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Struggling with emotional ups and downs while living with chronic illness like endometriosis? You’re not alone—and your anger makes sense. In this powerful episode, Dr. Natasha Trujillo, licensed psychologist and author of “And She Was Never the Same Again,” explores how to recognize and process the emotional weight that often comes with invisible illnesses.
Discover how the “anger iceberg” reveals the deeper emotions that fuel frustration—such as grief, loss, sadness, fear, and even guilt—when your body feels like it’s fighting against you.
🔍 In this episode:
• Why anger is a valid and adaptive response to chronic illness
• How to use the anger iceberg to uncover what’s really going on emotionally
• The impact of suppressed emotions on your well-being
• How self-awareness and reflection can help you heal
• Tools for processing emotions in healthy, personalized ways
Whether you’re navigating endometriosis, autoimmune disease, or another chronic condition, this conversation sheds light on what you’re really feeling—and how to care for yourself through it.
💬 Have a question about endo or chronic illness?
Submit it via the link in the episode description, email us at contact@endobattery.com, or visit http://www.endobattery.com.
🔗 Be sure to subscribe, rate, and share if you found this episode helpful—it helps more people find trustworthy content about chronic illness, endometriosis, and women’s health.
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Speaker 1
0:34
I'm
your
host
,
alana
,
and
it's
time
to
connect
.
I'm
joined
by
my
expert
guest
,
dr
Natasha
Trujillo
.
I'm
joined
by
my
expert
guest
,
dr
Natasha
Trujillo
.
Dr
Trujillo
is
a
licensed
counseling
and
sports
psychologist
,
educator
and
author
,
whose
work
focuses
on
grief
,
trauma
and
identity
development
.
She
earned
her
doctorate
in
counseling
psychology
from
Purdue
University
in
2019
and
has
extensive
experience
supporting
students
,
athletes
and
high
achievers
through
mental
health
challenges
ranging
from
grief
and
self-injury
to
eating
disorders
.
She's
here
to
bring
her
insights
on
how
to
navigate
our
mental
and
emotional
challenges
living
with
chronic
illness
.
Let's
dive
in
what
is
a
healthy
way
for
those
of
us
who
have
anger
towards
our
body
or
towards
the
trauma
that
we've
experienced
because
of
what's
going
on
in
our
body
?
How
do
we
process
and
cope
with
that
?
What
are
some
healthy
ways
to
do
that
?
Because
that's
a
very
real
thing
for
a
lot
of
us
.
Speaker 2
1:32
Yes
,
it
is
.
Yes
,
it
is
Well
.
And
I
will
also
say
I
don't
think
we
need
to
give
anger
a
bad
rap
either
.
I
think
that's
a
very
appropriate
and
adaptive
emotion
in
this
situation
.
Right
,
you
have
a
chronic
illness
,
you
have
something
that
takes
you
away
from
something
that
you
really
wanted
to
pursue
or
shoot
,
you
know
you
just
have
a
bad
day
and
your
plans
get
changed
.
It's
okay
.
It's
okay
to
be
angry
.
That
is
appropriate
,
that
makes
sense
in
that
situation
.
Speaker 2
1:59
I
often
encourage
people
to
go
a
little
bit
deeper
too
,
just
in
terms
of
what
is
underneath
some
of
that
anger
.
The
anger
iceberg
is
one
of
my
very
favorite
things
to
use
in
therapy
.
So
,
basically
,
you
know
,
if
you
picture
an
iceberg
,
you
have
what
you
see
.
If
you're
standing
on
a
boat
and
you're
looking
at
the
tip
of
the
iceberg
,
that's
what
you
see
,
and
so
oftentimes
that
is
anger
.
In
inner
society
,
anger
is
often
a
more
acceptable
emotion
than
other
,
than
other
more
vulnerable
emotions
maybe
and
so
that's
the
tip
,
that's
what
you
see
.
But
we
know
that
when
you
go
under
the
surface
and
you
really
look
at
what's
underneath
,
it's
huge
,
right
,
yeah
,
and
there's
so
many
emotions
in
there
.
So
I
often
ask
people
what's
under
the
tip
of
your
iceberg
.
Speaker 2
2:42
And
when
we
think
about
anger
,
you
know
,
in
this
situation
you
wake
up
and
your
all
your
plans
get
changed
because
you
just
don't
feel
well
.
That's
sadness
,
that
is
great
,
yeah
,
that
is
great
.
That
is
loss
,
that
is
fear
,
that
is
,
you
know
,
there's
guilt
.
Possibly
,
even
if
it's
not
appropriate
guilt
necessarily
,
you
still
might
feel
it
because
you
have
to
change
plans
A
,
b
and
C
.
And
so
I
think
that's
another
strategy
that
I
really
want
people
to
consider
is
what
is
underneath
some
of
that
anger
?
I
think
some
self-reflection
too
.
Are
you
handling
that
anger
in
a
way
that
you
feel
is
adaptive
and
healthy
for
you
?
There's
so
many
different
outlets
and
you
know
who
am
I
or
anyone
else
to
say
what's
right
and
what's
wrong
.
But
just
being
able
to
self-reflect
and
figure
out
,
you
know
,
am
I
handling
this
in
a
way
that
works
for
me
?
And
if
I'm
not
,
what
do
I
want
to
do
with
that
?
So
I
think
,
being
willing
to
ask
yourself
hard
questions
and
,
if
you're
recognizing
that
you
need
to
do
some
work
and
figure
something
out
,
take
those
risks
.
Speaker 1
3:52
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