If you’ve ever wondered why pain can persist even after high-quality excision surgery, this episode is for you. In today’s class, I’m diving deep into the neuroscience of pain and taking a closer look at what’s really going on in the body when it comes to endometriosis.

I break down the mechanics of pain, why endometriosis diagnosis is so notoriously delayed, and how central sensitization keeps the nervous system on high alert, amplifying pain signals long after physical lesions are removed.

We’ll also cover the intricate link between systemic inflammation, hormonal shifts, and nervous system signaling, plus emerging research targeting these pathways.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

• The Neuroscience of Pain: The distinct types of pain mechanisms and how your nervous system actually processes them.
• The Diagnostic Gap: Why endometriosis remains so complex to diagnose and why answers often take years to get.
• Nervous System Sensitization: How hyper-responsive neural pathways amplify pain and keep it around even post-surgery.
• Inflammation & Hormones: How cyclic hormonal shifts and chronic inflammation continuously feed into pain loops.
• Rewiring the Signal: Emerging therapies like vagus nerve stimulation and practical tools to down-train the nervous system.

Resources from Class

Insight Timer App

Kimberly Snyder Meditations

HeartAlign Meditation

Further Reading

Neurogenic Inflammation in the Context of Endometriosis—What Do We Know?

Reduced vagal tone in women with endometriosis and auricular vagus nerve stimulation as a potential therapeutic approach

Unravelling the Intricate Link: Mast Cells and Estrogen-Induced Pain Sensitization in Endometriosis

In this episode, top dietitian Jessica Setnick joins class to completely unravel how we view food, body image, and the mental frameworks that keep us in toxic relationships with eating.

Jessica opens up about why she isn't a fan of the term "eating disorder" because it creates a rigid box that not everyone identifies with. Instead, she reframes these issues around disruptive or dysfunctional eating. Opening up that definition allows us to validate a much wider range of experiences that usually get swept under the rug just because they don't fit a clean-cut clinical diagnosis.

We also dig into the mind-bending truth that our perception, not reality, is what dictates how we feel about something, and how much power we hold when we start directing our own attention. Jessica breaks down why "faking it 'til you make it" is actually a legitimate strategy, how whatever you focus on inevitably grows, and why learning to intentionally feel good in your body is a skill you can build.

If you've ever felt like traditional labels don't capture your experience with food, or if you're ready to break free from the constant noise of diet culture and societal pressure, this conversation is going to be a huge lightbulb moment for you.

In This Class, We Discuss:

• Rethinking the Labels: Why the term "eating disorder" can feel too limiting, and how viewing food struggles as disruptive or dysfunctional eating makes space for a bigger conversation.
• Perception Is Power: How your internal lens shapes your whole life and how to intentionally shift your attention so you stop feeding negative body thoughts.
• The Root Causes: The hidden ways early childhood memories, brain chemistry, and media messaging wire us to think about food.
• Actionable Healing: Practical steps to spot dysfunctional patterns in your routine and start building a genuinely peaceful relationship with eating.

We cover so much in this episode, so get out your notebooks and get ready to have a breakthrough!

Links from the episode:

Jessica's Website: jessicasetnick.com

Healing Your Inner Eater Workbook

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In today’s episode, I am joined by registered nurse, health coach, and founder of Holsoma Health, Megan Skinnell. We're going back to basics on female hormone health and exposing the gaps in traditional education and healthcare.

*Please note this episode was recorded before the recent name change of PCOS to PMOS.

Megan opens up about her personal journey on both sides of the stethoscope, from working in traditional healthcare that was coming up short for female patients to experiencing her own issues struggling to get answers from her doctors. Now, part of her mission includes educating young girls and their moms about the female hormone cycle so that the next generation can understand their bodies better.

We dive deep into why understanding your entire cycle (not just your period) is essential, what your hormones are doing throughout the month, how to optimize your hormone health, and how systemic healthcare barriers delay critical diagnoses like PMOS (formerly PCOS).

In This Episode, We Discuss:

• The Cycle Misconception: Why equating your menstrual health solely with your period blinds us to crucial hormonal shifts happening throughout the entire month.
• The Female Hormone Cycle: What's actually happening throughout the month, why it's happening, how it might make you feel, and how to optimize it to truly be in the flow.
• Hormonal Birth Control: What actually happens to your body on synthetic hormones and why it isn't inherently "good" or "bad," just important to understand.
• Cervical Mucus: What cervical mucus is and how to understand it for better cyclical insights and a deeper understanding of your unique body.
• Fertility Beyond Reproduction: Why it's important to understand healthy ovulation and optimal fertility as a key indicator of overall health, not just for making babies.

Mentioned in class: This Is Your Brain On Birth Control by Dr. Sarah E. Hill

Check out Megan's Website: https://www.holsomahealth.com/

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