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QC: Am I in Pain or in Danger? How to Retrain Your Brain & Break the Chronic Pain Cycle | Dr. Taylor Reyes

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) What if the question running through your mind every time a new symptom appears isn’t “What is this?”—but “Am I in pain, or am I in danger?” When you live with chronic pain, endometriosis, pelvic pain, […]

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QC: When Neurodivergent Brains Forget To Eat- Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) We talk with Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani about why neurodivergent people with chronic illness can miss hunger cues, struggle with meal planning, and feel overwhelmed by fullness. We connect the dots between sensory experience, shame, and restriction,

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QC: Does Endometriosis Come Back After Surgery? The Truth About Recurrence | Dr. Gaby Moawad

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Does endometriosis really “come back” after surgery? And what if what we call recurrence isn’t always recurrence at all? In this episode of Endo Battery, we sit down with Professor Gaby Moawad, a globally recognized leader

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Endometriosis Was “Not That Bad” — Until Surgery Revealed the Truth | Deb Stark

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) Your doctor says your endometriosis “isn’t that bad” and you try to believe them. Then you learn the truth: organs fused together, years of pain explained in a single moment, and a realization that the system

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QC: Feeling Safe In Your Body Again

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) We talk about what it feels like when your body becomes unpredictable and you stop feeling safe inside it. With pelvic health occupational therapist Karla Ehlers, we share how nervous system support and pre-surgery planning can

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Approaching IVF And Excision Surgery With Confidence: With Dr. Sadikah Behbehani

Send us a text with a question or thought on this episode ( We cannot replay from this link) “Unexplained infertility” can feel like a dead end, especially after you’ve done everything you were told to do and the embryo transfers still don’t stick. We sit down with Dr. Sadikah Behbehani, a double board certified

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