EP.121/ Jo's Endo Healing Journey - How to Make Sustainable Lasting Change, Step by Step
Today I’m bringing on one of my past clients Jo to share her healing story.
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I wanted to chat with Jo as she’s one of my clients who did have a symptom free period in the first month and that continued, but also because she’s still working through her journey. Jo came to me with pain most of the time, and she’s now in a place where her periods are symptom free (unless something’s happened to trigger them) and she has less intense pain and less frequent pain on a daily basis.
During our time together we discovered she has SIBO and so when she’s ready, the next part of her journey may look like treating that, which will further reduce her inflammation and pain. As a dancer, we also identified a real need for pelvic floor physio too, which will take her symptom improvement even further. So I really wanted to talk to Jo to demonstrate that this is a journey and that you don’t have to have complete resolution over night to feel better or in control.
I also wanted to share Jo’a journey because I think Jo’s approach will resonate with anyone feeling overwhelmed.
Jo was experiencing a lot of anxiety when we met and so we adjusted the changes to make them more suitable to her pace and her needs, and so the changes felt more manageable for her. I tailor the healing approach with every client depending on their needs and some people do really well with the elimination phase that Dr Jessica Drummond and I both do and discussed in our interview, but I think what could be most helpful for those listening is that with Jo and with many of my other clients we staggered the dietary changes and we adapted those changes to their lifestyle.
This mini-interview is for anyone who’s maybe feeling overwhelmed or out of control and to show that you can get results at a pace that feels doable to you. It may not always be the quickest root, but it’ll certainly be the root that is most sustainable and suitable for you and we don’t want to be making radical change if it’s going to burn you out or you can’t keep up with it.
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