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170. It’s All In Your Body with Health Psychologist Dr. Sula Windgassen

Amy speaks with Dr Sula Windgassen about her new book called “It’s All in Your Body: A Practical Roadmap to Healing Through Mind Body Connection”. We talk about: —an overview of the mind-body connection and why it can be hard to embrace after years of medical gaslighting and being told “it’s all in our head”…

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169. Managing SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)

Amy speaks with Jade Walker about SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth) —how SIBO is an umbrella term for multiple bacterial overgrowths —what causes it and why it’s a common co-condition with endometriosis —different ways of treating and managing it. 🎤WHO IS JADE WALKER?🎤 Jade Walker is a degree-qualified naturopath and educator known for her work…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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140. Tips to Get Better Sleep

Amy and Brittany talk about the challenges of getting good sleep. We chat about: —some reasons why it’s tough to sleep well, from histamine to hormones to pain. —our tips for improving our sleep, from using red lights at night to meditation apps to worry logs for our anxiety. ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website:…

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Ep108: Advocacy Mistakes We’ve Made and Tips for Endo Advocacy

Amy and Brittany have had this podcast for over 4 years! Recently, Amy listened to our episodes 1-50 to update them where necessary. Based on that, we talk about: —how much our advocacy has changed and how much we’ve grown over these years. —some of our mistakes we’ve made in our advocacy —what we wish…

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102: The Importance of Informed Consent with Dr. Jeff Arrington

Amy talks with Dr. Jeff Arrington about: —what informed consent is and why it’s so vital —what it would like look with endometriosis care —changes we’d like to see in the ACOG endometriosis guidelines —what we hope for the future of endometriosis treatment. 🎤WHO IS DR. JEFF ARRINGTON?🎤 Dr. Jeff Arrington is an outspoken endometriosis…

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95: Endometriosis Guidelines with Kate Boyce

Amy speaks with Kate Boyce about: —the various endometriosis guidelines worldwide which guide gynecologists in treating endometriosis and set the standard of care —how they are formed and what data is used ***The focus is on the ACOG guidelines but the ESHRE and Australia guidelines are briefly mentioned for some comparative purposes. 🎤WHO IS KATE…

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76: HRT – Hormone Replace Therapy

Updated 1/2024. Amy and Brittany discuss HRT: —the type of doctor you may see —hormone testing —delivery methods (oral, pellet, patch, etc) 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode76 🔗Hormones/HRT – from my website 🔗Is the Dutch test worth the money? – Review by Abby Langer 🔗North American Menopause Society –…

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