point
because
I
finished
medical
school
in
2001
.
And
I
literally
graduated
my
residency
and
I
started
traveling
the
world
.
I
went
to
Brazil
,
I
went
to
Italy
,
I
went
to
France
.
I
started
going
to
every
conference
there
was
about
minimally
invasive
surgery
and
gynecology
and
just
learned
as
much
as
I
could
.
Because
I
felt
that
all
women
were
ever
offered
were
birth
control
pills
or
a
hysterectomy
for
these
types
of
problems
,
and
both
my
parents
are
engineering
,
so
it
couldn't
make
sense
to
me
that
what
were
we
treating
?
Why
birth
control
pills
or
hysterectomy
?
Why
can't
we
just
fix
the
problem
?
Why
can't
we
find
what
the
problem
is
and
fix
it
.
And
that's
how
I
became
long
story
short
a
menstrual
disorders
expert
.
Speaker 1
7:24
I
worked
at
Henry
Ford
,
I
worked
at
Cleveland
Clinic
,
I
taught
fellows
experience
,
but
she
brought
her
experience
to
the
table
and
she
is
fighting
hard
to
help
people
with
endometriosis
have
a
better
quality
of
life
.
Obviously
she's
genius
,
as
we
all
can
tell
by
the
fact
that
she
went
to
college
so
early
.
I'm
floored
by
that
still
.
But
beyond
that
,
she
also
brought
something
up
to
me
which
I
had
never
even
considered
before
and
something
that
I
thought
was
quite
fascinating
,
honestly
,
and
that's
the
mini
or
micro
laparoscopy
surgeries
.
Now
,
this
blew
my
mind
for
a
couple
reasons
.
First
reason
being
is
that
there
was
actually
a
surgery
that
was
less
invasive
than
a
minimally
invasive
surgery
,
which
is
really
not
all
that
minimally
invasive
to
begin
with
.
But
there's
options
for
those
that
maybe
aren't
sure
if
they
have
endometriosis
or
they
have
less
severe
cases
of
endometriosis
.
But
don't
take
it
from
me
.
Dr
Mona
Arati
explains
this
perfectly
.
Speaker 2
8:25
And
for
those
patients
that
have
a
lesser
degree
of
endometriosis
,
I
will
sometimes
offer
them
mini
or
micro
laparoscopy
because
they
will
heal
so
much
faster
.
So
if
I
do
their
surgery
on
Wednesday
with
a
mini
micro
laparoscopy
and
they
have
stage
one
or
two
endometriosis
which
I
can
treat
with
mini
laparoscopy
,
by
Monday
they're
back
at
work
.
Interesting
,
so
literally
it's
a
five-day
recovery
for
them
,
which
is
why
I
tend
to
do
those
on
Wednesdays
.
Speaker 1
8:50
So
by
Monday-
.
What
is
that
though
?
What
is
a
mini
micro
laparoscopy
?
Speaker 2
8:55
So
mini
micro
laparoscopy
is
you've
heard
of
laparoscopy
?
So
mini
micro
laparoscopy
is
you've
heard
of
laparoscopic
surgery
,
right
when
you
have
a
camera
in
the
belly
button
and
then
you
have
instruments
that
are
usually
five
or
10
millimeters
that
go
through
little
ports
that
go
in
the
external
abdomen
into
the
abdomen
to
do
the
surgery
.
Mini
micro
laparoscopy
uses
a
three
millimeter
camera
,
so
it's
like
this
big
so
the
size
of
like
a
pencil
,
smaller
than
a
pencil
.
Speaker 1
9:19
It's
a
pencil
.
Speaker 2
9:20
Yeah
,
they
call
it
needle-oscopy
.
So
it's
just
like
a
fat
14
gauge
needle
and
all
the
ports
are
and
the
instruments
are
that
size
too
.
So
I
can
do
endometriosis
excision
with
,
almost
with
basically
no
incision
because
these
are
like
they're
like
the
size
of
a
fat
needle
that
goes
through
the
abdomen
.
So
there
is
very
little
recovery
time
and
there's
very
little
downtime
.
There's
no
concerns
about
hernia
formation
or
not
running
,
not
lifting
.
You
can
go
back
to
normal
physical
activities
almost
immediately
and
there's
no
need
for
pain
medicine
and
the
healing
is
just
so
much
faster
.
You
still
have
like
that
post-op
bloating
,
you
know
,
and
the
anesthesia
effect
and
like
gas
pain
and
you
know
that
you
get
after
a
laparoscopy
,
but
the
recovery
is
so
much
faster
it
literally
cuts
recovery
time
in
half
.
Speaker 1
10:07
You've
just
heard
two
really
great
clips
from
this
episode
with
Dr
Mona
Arati
and
,
honestly
,
it
didn't
really
even
stop
there
.
This
conversation
was
chock
full
of
information
,
passion
and
just
zest
for
fighting
for
those
with
endometriosis
to
receive
better
care
.
This
episode
really
touched
on
many
facets
of
living
with
endometriosis
and
of
being
a
provider
for
endometriosis
.
I
think
you'll
be
just
as
inspired
as
I
am
looking
back
at
all
these
episodes
.
There's
things
that
I've
forgotten
,
conversations
that
I
cherish
dearly
and
things
that
I
want
to
continue
learning
about
.
So
tune
in
for
the
next
EndoYear
Reflection
.
Until
next
time
,
continue
advocating
for
you
and
for
those
that
you
love
.