My work is about healing women’s pain – the literal, physical pain that comes with a woman’s periods, that comes from a pelvic pain condition like endometriosis, PCOS, vulvodynia, or bladder pain syndrome.  I care about the pain that comes with pregnancy, and from...

PCOS is another common hormonal imbalance that can cause pelvic pain and bladder pain, often causes painful and/or irregular periods, and is one of the most common causes of infertility. PCOS stands for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. For reasons that are largely unknown,...

You know from reading this blog that your stress hormone level impacts your pelvic pain by messing with your hormone balance.  Stress can impact your pelvic pain in other ways too like creating tension and spasm in the pelvic floor muscles, contributing to leaky gut...

Last week we talked about how when your brain is starving for certain nutrients, it can create a lack of very important neurotransmitters that help you feel calm, sleep well, and tolerate pain better.  I also explained some strategies for adding those missing building...

Kicking the sugar and bread habit?  This is the #1 question that I am asked daily by clients, family, friends, audiences, interviewers, and even random people that I meet at parties.  It seems like everyone in America, and every other western country is addicted to...

Over the past 2 weeks, we have been discussing the reasons and the science behind your carb and sugar cravings.  We have discussed the connection between starving your body and brain of vital nutrients and carb cravings, and we have discussed the difference between...