the foundations
the place to start. if you’ve just been diagnosed, if you suspect endo, or if a doctor has told you it’s normal and you know it isn’t, this is where i’d send my sister.
Heal Endo
Katie Edmonds, NTP
The #1 best-selling book on endometriosis takes an anti-inflammatory approach to healing, covering how the disease develops, dietary and lifestyle factors, the role of gut bacteria as an endo trigger, and how to build a comprehensive treatment plan including surgery.
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Endo What?
Shannon Cohn
Documentary challenging common medical misconceptions about a disease where patients consult an average of 8 doctors over 10 years before diagnosis.
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How to Tell If You Have Endometriosis. Painful Menstruation, Symptoms, and Treatment
Dr. Jolene Brighten with Dr. Ramiro Cabrera Carranco
Dr. Brighten and world-renowned endometriosis expert Dr. Ramiro Cabrera Carranco dive into the latest breakthroughs in diagnosing and managing this multisystemic inflammatory disease.
view →Autonomic Nervous System Dysregulation? Try This for Instant Calm
Dr. Jolene Brighten with Meliza Mokrani
Meliza Mokrani explores how chronic stress, trauma, and cultural conditioning dysregulate the nervous system, manifesting as hormone imbalances, sleep disruption, and anxiety. Covers identifying sympathetic overdrive, using a trigger journal to recognize stress patterns, how unhealed trauma alters biology across generations, and practical tools for regulation.
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The Fundamentals of Great Health
You're Great / Unique Hammond with Dr. Karen Hurd
Dr. Karen Hurd breaks down the five essential pillars of optimal health: soluble fiber, water, complete protein, healthy fats, and nutrient-dense vegetables.
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How Your Nervous System Creates Your Entire Experience
You Make Sense / Sarah Baldwin
Sarah explains how your Autonomic Nervous System creates every sensation, feeling, and behavior you've ever experienced, and shares her own journey through chronic dysregulation toward transformation through somatic healing work.
view →Endometriosis: New Insights and Opportunities for Relief of Symptoms
Philippa T. K. Saunders & Andrew W. Horne, Biology of Reproduction
A comprehensive review framing endometriosis as a chronic neuroinflammatory disorder. Covers the three types of pain driving the disease, genetic links to migraine and depression, what’s happening inside lesions, new drugs in the pipeline beyond hormonal suppression, and why self-management strategies like nutrition are clinically legitimate.
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WomanCode
Alisa Vitti
A holistic approach to hormone balance through functional nutrition and lifestyle changes. Addresses hormonal imbalances including endometriosis with a five-step protocol involving diet, stress management, and cycle-syncing.
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In the FLO
Alisa Vitti
Introduces the Cycle Syncing Method, a female-centric approach to diet and lifestyle that leverages the 28-day menstrual cycle for optimal health. Specifically addresses how women with endometriosis can work with their natural hormonal rhythms to reduce symptoms.
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Beans, High Cortisol and Caffeine: How Beans Can Bind and Lower Stress Hormones
What's the Juice / Olivia Amitrano with Karen Hurd
Biochemist and nutritionist Karen Hurd, the ‘Bean Queen,’ explains how soluble fiber in beans binds and removes fat-soluble toxins and excess stress hormones from the body. Covers the connection between caffeine, adrenaline, and estrogen production, therapeutic bean consumption recommendations, and lifestyle modifications for managing anxiety and hormonal concerns.
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Beating Endo
Iris Kerin Orbuch, MD & Amy Stein, DPT
A multi-disciplinary treatment plan from a laparoscopic surgeon and pelvic floor physical therapist covering surgery, physical therapy, nutrition, and mental health.
view →the practice
the daily work. food, gut, nervous system, what you put on your skin, what gets in. nothing here is glamorous, but this is where the actual healing happens. read one thing, change one thing.
Your Tastebuds Are A**holes
Unique Hammond
A personal account of healing from Crohn's disease and endometriosis through dietary transformation, by the founder of The Bean Protocol.
view →Endometriosis and Painful Ovulation: Why Ovulation Hurts, Where It's Felt, and What Helps
Dr. Jolene Brighten
The connection between endometriosis and mid-cycle pain, explaining why ovulation discomfort can be as severe as menstrual pain and what can help.
read →Period Pain Relief for Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, and Hormonal Imbalances
Dr. Jolene Brighten
Challenges the notion that severe menstrual pain is normal. Offers actionable strategies for reducing pain through nutrition, supplements, and lifestyle.
view →The Luteal Truth Serum: Why Your Period is a Monthly Report Card
You're Great / Unique Hammond with Dr. Hannah Lawler
Explores how the luteal phase reveals deeper truths about your body's needs, the role of soluble fiber in managing estrogen, and why mastering basics like fiber, minerals, protein, and rest matters before pursuing advanced interventions.
view →Endometriosis Diet That Stopped 20 Years of Pain
Dr. Jolene Brighten with Khush Sra
Functional nutritionist Khush Sra shares how she went from stage 4 endometriosis and five surgeries to living pain-free for 20 years through nutritional intervention. Covers gut dysbiosis, anti-inflammatory foods for estrogen clearance, and why nervous system regulation comes before dietary changes.
view →Salema Veliu on Endometriosis and Pilates
Movement Notes / Olya with Salema Veliu
Movement educator Salema Veliu brings deep anatomical and neurological expertise alongside lived experience to explain how endometriosis affects the fascia, diaphragm, and nervous system. Addresses the gap between diagnosis and understanding what's happening in your body — for movement professionals working with affected clients and anyone navigating their own diagnosis.
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Nervous System Regulation
In Sixteen Years of Endo / Amy Corfeli with Tanner Murtagh, MSW, RSW
Tanner Murtagh explains the link between nervous system dysregulation and chronic pain, breaking down polyvagal theory and how trauma and stress keep the body stuck in survival mode. Offers practical strategies for regulation.
view →Endo Belly Hot Spot: Do You Have Ileocecal Valve Pain?
Katie Edmonds
Explains the ileocecal valve, a small flap between the small and large intestine that can become inflamed in people with endometriosis, and offers practical strategies including dietary modifications and massage techniques.
read →Removing the ‘Chronic’ from Endometriosis Stress
Katie Edmonds
Explores how chronic stress exacerbates endometriosis and offers practical strategies for distinguishing between distress and beneficial stress. Covers problem-solving, tapping as an emotional release technique, and lifestyle changes for retraining negative thought patterns.
view →Sitting = Prison for Your Uterus
Katie Edmonds
Explains how prolonged chair sitting causes pelvic congestion and reduced blood flow, worsening endometriosis symptoms. Offers posture corrections, floor sitting, and corrective exercises to counteract tightness.
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Everything You Need To Prep For Endo Surgery
Chef Bai
A comprehensive guide to preparing for endometriosis excision surgery covering nervous system support, anti-inflammatory nutrition, targeted supplements, gentle movement, and practical logistics like pre-op questions, wellness cart setup, and work leave planning.
view →How Do You Stop Craving Sugar? Causes & Solutions Backed by Research
Dr. Jolene Brighten
Research-backed breakdown of why sugar cravings happen, including hormonal causes, and practical solutions to manage them.
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Non-Toxic Period Products: A Fact-Packed Guide to Safer Cycles
Cristina Solis, Orbasics
Conventional pads and tampons contain heavy metals, pesticides, endocrine disruptors, and potential carcinogens. This guide breaks down what to avoid and recommends safer alternatives like organic cotton tampons, menstrual cups, and PFAS-free period underwear.
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Endometriosis & PCOS: A Whole-Body Guide
Savannah Regensburger, MS, MBA, CNS
A 50-page guide covering hormone changes across the lifespan, anti-inflammatory nutrition, evidence-based supplementation, symptom tracking, lab work recommendations, and medical advocacy strategies.
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Beyond the Pill
Jolene Brighten, NMD
A 30-day program addressing hormone imbalances caused by hormonal contraception, covering post-birth-control syndrome, gut health, and hormone rebalancing.
view →the evidence
the science. studies, data, and the emerging research that’s reframing endometriosis as what it actually is: a chronic systemic inflammatory disease with immune and neurogenic involvement. not just a uterus problem. bring this to your next appointment.
Endometriosis: Recent Advances That Could Accelerate Diagnosis and Improve Care
ScienceDirect / Trends in Molecular Medicine
Improvements in imaging, new drugs targeting inflammation, and an emerging connection between gut health and endo symptoms.
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Female Hormone Health, PCOS, Endometriosis, Fertility & Breast Cancer
Huberman Lab with Dr. Thais Aliabadi
Discussion of PCOS and endometriosis as frequently undiagnosed causes of female infertility, covering symptoms, causes, and evidence-based treatments.
view →Can Ozempic and GLP-1's Help Treat Endometriosis
Dr. Jolene Brighten
Dr. Brighten examines whether GLP-1 receptor agonist medications may help manage endometriosis symptoms. Covers emerging research on how these drugs might reduce inflammation, improve blood sugar stability, decrease pelvic pain, and address fatigue and endo belly.
view →Two Important Pieces of Research About GLP-1's and Endo
Krasnyi et al., 2022 & Sola-Leyva et al., 2025
Two foundational papers reveal that endometriosis patients have significantly reduced GLP-1 levels in their pelvic environment, a deficit linked to immune dysfunction that allows lesions to take hold, and that GLP-1 receptor agonists could theoretically restore that balance.
read →A Study Found Toxic Metals in Popular Tampon Brands. Here's What Experts Advise
Rachel Treisman, NPR
Researchers found lead, arsenic, and other toxic metals in tampons across 14 popular brands. The first study to measure metallic contaminants in menstrual products.
read →OTO Fertility Launches World's First AI-Powered Platform & Wearable for Predictive Reproductive Insight
OTO Fertility
OTO Fertility's new biometric platform and wearable device uses AI-powered insights to help predict fertility treatment outcomes.
read →Research Findings May Lead to New Test for Endometriosis
University of Cincinnati
Dr. Katie Burns is developing a non-invasive, at-home diagnostic test using white blood cells in menstrual fluid as biomarkers. Her research reframes endometriosis as immune system-driven rather than hormone-driven, opening the door to new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
read →The Immune Science Behind Red Light Therapy
Al Balah, Rafie & Osama, Lasers in Medical Science, 2025
A comprehensive review of how red and near-infrared light modulates macrophages, T cells, and dendritic cells at the molecular level. Covers macrophage M1-to-M2 polarization, Treg enhancement, NF-κB suppression, and clinical applications in autoimmune and inflammatory conditions.
read →How Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Regulate Inflammation
Kaadan, Salati, Cadossi & Aaron, Bioengineering, 2025
A review of how PEMF therapy suppresses inflammatory pathways through adenosine receptor activation. Covers NF-κB and MAPK suppression, pro-inflammatory cytokine reduction, and clinical applications in tissue repair and chronic inflammation.
read →the reckoning
how we got here. the bias, the history, the receipts. women have been told their pain is exaggerated, imagined, or deserved for as long as there’s been a medical system to tell them. this section is where you go to understand that you didn’t make it up.
The Dangerous Dismissal of Women's Pain
Maureen Salamon, Harvard Women's Health Watch
How women's pain is systematically underestimated and undertreated. Women wait 30 minutes longer than men for hospital care and receive fewer pain medications for identical complaints.
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Below the Belt
Shannon Cohn
Documentary examining how women are systematically dismissed by medical systems due to gender bias, societal taboos, and profit-driven healthcare.
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All in Her Head
Elizabeth Comen, MD
A medical oncologist traces the history of how medicine has dismissed, misunderstood, and mistreated women's bodies.
view →Women Exaggerate, Men Downplay: Gendered Endorsement of Emotional Dramatization Stereotypes Contributes to Gender Bias in Pain Expectations
Gina A. Paganini, Kevin M. Summers, Leanne ten Brinke & E. Paige Lloyd
Across four experiments, researchers found that stereotypes about women being "whiny" or "complaining" lead others to dismiss their pain as dramatization, a bias with serious consequences in healthcare.
read →Endometriosis: Ancient Disease, Ancient Treatments
Drs. Camran, Farr & Ceana Nezhat / Endometriosis Foundation of America
A look at how what Freud diagnosed as "hysteria" was likely unrecognized endometriosis. Chronicles the barbaric treatments women endured throughout history and how millions still await better care today.
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It's Not Hysteria
Dr. Karen Tang
A board-certified gynecologist covers the full spectrum of reproductive health conditions, providing clear, evidence-based information that patients are rarely given.
view →the witness
the first-person ones. the women who lived it, filmed it, wrote their way through it. when the medical literature isn’t enough and you need to read someone else’s account of the same thing, this is the shelf for you.
Breaking Up With Caffeine
What's the Juice / Olivia Amitrano
Clinical herbalist and founder of Organic Olivia shares why she broke up with caffeine, how it impacts your body from a Traditional Chinese Medicine standpoint, and how to counter withdrawal with minerals, vitamins, protein, and herbs.
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Healing Your Chronic Pain & Conditions Once And For All
The Wellness Process with Nicole Sachs
Nicole Sachs shares how she has helped thousands address chronic pain and autoimmune conditions without medication. Explores the science behind the mind-body connection and strategies for breaking cycles of persistent symptoms.
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Chronic Pelvic Pain, Foot Pain, Anxiety, and IBS with Alex
Nicole Sachs, LCSW
Alex shares her journey of discovering that her chronic anxiety, depression, pelvic pain, foot pain, and bloating stemmed from nervous system dysregulation, and how recognizing the root cause of multiple symptoms enabled her to heal completely.
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Mind Your Body
Nicole J. Sachs, LCSW
The JournalSpeak method, a mind-body approach that addresses how stored trauma and repressed emotions can fuel chronic pain conditions including pelvic pain.
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This Is Endometriosis
Georgie Wileman
BAFTA-winning documentary short blending self-documented material, family archive, and reconstructive memories into a story about medical disbelief and community.
view →Navigating the World with Invisible Conditions
You're Great / Unique Hammond with Sam Shay
Sam Shay shares her experience living with Type 1 Diabetes and navigating life with an invisible condition. A conversation about resilience, self-discovery, and the power of embracing discomfort for the sake of growth.
view →the dossier
the tools you bring to the appointment. free screening questionnaires, symptom checkers, and pain assessments built specifically for women whose pain has been dismissed. fill them out. print them. take them with you. coming prepared is an element we’ve never had.
endometriosis symptom questionnaire
NYU Langone Endometriosis Center
Free screening tool from NYU Langone’s Endometriosis Center. Asks about five key symptom areas: period pain, pain between periods, painful intercourse, avoidance of sex due to pain, and painful bowel movements. Helps identify potential endometriosis and connect you with further evaluation.
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endometriosis symptom checker
Endometriosis UK
Quick screening tool from Endometriosis UK that takes less than a minute. Identifies common endo symptoms and lets you generate a letter to share with your doctor, so you walk in prepared.
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pain perception project
Pain Perception Project
A patient-founded initiative producing tools for better understanding pain. Includes a Pelvic Pain Assessment that helps you effectively communicate with your doctor. Coming prepared is an element we’ve never had.
explore →the woo
the practices where the body and the sacred are the same conversation. yes, it’s woo. i know. but it works, and the women before us knew that long before anyone was measuring. take what’s yours.
Listener Questions with Natalie Brown
Sounds Heal / Natalie Brown
A special anniversary episode where Natalie Brown answers listener questions on biofield clearing, the physiology of sound healing, how sound supports the nervous system, and the relationship between formal training and intuitive ability.
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Pussy: A Reclamation
Regena Thomashauer
A reclamation of feminine power, pleasure, and the body as a source of wisdom. Thomashauer reframes the language and cultural narratives around female sexuality, offering a path back to embodied self-trust and desire as tools for healing.
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The Energy to Heal: Why Metabolism Matters Most
Medicine Stories / Amber Magnolia Hill with Kaya of Fundamental Nourishment
Kaya and Amber explore how cellular energy and metabolic function sit underneath everything else in healing. The conversation reframes metabolism as the central lens for understanding chronic illness and fatigue, prioritizing nourishment over restriction.
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Turning Yourself On with Regena Thomashauer
Why Isn't Everyone Doing This? / Emily Fletcher with Regena Thomashauer
Regena Thomashauer (Mama Gena) shares how she went from being disconnected from her own pleasure to fully attuned, and why accessing your turn-on is so difficult. A conversation about using pleasure to manifest desires, why expressing emotion is the key to feeling pleasure, and how feminine power transforms creativity and vitality.
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Pleasure Manifestation, Swamping & P*ssy Power with Regena Thomashauer
BETTER! / Dr. Stephanie Estima with Regena Thomashauer
Regena Thomashauer (Mama Gena) and Dr. Stephanie Estima explore pleasure and desire as pathways to manifestation and empowerment. Covers reconnecting with the body, reclaiming language around female sexuality, the practice of 'swamping' as community and sisterhood, period-related shame, and building women up through complimenting.
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Yoni Power, Crystal Healing, and Everything Pleasure with Rosie Rees
You Go Girlfriend / Katelin Vincent with Rosie Rees
Rosie Rees explores intimate wellness and self-empowerment through yoni eggs and crystal tools. A conversation about connecting with yourself on a deeper, more intimate level — the practical and the mystical sides of pleasure, sexual wellness, feminine empowerment, and body connection as practices for self-discovery and sensuality.
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