by willowroot | Dec 4, 2019 | chronic pain, embodiment, womb trauma
Our relationship with our body is a complex thing. A lot of us doing embodiment work use the word ‘embodied’ without much thought- as though the meaning is obvious. It’s the opposite of being ‘disconnected from our body’. But what does that mean? I like to say...
by willowroot | Dec 4, 2019 | chronic pain, endometriosis
The most common and unfortunate story I hear from my fellow endo warriors it is that they were dismissed by doctors when expressing the excruciating pain they were in. They were told that it’s ‘all in their head’, or ‘it’s just part of being a woman’. While, I...
by willowroot | Dec 4, 2019 | ancestral wisdom, womb healing, womb trauma
My Memere passed away this past fall, just shy of her 99th birthday. She was my last living grandparent. Born in October 1919 in St.Leon, Manitoba, she gave birth to 6 children, one of which died as a baby. Her and my Pepere worked hard, making a life out of a...
by willowroot | Dec 4, 2019 | chronic pain, endometriosis, womb healing
I don’t get my period anymore and I love it… That’s all I wanted to say. Just joking. But really, it’s heavenly. And no, I haven’t gone through natural menopause yet. I am on continuous, very low estrogen birth control. And, it works for me right now. For my body, and...
by willowroot | Dec 4, 2019 | boundaries, earth based spirituality, womb healing
I am an Empath. I am also a Highly Sensitive Person, and an Introvert. I had never heard of these terms growing up, and in this time now where labels and identity seem to have taken on much larger importance than ever, I was at first reluctant about calling myself...