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Betterdays

Period and pelvic wellness, science, stories, and more.

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How to use this Somatic Care Deck for Chronic Pain

This care deck was created to support folks in feeling more freedom, ease, pleasure and safety in their bodies.   It is intended to empower you in feeling more embodied and more connected to yourself: to...

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How to use this Somatic Care Deck for Chronic Pain
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What is Endometriosis and How To Treat It

Period. Pain. Is. Not. Normal.

Let’s say that again, all together now. 

Lux Perry, founder of somedays, had their first experience with debilitating period pain that landed them in the hospital at nine years old. For the next 20 years, they were passed from physician to physician, looking for answers and relief. I have lived with chronic pain for most of my life. Before I was eventually diagnosed with endometriosis, I suffered from unexplained chronic pain my entire childhood.“

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What Is Medical Gaslighting and 5 Ways To Recognize It

Am I exaggerating my symptoms of pain?  Do I really  need medical attention?  Doctors are always right, so they must be right about my experiences of pain….right?  These were the thoughts that plagued my brain immediately following appointments for seeking...

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My Journey With Endometriosis As A Black Woman

It has taken me weeks to start writing this piece. To sit down and write openly about my experiences in the healthcare system as a Black woman with chronic pelvic pain is to pick at...

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My Journey with Provoked Vestibulodynia

Five years ago, if I had been asked to write a 1200-word blog post on my physical, sexual, and mental health struggles, I would have fallen short by a thousand words. Unfortunately, in the present day,...

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The Connection Between Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Endometriosis

During my undergraduate degree, when I was researching and writing on the experiences of people navigating the health care system with chronic pain, one of the participants said something that stood out. When they were...

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What Is Chronic Pelvic Pain?

Chronic pain is defined as pain of a certain part of the body that lasts for 3 months or longer. Chronic pelvic pain in particular is associated with menstrual cycles and can manifest through a...

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The Dark and Racist History of Gynecology

An oath to do no harm applies to some but not to all. Gynecology has a shameful history of racism. To anyone that has been paying attention, 2020 brought late but much-needed awareness and attention...

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The Different Treatments I Tried to Treat My Vaginismus

When I was first diagnosed with Vaginismus after a strenuous journey, I could feel the relief slowly evade my senses, though this sense of relief was short-lived. I originally thought the diagnosis would be the...

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4 Ways To Improve Your Chronic Period Pain

The dominant understanding of period pain is that it is a condition of the body. While accurate, this perception fails to address the very real and extensive mental, emotional, and physical implications that come with...

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