Katelyn Gray - Endometriosis and Trauma: Navigating Care with Compassion
In this episode, we speak with Katelyn Gray, about the complex and often misunderstood condition of endometriosis. Katelyn delves into the emerging research linking trauma to the incidence of endometriosis and offers practical advice on how practitioners can approach this sensitive topic with care and compassion. She also shares her expertise in staging treatment, ensuring that support is introduced in a way that respects and prioritizes the needs of patients already coping with significant stress.
In this Episode:
2:28 – Welcome Katelyn
3:42 – Causes and theories of endometriosis
6:33 – PTSD, trauma and, endometriosis and pelvic pain
10:11 – How to broach the subject with patients
16.:06 – Addressing stress/HPA dysregulation with herbs
18:42 – The importance of giving symptom relief before diet and lifestyle changes
19:03 – Katelyn’s go-to herbs
20:34 – Nutrient considerations
26.:59 – Katelyn’s approach to diet and lifestyle changes
30:16 – The pain associated with endometriosis
31:24 – Concomitant symptoms
33:57 – IBS, gut health, and endometriosis
36:29 – Prioritising the nervous system
37:51 – Flax seeds
38:59 – The importance of simple diet changes – adding rather than overhauling
42:56 - Herbs for heavy bleeding
45:45 – Tips for working in women’s health
47:56 – Thank you Katelyn
Bio: Katelyn was driven to make naturopathy her career after Having successfully utilised natural medicine for her own health and the valuable role her own naturopath played. Katelyn completed a Bachelor of Health Sciences degree from Southern School of Natural Therapies and is now a busy clinician specialising in female reproductive health.
Katelyn’s mission is to empower women and get to the underlying cause of real and debilitating presentations often ignored and considered “normal” due to which women can suffer for the majority of their reproductive lives. She aims to remove the stigma attached to these conditions and works with her clients to achieve long lasting health benefits.
