Relax, It’s ‘Normal’ (Erin’s Endometriosis Story, Part 1)

Relax, It’s ‘Normal’ (Erin’s Endometriosis Story, Part 1)

In Part 1 of Erin’s story, we sit down with a 30-year-old woman living with stage IV endometriosis and adenomyosis to talk about what happens when severe, chronic pain is repeatedly dismissed as “normal.”


Erin shares how her symptoms began as a teenager with extreme period pain and quickly escalated into daily, debilitating pain that doctors struggled, and often failed, to take seriously. After years of being dismissed, misdiagnosed, and told her experience was just part of being a woman, she was finally diagnosed with stage IV endometriosis, one of the most severe cases her specialist had seen for someone her age.


We walk through the emotional and physical toll of navigating the healthcare system, the reality of advocating for yourself when no one is listening, and what it was like undergoing her first major surgeries, including a multi-hour excision procedure.


This episode sheds light on the reality of living with endometriosis, the dangers of medical gaslighting, and why early diagnosis and advocacy matter.


Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of chronic pain, medical trauma, surgical procedures, and experiences of being dismissed within the healthcare system.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(63)

When Trauma Changes the Way You Love Yourself

When Trauma Changes the Way You Love Yourself

This week on Trauma Candy Salad, we’re talking about the complicated ways trauma can change our relationship with our bodies, food, sex, love, and even ourselves.Anonymous brings Twizzlers to the sala...

31 Aug 47min

When Everything Falls Apart at Once

When Everything Falls Apart at Once

Sometimes it only takes one unexpected moment for everything to come crashing down.This week on Trauma Candy Salad, Ashley and Sammi are diving into two heartbreaking stories about the kind of loss th...

24 Aug 32min

When You’re Tired of Being Second Choice

When You’re Tired of Being Second Choice

In this episode of Trauma Candy Salad, we’re talking about the quiet relationship hurts that can leave you questioning yourself—and whether you should have to.First, a listener opens up about her boyf...

17 Aug 25min

When the People You Trust Let You Down

When the People You Trust Let You Down

This week on Trauma Candy Salad, we’re talking about the kind of hurt that doesn’t always come with a clean ending.First up, Jay The Great brought Snickers to the bowl with a story about a nearly ten-...

10 Aug 35min

My Therapist Was Right: Limb Loss, Lies & Learning to Let Go

My Therapist Was Right: Limb Loss, Lies & Learning to Let Go

Trigger Warnings: Car accident, traumatic injury, limb loss/amputation, depression, emotional abuse, infidelity, parental abandonment, financial manipulation, family dysfunction.This week on Trauma Ca...

3 Aug 41min

When Bullying and Postpartum Depression Almost Stole Two Lives

When Bullying and Postpartum Depression Almost Stole Two Lives

This week, we’re sharing two stories that remind us how invisible someone’s pain can be.First, Caitlyn opens up about experiencing severe postpartum depression after the birth of her third child. What...

27 Jul 52min

A Mother’s Unimaginable Loss & The Crosswalk That Changed Everything

A Mother’s Unimaginable Loss & The Crosswalk That Changed Everything

Some moments divide life into before and after. This week, we’re sharing two stories about the kind of loss that forever changes the people left behind.First, a mother honors the memory of her four-ye...

20 Jul 39min

The Trauma That Never Ended: Eating Disorders, Abuse, and Surviving the Unimaginable

The Trauma That Never Ended: Eating Disorders, Abuse, and Surviving the Unimaginable

Some wounds don’t end when the moment is over. They follow us into adulthood, shaping how we cope, who we trust, and how we survive.This week, Whitney brings Sour Skittles to the salad bowl and shares...

13 Jul 50min

Populært innen Samfunn

rss-spartsklubben
giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden
konspirasjonspodden
aftenpodden-usa
rss-nesten-hele-uka-med-lepperod
popradet
rss-henlagt-andy-larsgaard
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
rss-espen-lee-usensurert
wolfgang-wee-uncut
grenselos
synnve-og-vanessa
fladseth
min-barneoppdragelse
alt-fortalt
rss-dette-ma-aldri-skje-igjen
frokostshowet-pa-p5
opptur-med-annette-og-ingeborg
rss-herrepanelet