In Sixteen Years of Endometriosis

Laugh, cry, and shout with us as we talk all things endometriosis! We hope our podcast will support and empower you. Our podcast has 2 types of episodes: (1) Chats between Amy and Brittany, 2 best friends that pride ourselves on sharing accurate, well-researched information in a fun, digestible way. Hang out with us while we delve into embarrassing “did-that-really-just-happen?!” endo stories and talk vulnerably about our personal growth. Some of our favorite episodes are the later ones – we really love how our knowledge, and also we, have grown over time! (2) Amy leads amazing interviews with renowned excision surgeons, subject experts, and endo advocates worldwide! Remember, the info presented here is educational info only and NOT medical advice.

Episodes

166. Endo Standard of Care with Judith Chavarría from Nicaragua

November 19, 2025 • 23 mins

Amy speaks with Judith Chavarría about: —what her personal experience with endometriosis is —what’s helped her physically and emotionally to live better with this disease —her advice for others living with endo 🎤WHO IS JUDITH CHAVARRÍA?🎤 Judith is 38 years old and lives in Matagalpa, Nicaragua. She has been married for 6 years and has a 12-year-old daughter. She is an English teacher and enjoys sharing her knowledg...

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165. Amy’s Book: Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease. Chapter 67

November 3, 2025 • 11 mins

Listen to a chapter from Amy’s audiobook: 📖Chapter 67: “No Matter What Happens, I Will Be Okay” Amy’s book is available as a paperbook, e-book, and audiobook. See where to find it here: https://insixteenyears.com/where-to-find-my-book/ ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.c...

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164. Tips for Traveling Abroad for Excision Surgery

October 21, 2025 • 70 mins

Amy speaks to Orla O’Connor from Ireland and Jennifer Todd from Canada about traveling abroad for excision surgery. They share about: —what they think is most important to keep in mind when going to another country to medical care —their process for choosing a surgeon —logistics such as post op care and flying home after the surgery 🎤WHO IS ORLA AND JEN?🎤 Orla O’Connor is a fourth-year BSc Public Health Sciences st...

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163. The Complexity of Chronic Pelvic Pain with Dr. Jorge Carrillo

October 6, 2025 • 66 mins

Amy speaks with Dr. Jorge Carrillo about the complexity of chronic pelvic pain. We talk about: —his strategy for evaluating menstrual, bladder, bowel, musculoskeletal, and neuropathic symptoms in his patients —the biopsychosocial model of pain and why it’s important —the need for integrative pain care for endometriosis 🎤WHO IS DR. JORGE CARRILLO?🎤 Dr. Carrillo earned his degree as a Medical Doctor and Surgeon from ...

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162. Self-forgiveness and Learning to Let Go

September 22, 2025 • 67 mins

Amy and Brittany talk about self-forgiveness: —what it is —the benefits it provides —some examples of situations related to chronic illness that we’ve found difficult to let go of and forgive ourselves ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/insixteenyears ⚠️DISCLAIME...

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161. Insights on Excision with Dr. John Dulemba

September 8, 2025 • 37 mins

Today I’m speaking with Dr. John Dulemba about: —surgical gatekeeping —endometriosis recurrence —the importance of treating this disease early and not after years of symptoms 🎤WHO IS DR. JOHN DULEMBA?🎤 A now retired excision surgeon who was in private practice in Denton, Texas, from 1986-2023. He performed over 7300 endometriosis surgeries, both robotically and via standard laparoscopy, so he has a lot of insight o...

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160. The Endo Standard of Care with Sharida Mohammed from Trinidad & Tobago

August 23, 2025 • 47 mins

Amy speaks with Sharida Mohammed about: —how medical gaslighting caused her to doubt and invalidate her pain —how upsetting it is that treatment options are so limited and inaccessible for people with endo —her advice to others living with endometriosis 🎤WHO IS SHARIDA MOHAMMED?🎤 Sharida Mohammed is a graphic designer from the twin islands of Trinidad & Tobago. She has been living with endometriosis since the age o...

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159. Managing Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) with Dr. Laura Gouge

August 16, 2025 • 65 mins

Amy speaks with Dr. Laura Gouge, ND about managing mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). We talk about: —the varied symptoms we can have with MCAS, including neurological ones —the importance of a multimodal approach for addressing MCAS symptom drivers —what she’s learned over years of working with MCAS patients and what she would have done differently in her own MCAS journey 🎤WHO IS DR. LAURA GOUGE, ND?🎤 Dr. Laur...

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158. The Joys of Living with Chronic Diarrhea

August 10, 2025 • 58 mins

Amy and Brittany talk about what it’s like to live with chronic diarrhea: —the social embarrassment it can cause —the close calls we’ve had in public, including times we just didn’t make it to the toilet! —the unhealthy coping mechanisms we had ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buying me a coffee: http...

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157. How to Find a Good Pelvic Floor PT for Endometriosis with Abby De Angelis

August 4, 2025 • 50 mins

Many of us understand the benefit of PFT for pelvic pain, bladder, and bowel symptoms, but it’s hard to know how to actually find an expert PT. Amy speaks with Abby De Angelis about: —where we can search online to start putting together names of potential PTs —what kind of questions we should ask them to judge their knowledge and treatment plans —examples of PFT practices they are likely to do during your appointment 🎤...

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156. Endometriosis, Disability, and Trauma-Informed Care in Medicine with Dr. Stephanie Moss

July 27, 2025 • 51 mins

Amy speaks with Stephanie Moss, MD about: —the importance of trauma-informed medical care —how being an endometriosis patient has informed her perspective as a new doctor —navigating disability accommodations and her insights on this as a medical student 🎤WHO IS DR. STEPHANIE MOSS?🎤 Stephanie Moss, MD, is an endometriosis warrior and a PGY-2 Psychiatry Chief Resident Physician at Rosalind Franklin University. Dr. M...

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155. Nervous System Regulation with Tanner Murtagh MSW, RSW

July 20, 2025 • 54 mins

Amy speaks with Tanner Murtagh about the nervous system. We talk about: —how having a flexible nervous system helps us to better face the challenges of our lives —Polyvagal theory and what a dysregulated nervous system is —ways we can regulate our nervous system for physical and emotional health benefits 🎤WHO IS TANNER MURTAGH, MSW, RSW?🎤 Tanner is a therapist who treats clients with chronic pain and symptoms that ...

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154. Endometriosis and the Knowledge Gap with Rey

July 14, 2025 • 49 mins

Amy speaks with Rey about various topics. We talk about: —the independent research project they spearheaded which is focused on illustrating how improving practitioner education will result in positive patient outcomes. —why they made the decision to leave their country to seek expert treatment elsewhere. —their experience with MHT/HRT. 🎤WHO IS REY?🎤 Rey (they/she) is an independent patient advocate dedicated to ra...

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153. Endo Treatment – One Size Does Not Fit All with Dr. Tatnai Burnett

June 22, 2025 • 62 mins

Today Amy speaks with Dr. Tatnai Burnett about endometriosis treatment. We talk about: —the challenges of treating pain associated with superficial endo. —how endo needs a multimodal approach using all the tools in the toolbox. —his approach to exploring the causes of recurrent pain post excision. 🎤WHO IS DR. TATNAI BURNETT?🎤 Tatnai L. Burnett, M.D. is an assistant professor in obstetrics and gynecology at Mayo Cli...

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152. Endometriosis and Getting Through the Workday

June 15, 2025 • 58 mins

Today Amy and Brittany talk about working with endometriosis: —the mental battle to decide when you’re “sick enough” to call out and take the day off —the pressure we might feel to hide how we are really feeling —how draining it can be to work with chronic illness and how much it can take out of you physically and emotionally 🔗RESOURCES🔗 Clickable links at www.insixteenyears.com/episode152 🔗Episode 89: Endometr...

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151. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT/MHT) with Menopause Specialist Christina Saldanha

June 7, 2025 • 74 mins

Today Amy speaks with Christina Saldanha about HRT/MHT. We talk about: —options for hormone therapy such as: combined options, progestins vs progesterone, and using the pill in perimenopause. —the different types of estrogen and how much estrogen blood levels rise with systemic HRT/MHT vs blood levels during our cycling years —how soon a person should begin HRT/MHT after surgical menopause 🎤WHO IS CHRISTINA SALDANHA?🎤...

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150. How Can Emotions Influence Our Pain and Symptoms? With Anna Holtzman

June 1, 2025 • 65 mins

Today Amy speaks with Anna Holtzman about mind-body pain. We talk about: —how black and white thinking in the mind-body world has led to gaslighting patients and harm. —some of the ways that mind-body practices have helped us as people who had chronic pain. —how are goals for our symptoms aren’t focused anymore on being 100% pain free, but rather on improving quality of life and knowing how to support ourselves on high sym...

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149. Endo Standard of Care with Lula Cuba from Uruguay

May 19, 2025 • 57 mins

Amy speaks with Lula Cuba about: —how impossible it can be to find trustworthy endo information for non-English speakers —her experience as an adolescent with endo growing up in difficult housing conditions —the importance of checking your medical charts for mistakes, misdiagnoses, and harmful comments. 🎤WHO IS LULA CUBA?🎤 Lula Cuba is 33 years old and from Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. She was diagnosed with...

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148. Amy’s Book: Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease. Chapter 8

May 11, 2025 • 19 mins

Listen to 2 chapters from Amy’s audiobook: 📖Chapter 8: “Climbing Out from Rock Bottom” 📖Chapter 56: “Be Proud of Yourself” Amy’s book is available as a paperbook, e-book, and audiobook. See where to find it here: https://insixteenyears.com/where-to-find-my-book/ ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me by buyi...

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147. NaPro Technology for Infertility with Dr. Naomi Whittaker

May 4, 2025 • 64 mins

Amy speaks with Dr. Naomi Whittaker about: —what NaPro Technology is and how it’s goal is to identify and address the underlying causes of gynecologic issues and infertility —some of the tools that have helped her patients with fertility, such as formal cycle instruction and charting, intentional adhesion prevention during excision surgery, and the use of progesterone. —the difference between NaPro Technology and IUI and I...

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In Sixteen Years of Endometriosis

Episodes

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.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}165. Amy’s Book: Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease. Chapter 67

164. Tips for Traveling Abroad for Excision Surgery

163. The Complexity of Chronic Pelvic Pain with Dr. Jorge Carrillo

162. Self-forgiveness and Learning to Let Go

161. Insights on Excision with Dr. John Dulemba

160. The Endo Standard of Care with Sharida Mohammed from Trinidad & Tobago

159. Managing Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) with Dr. Laura Gouge

158. The Joys of Living with Chronic Diarrhea

157. How to Find a Good Pelvic Floor PT for Endometriosis with Abby De Angelis

156. Endometriosis, Disability, and Trauma-Informed Care in Medicine with Dr. Stephanie Moss

155. Nervous System Regulation with Tanner Murtagh MSW, RSW

154. Endometriosis and the Knowledge Gap with Rey

153. Endo Treatment – One Size Does Not Fit All with Dr. Tatnai Burnett

152. Endometriosis and Getting Through the Workday

151. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT/MHT) with Menopause Specialist Christina Saldanha

150. How Can Emotions Influence Our Pain and Symptoms? With Anna Holtzman

149. Endo Standard of Care with Lula Cuba from Uruguay

148. Amy’s Book: Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease. Chapter 8

147. NaPro Technology for Infertility with Dr. Naomi Whittaker

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166. Endo Standard of Care with Judith Chavarría from Nicaragua

165. Amy’s Book: Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease. Chapter 67