itsmetaylorhunt 's review for:

Beating Endo: How to Reclaim Your Life from Endometriosis by Amy Stein, Iris Kerin Orbuch

3.0

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A tough one to rate. Yes, it has tons of information to help you on your healing journey and the authors are extremely knowledgeable, but the message is tailored towards rich cis woman. Very gendered language, tons of “it is expensive, but do it” when the reality is many people with this disease have a hard time keeping a job, so thousands of dollars out of pocket isn’t a “just do it” option. With that being said, there are some good tips that cost nothing to help you on your healing path in the book: stretching, mindfulness activities, diet adjustments etc. I found it particularly helpful to read before my consultation with an excision specialist. (Also, Nancy’s Nook is pretty problematic, I recommend looking through endo summit recs)