What started as a conversation about bad periods became something so much bigger. Thanks, Endo, hosted by Elisa Michelle, is a raw, honest, and sometimes sarcastically real look at life with endometriosis. From surgery and infertility to navigating a medical system that hasn't always listened, Elisa opens up about her full body journey and invites you to share yours. With candid storytelling, community conversations, and firsthand insight, this is the podcast for anyone who has ever felt unseen, unheard, or simply told to take an ibuprofen.
It’s been a long time since I’ve yapped on here. Let’s catch up about my last surgery and what’s to come.
Disclaimer Reminder:
I am not a doctor so everything you will hear from me is out of my own personal experience and whatever research I did on my own time. I will try to reference where I got info from in the show notes if necessary. But don’t come for my non existent medical degree.
This is a podcast about menstrual cycles. If you have one, had one, will have one, I welcome you to this safe space. If you don’t have one but are a partner of someone who does, I also welcome you to this safe space. What I won’t tolerate is those who don’t experience a menstrual cycle shaming or degrading those who do. So if you’re in the comment section or the q&a section and leave behind anything other than love. Be blessed somewhere else cause you will be blocked here.
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If you’re new here and just joining our period party, welcome! Whether you listen or watch, I hope you interact with us in the comments on Youtube and share this with a friend. If you’re watching on Youtube be sure to subscribe, like, and follow us to get all the juicy notifications. If you’re listening on Apple or Spotify please take a few minutes to leave us a review!
💛 Affirmation of the Episode: I choose life
If you’re on your own healing journey with Endo, fibroids, or chronic pain, I hope this reminds you that you’re not alone. Drop a comment and let me know:
What home remedies or healing practices have helped you feel more like yourself again?
🖤 Subscribe @elisa_michelle on Youtube to stay connected
🎧 Listen on Apple + Spotify at Dear Aunt Flo
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9 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT
Romanticizing Life Without Endometriosis | Ep. 021
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be God’s favorite and have seamless periods that last only 3 days? Where you feel zero pain and no heavy bleeding or bloating or irritability or fatigue…shall I go on? Let’s romanticize what a normal to me period would look like.
I’m having surgery in less than 20 days. To support, you can contribute to my surgery fund or check out my art and stationery—links are in the description and show notes.
Disclaimer Reminder:
I am not a doctor so everything you will hear from me is out of my own personal experience and whatever research I did on my own time. I will try to reference where I got info from in the show notes if necessary. But don’t come for my non existent medical degree.
This is a podcast about menstrual cycles. If you have one, had one, will have one, I welcome you to this safe space. If you don’t have one but are a partner of someone who does, I also welcome you to this safe space. What I won’t tolerate is those who don’t experience a menstrual cycle shaming or degrading those who do. So if you’re in the comment section or the q&a section and leave behind anything other than love. Be blessed somewhere else cause you will be blocked here.
If you’re new here and just joining our period party, welcome! Whether you listen or watch, I hope you interact with us in the comments on Youtube and share this with a friend. If you’re watching on Youtube be sure to subscribe, like, and follow us to get all the juicy notifications. If you’re listening on Apple or Spotify please take a few minutes to leave us a review!
💛 Affirmation of the Episode: Life is good and I have the power to make good things happen
If you’re on your own healing journey with Endo, fibroids, or chronic pain, I hope this reminds you that you’re not alone. Drop a comment and let me know:
What home remedies or healing practices have helped you feel more like yourself again?
🖤 Subscribe @elisa_michelle to stay connected
🎧 Listen on Apple + Spotify at Dear Aunt Flo
📬 Share this with a friend who needs a little reminder to keep going
Support Here: https://gofund.me/468221cf (https://gofund.me/468221cf)
Shop Elisa's stationery: https://shop.illustratedmelanin.com
Shop Mensah's Art:https://ajencyartsstore.square.site/s/shop (https://ajencyartsstore.square.site/s/shop)
Get full access to Drawn to Heal with Elisa Michelle at illustratedmelanin.substack.com/subscribe (https://illustratedmelanin.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)
26 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT
30 Days Until Surgery and I Need Help
Host Elisa Michelle shares her personal endometriosis journey, navigating a complex surgery and the humbling process of asking for support.
Inside a recent episode
2026 Welcome Back + Updates | DAF Ep 022
Published 24 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Hopefully, that will help bring your relief. Hopefully, it will help to not have it come back. My four -hour surgery, the scheduled four -hours that a typical excision surgery takes, took my surgeon six hours, and that's only because she stopped after six hours because she didn't want to put my body through any more trauma. My endo, if you're new here or if you have no, like, I guess, overall knowledge of what endometriosis is, I always shorten it to endo. You'll also hear me refer to endo, which is adenomyosis, but know that I'm talking about endometriosis and adenomyosis when I shorten them to say endo or endo. […]
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