Episodes

Updated 10/2023. Amy and Brittany continue our series on disability by talking about —identifying as disabled with endometriosis —internalized ableism —the social vs the medical model of disability ☀️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 ⚠️DISCLAIMER⚠️ The information on my platforms is educational information only and not medical advice. Alwa...

Amy speaks with Soha Wahb about: —her perspectives of being both a patient and healthcare professional to talk about the difficulties of accessing expert care —the lack of set criteria and unwillingness among the general medical community to distinguish true optimal care from suboptimal care —how the medical community in the region and worldwide needs to take initiative and responsibility in improving endometriosis care. 🎤WHO IS SOHA WAHB?🎤 Soha Wahb (she/her) is a Lebanese medical student at th...

Updated 10/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about: —common examples of medical gaslighting that we may have heard from our doctors —the psychological toll it can take on us ☀️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 ⚠️DISCLAIMER⚠️ The information on my platforms is educational information only and not medical advice. Always check with your qualified m...

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 BOYCE?🎤 Kate Boyce (she/her) is the co-founder of the Instagram and webpage EndoGirlsBlog, which provides accurate information to people with endometr...

Updated 10/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about: —the medical and the social model of disability —our thoughts on how it applies to endometriosis and chronic illness in general ***These 2 models, which we explained about in episode 93, are just 2 ways of many to look at disability. 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode94 🔗Chronic illness and Disability, intersection and separation - On "The Way We Roll" podcast 🔗A Brief History of the Disabilit...

Updated 10/2023. Amy and Brittany explain: —two of the main models of disability, the social model and the medical model 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode93 🔗Disability Impacts All of Us - from the CDC website 🔗The Social Model of Disability - PDF download by Inclusion London 🔗Models of Disability: Types and Definitions - by Disabled World 🔗Social model of disability - by People with Disability Australia 🔗What is Ableism - by Disability ...

Updated 1/2024. Amy and Brittany talk about —the different types of hormones, such as combined hormonal contraceptives, progestins, and GnRh drugs —how many doctors will tell their patient that X drug is the only option available to try and manage symptoms, but this isn’t true —efficacy, side effects, and first line vs second line treatment. 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode92 🔗Donnez J, Dolmans MM. Endometriosis and Medical Therapy: Fro...

Updated 1/2024. Amy and Brittany talk about: —how hormonal suppression may help some people with their endometriosis symptoms —the flawed methodology in 2 studies on Lupron and Zoladex, and talk about how hormones can’t clean up or remove endo —how endometriosis can still progress and recur while a person is taking hormones 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode91 🔗Endometriomas - from my website. 🔗Hormonal Suppression - from my website 🔗Gheo...

Amy speaks with Dr. Amy Stein about: —what the pelvic floor is —what pelvic floor physical therapy is and how it can help patients with endometriosis —how to find a pelvic floor physical therapist 🎤WHO IS DR. AMY STEIN?🎤 We welcome Dr. Amy Stein, a physical therapist at the forefront of treating pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic pain. In addition to being the founder of Beyond Basics Physical Therapy in NYC, Dr. Stein has served as the President – and is currently on the advisory board – of th...

Updated 10/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about disability: —the definition of disability under the ADA or the Americans with Disabilities Act —the WHO criteria of disability —dynamic as well as “invisible” or non-apparent disability 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode89 🔗Perspectives on the Meaning of “Disability”. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(10):1025-1033. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.pfor2-1610. 🔗ADA National Network 🔗ADA-AA Definitio...

Updated 10/2023. There are days when it feels like all we are doing is surviving. Amy and Brittany talk about —how we get through heavy feelings —how we try to stay open to possibility even on the most hopeless-feeling days. AMY'S BOOK: Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease by Amy Corfeli https://insixteenyears.com/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-f...

Amy and Brittany continue our chat on DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) with Maggie Bowyer talking about: —interpersonal skills —what we’ve learned —are each working on 🎤WHO IS MAGGIE BOWYER?🎤 Maggie (they/them) is the author of several poetry collections including When I Bleed: Poems about Endometriosis and Ungodly. ☀️CONNECT WITH MAGGIE☀️ Instagram @maggie.writes Twitter @maggiebow98 www.maggiebowyer.com ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my...

Amy and Brittany talk with Maggie Bowyer about acceptance and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). We talk about how: —DBT teaches skills such as acceptance, mindfulness, interpersonal skills, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance —how this skills relate to endometriosis —how they’ve helped us to live with more intention, peace, and meaning in spite of the challenges this disease brings 🎤WHO IS MAGGIE BOWYER?🎤 Maggie (they/them) is the author of several poetry collections including When ...

Updated 4/2023. It’s been 3.5 years since Amy had excision. She and Brittany talk about: —what excision helped with and what she is still working on —the lessons she took away post-excision about endo and overall healing —advice she would give to her younger self AMY'S BOOK: Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease, by Amy Corfeli https://insixteenyears.com/book/ 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode85 🔗Endo treatment 🔗How to find an excisio...

Updated 8/2025. Amy and Brittany finalize our excision series by speaking about: — how endometriosis rates of recurrence for excision vary throughout the literature —some factors that can play a role into why there is such a difference in recurrence rates among studies —fears we might have about endo recurrence, studies looking at quality of life increases post-excision, and access to excision 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode84 🔗Endo Tr...

Updated 9/2025. As we continue our excision series, Amy and Brittany talk about: —the difference between persistence vs recurrence —how not all excision surgeons have the same skill level or experience, and why this matters 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode83 🔗 Endo Overview Treatment 🔗How to find an excision surgeon 🔗Extra Pelvic Not Rare and Indian Center for Endometriosis talk Extra Pelvic Endometriosis – Great info on bowel endo 🔗Cut...

Amy speaks with Dr. Vimee Bindra about: —excision and surgery techniques —the use of imaging pre-operatively —surgery for endometriomas, bladder, and bowel endo and the importance of having a multidisciplinary team and a patient-centered treatment approach 🎤WHO IS DR. VIMEE BINDRA?🎤 Dr. Vimee Bindra is an endometriosis excision surgeon at Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad, India. She is also the director of the "Centre for PCOS and Endometriosis" (COPE Clinics). Additionally, she is an endometriosis...

Updated 8/2025. Amy and Brittany talk about: —the difference between ablation and excision surgery —advantages of excision —we discuss systemic problems within the medical system that contribute to the shortage of excision surgeons 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode81 🔗Endo Treatment 🔗How to find an excision surgeon 🔗Excision of Endometriosis – references from the CEC to support the use of Excision 🔗Robotic Surgery – by Dr John Dulemba 🔗E...

Updated 1/2024. As two people each following what’s typically considered a restrictive diet, Amy and Brittany talk about: —some of the limiting beliefs we had —mindset shifts we made that have helped us to embrace the diets we’ve chosen —how we us feel more empowered and motivated instead of deprived and resentful ***Important. Diet and lifestyle changes may help manage symptoms, but they cannot cure or heal endometriosis. Your endo can still progress even if you change your diet and no longer e...

Updated 4/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about: —how it can feel uncomfortable, vulnerable, or downright scary to ask for help, set boundaries, or do what we need to take care of ourselves in public situations —the concept of ordinary courage that we have in our daily lives when dealing with our illness ☀️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 ⚠️D...

Updated 9/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about: —how the color of endometriosis is one of the most important factors to identify it but many doctors haven’t been trained to recognize all the visual appearances of endo —how an untrained gynecologist could miss endo during surgery, leading to misdiagnosis or leaving endo behind during surgery —the debate around microscopic endo CONNECT WITH US! INSTAGRAM: @in16yearsofendo WEBSITE AND RESOURCES: insixteenyears.com LIKE OUR SHOW? Please rate it or leav...

Updated 10/2023. Amy and Brittany talk about finding meaning in our lives: —the impact that having meaning or not having meaning can have on our mental health —how can we figure out what brings us meaning —how we find more time for the things that give us joy AMY'S BOOK: Finding Peace with a Devastating Disease, by Amy Corfeli https://insixteenyears.com/book/ ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Website: www.insixteenyears.com Like my show? Please rate it or leave a review! Support me...

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 - info on menopause + has option to look up a provider 🔗ESHRE Endometriosis Guidelines ☀️CONNECT WITH AMY☀️ Instagram @in16yearsofendo Webs...

Updated 8/2025. Amy and Brittany talk about perimenopause: —how we may know if we are in it —what symptoms we may have during this time —the potential benefits progesterone can have 🔗RESOURCES🔗 For clickable links to the resources below, go to www.insixteenyears.com/episode75 🔗Hormones/HRT - Write up on my website 🔗Lara Briden – The Period Revolutionary – I’ve found her information on hormones helpful to understand the menstrual cycle, perimenopause, and menopause, and how to support our bodies ...