When I developed a swollen belly and constant pain across my abdomen that tugged and ached and yelled at me, I felt isolated and overwhelmed. I found amazing doctors and amazing physical therapists to help me. But I wanted to feel less like a medical anomaly. Why did I have so much pain? No scan, injection, or test could seem to answer it. I had a full and wonderful support group in my life, but no one who knew.
This group is for those of us who know.
Later I learned that I have endometriosis, which caused pain and wreaked havoc across my life in so many ways, including a nervous system that was constantly bracing, muscles that wouldn’t let go, and hypervigilance and anxiety that sat on my shoulders trying to direct me at all times. I wasn’t in touch with my body. I felt betrayed and resentful towards my body. And I felt scared.
Does this sound like you? Maybe a lot, or maybe a little.
I did try to go to a support group during this time but it scared me. Understandably, people were very upset and venting. But I wasn’t in a place to sit with their overwhelm and rage. It wasn’t contained and I left feeling shaken and more upset. I wanted community and I wanted a plan. I wanted hope.
This group is for women in Texas living with ongoing pelvic pain, whether it has a name or not. That might be endometriosis, vulvodynia, vaginismus, interstitial cystitis, pelvic floor dysfunction, painful sex, or pain that has outlasted every test and explanation you’ve been given.
This six-week group is a virtual space to understand how our brain and body work together, to learn tools to soften the bracing, and to sit with other women who get it without needing the backstory. Each week has a shape and a pace, with something to practice and room to share at whatever depth feels manageable for you.
This group is for those who want community with others who understand invisible illness and pain.
If you’d like to learn more, see what the six-week group looks like and whether it might be a good fit for you, click on the button below.
If a group isn’t what you’re looking for but you’d like to
know more about individual therapy with me, you can
read about me or see what therapy for chronic pelvic pain and illness looks like.
