10/10/2026
A little life update and some reflections from this week. ❤️
On Tuesday, I had laparoscopic surgery to diagnose and remove endometriosis, after what has been about a six-year journey of trying to understand my body.
It’s a strange feeling finally having answers to something you’ve spent so long convincing yourself was normal.
For years, I watched women around me experience endometriosis and thought their pain must be so much worse than mine. Little did I know, I was living with it too.
If it wasn’t for my beautiful friend Leada sharing her experience and reminding me that painful periods aren’t something we should just have to put up with, I don’t know if I would have pushed myself to get to this point.
It’s made me think a lot about how much we rely on other women’s experiences to understand our own bodies, and how heartbreaking it is that so many of us spend years feeling unheard.
Something else I’ve learned this week is just how beautiful it is to be cared for.
Lisa, Leada, Joshua and Victoria have filled my fridge, my belly and my heart with so much love. And my husband Theo has been my absolute rock, gently pushing me to get up and move, always appearing with a heat pack and happily giving me the whole bed.
I’ve felt so much kindness from my little community this week, and I don’t think I’ll ever forget it.
I’m still processing what this diagnosis means for me. There’s relief, sadness, gratitude and a lot of emotions I haven’t quite found the words for yet.
But mostly, I’m grateful I kept asking questions.
And if sharing this helps even one person question the pain they’ve been taught to accept as normal, then it’s worth sharing.
Here’s to listening to our bodies, believing each other and continuing to advocate for ourselves. ❤️
