Systemic Racism in Endometriosis Healthcare
Endometriosis and Racism

Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour lives (still) matter… even if your social media feed may not be showing black squares, George Floyd, Breanna Taylor, BIPOC artwork, or protests anymore. This past June, in light of the Black Lives Matter movement, I sat in anger with what was happening around me and I began to […]

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Why Doctors Take Women’s Pain Less Seriously
Womens Pain

Ask any woman about her personal experience with pain and healthcare, and it is likely that you will hear stories like mine. In my teens, I dealt a lot of pelvic pain and chronic urinary tract infections. You can read more about my story, here. No matter how much I tried to prevent pain or […]

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10 Things You Don’t Always See with Chronic Illness
10 Things You Don't See with Chronic Illness

Chronic illness isn’t new to me. I grew up with an incredibly strong mother living with Lupus/Fibromyalgia/Arthritis. She even had both hips replaced at the same time! I know, what a badass right? One of the earliest memories I have, is trying to swing from my mom’s bed trapeze (the aid to help her sit […]

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