In this deeply personal episode of Inside FLARE, I sit down with Sophie, founder of Endo Moves Club and an adaptive fitness instructor living with stage IV and thoracic endometriosis, for an honest conversation about what it really means to navigate chronic illness, grief, resilience, and learning to adapt alongside a changing body.
Sophie shares her long road to diagnosis after years of being dismissed despite clear symptoms and a family history of endometriosis. From being told she was âtoo young and healthyâ to have the disease, to becoming bedridden before excision surgery, she opens up about the emotional and physical toll of not being believed.
What makes this episode especially meaningful is how personal the conversation becomes. As Sophie talks about living with thoracic endometriosis, I also share my own recent fears and complications following surgery, including my experience with a collapsed lung and ongoing concerns surrounding thoracic endo..
Together, we talk about medical gaslighting, fear, grief, identity, movement, and the complicated relationship many people with endometriosis have with their bodies.
We also explore how movement can become healing instead of harmful, why meeting yourself where you are matters more than pushing through pain, and how creativity, self-expression, and adaptive movement can help rebuild trust with your body after illness and surgery.
Sophieâs approach through Endo Moves Club is incredibly refreshing and compassionate. She is creating space for people with endometriosis to reconnect with movement in a way that feels supportive, accessible, and realistic.
This episode is vulnerable, validating, and hopeful. Itâs for anyone who has ever questioned their pain, struggled to feel at home in their body, or wondered if healing and joy are still possible while living with chronic illness.
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