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Endometriosis

for 30 years it was not good, i was told it was normal, it was IBS, lifestyle choices i was just overweight, i was ignored and gave up- until it became so bad, i also had to fight for the right pain medications
Endometriosis

People need to see the damage it does it’s not just a period disease it’s grown into my bladder, super glued everything together, my bowel doesn’t work properly. Damaged my tubes and give me nerve damage in my womb
Endometriosis

I feel like there is an emptiness in my heart for the child I never got to have. I feel like I am damaged.
Endometriosis

I would like to see a cure or treatment that allows us to have minimal symptoms but also to be recognised as a disability
Endometriosis

I fear it will always come back and I always fear that I will not be taken seriously. I would love to see new, non-invasive treatments and advancements made. I also wish there was funding to help with medical bills related to endo management.
Endometriosis

At its worst, endometriosis pain feels like I’m dying, or I wish I would die – it’s the worst pain I’ve ever experienced. Imagine someone tearing your insides apart and then setting them on fire. Sometimes I can’t believe I can be in that amount of pain and still be conscious.
Endometriosis

It is like fighting for your life every single day. Until the period pain arrives and then you pray to God that you pass out or die.
Endometriosis

I was told I was drug seeking, and attention seeking. All this time my dad thought I was just trying to get out of school, and I was being dramatic. My mum was my only and biggest support. I have lost a lot of faith in the healthcare system.
Endometriosis

People often talk about being gaslit by the medical system. What they don’t talk about is what happens next. It’s when you start gaslighting yourself.
Endometriosis

A lot of people dont understand how bad endo gets and think your a negative person when you complain about pain
Misokinesia

I think it is a brain disorder, how I receive input from the outside and now my brain perceives it as a fighter fight situation.
Fingerboarding

I value skill and want to be known as one of the greatest to ever touch a fb
Fingerboarding

I started fingerboarding just for the sole purpose of having a fidget toy
Fingerboarding

I first discovered fingerboarding when it started raining and I couldn’t go outside to ride my skateboard
Fingerboarding

its been fantastic and really fun and I’d recommend it to everyone who finds it interesting. Grab a cheap tech deck from the store and get started!!!
Fingerboarding

now that we’re in our 30s, the impact on us when we play fingerboarding is different because it gives us benefits, it becomes a stress reliever for us
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

I am excited to be competing in ADCC worlds in Poland in September and I can’t believe how far I have come
Fingerboarding

i ripped up the ligaments in my right ankle making skateboarding a more painful challenge and eventually become too much to bear. So i went full force into Fingerboarding.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

BJJ means having a second family, knowing that I’m able to do anything I put my mind to and makes me want to better myself physically and mentally everyday
Endometriosis

It’s very frustrating and depressing living with this condition because people just see you as normal person and expect you to be able to do what a normal healthy person does
Endometriosis

The beginning was at the very start of my period. Back in 2017, I would have heavy periods where I would nearly blackout.
Endometriosis

I have endometriosis in my womb, ovaries, bladder and bowel plus those organs have fused together due to the endo tissue. The pain I feel every day is no joke.
Surfing

These days, surfing is one of the few places where I feel completely present. That’s what keeps me coming back.
Surfing

I am a surf coach and I surf almost everyday. It changed everything
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

BJJ means having a second family, knowing that I’m able to do anything I put my mind to and makes me want to better myself physically and mentally everyday
Surfing

I believe everyone should find something that allows them to find complete peace, for me, that’s surfing
Endometriosis

Once I was diagnosed I never had follow up
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

That confidence is something I never had before and it follows me everywhere I go. As a woman, i think grappling is so incredibly special.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Jiu-Jitsu extended my life
Fingerboarding

Some of my classmates had these little skateboards called Tech Decks, and I was really amazed by the graphics and designs.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

I had a few negative experiences and felt like I needed to learn how to defend myself in some capacity
Fingerboarding

I discovered fingerboarding online in tiktok and I saw that it was really fun so i wanted to try it out
Fingerboarding

forever thankful for this mini plank of wood on wheels for keeping me on my feet
Fingerboarding

I started practising Fingerboard again about a year ago and I think it will be forever.
Fingerboarding

ever since ive started making videos ive been growing consistently, and im happy on where im at rn.
Pottery

It was a creative outlet for me during a time when life felt busy and overwhelming, and it gave me a place to slow down, focus, and express myself.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Growing up I struggled with depression and s******* tendencies
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

I started BJJ from wanting to defend myself after experiencing domestic violence.
Surfing

Surfing became part of my life during my divorce
Fingerboarding

You really do meet the best people in the fingerboard scene
Fingerboarding

fingerboarding is especial for me because of my friends
Surfing

Surfing is not just a sport to me; it is balance, therapy, and peace.
Surfing

My dad was a really good surfer and the ocean’s always been a big part of my life.
Surfing

it’s always a blessing just to get out and dance with the ocean and all of the animals out there
Running

I fell in love with running and the sense of freedom and mental peace I have whilst I’m out for a run
Fingerboarding

sometimes there’s really a lot of hate but I just ignore it
Fingerboarding

My first set up was a wooden fish board I would ride around until we got Walmart decks and we would really try with those
Fingerboarding

I came back to fingerboarding like 3 months ago and fell in love all over again
Fingerboarding

I love being able to make art and skating and being around all the good energy has been keeping me going
Fingerboarding

the fingerboarding community is great, and makes me love this hobby as much as everyone else, peace, love.

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