Endometriosis: the pain I didn’t talk about for decades

I never really talked to anyone about my period. The pain was awful, but I didn’t realise that it was anything unusual. One evening, during a chat with my personal trainer, she shared a story about another woman’s experience that sounded all too familiar. Her words struck a chord, and she encouraged me to seek help. In my 40s, I finally discovered I have endometriosis. I cried, overwhelmed by the years I had spent enduring this in silence. Today, endo is discussed more openly, so many women are impacted, and I’m grateful for the chance to help others get some relief.

While hypnotherapy isn’t a cure for endometriosis, it can be an empowering way to support your body and mind as you manage pain, stress, and overwhelm. Chronic pain can keep the nervous system trapped in a cycle of tension and heightened pain responses. Clinical hypnosis gently interrupts this cycle, teaching your mind and body how to move from discomfort to calm.

Hypnotherapy offers tools to help you:

• Ease the intensity of pain and minimize flare-ups

• Encourage relaxation and support your body’s healing processes

• Calm anxiety and soothe your nervous system

• Improve sleep and manage fatigue

• Build emotional resilience to better cope with the challenges of endo

• Reconnect with your body in a kind and compassionate way

You don’t have to face endo alone. Hypnotherapy can help you cultivate moments of relief and reclaim a sense of balance in your life.