sarah mannion health & wellness coach
My mission is to empower women with endometriosis and pelvic pain to reclaim
control of their own health. Supporting women to achieve health and wellness by
working out what helps them truly thrive. I know what it is like to live with
chronic pain and to be told that there is no ‘cure’. Feeling frustrated that
your body is letting you down and holding you back from living the life you
want. I had difficult periods from the start - irregular cycles and crippling
cramps. My doctor put me on the pill when I was 15 to ‘manage’ my cycle and that
is the mindset I had. For almost two decades, I saw my cycle as an
inconvenience, something to be managed, and believed that the symptoms I
experienced were just something I’d have to put up with - it was out of my
control. I was diagnosed with endometriosis when I was 20 while studying law at
university. For the next 10 years, I used the pill, prescription and
over-the-counter medications to manage my symptoms and had various laparoscopic
surgeries. Over the years, I took pride in my ability to push through the pain I
experienced and worked hard to achieve the goals I set myself personally and
professionally. I had a successful law career and loved the busyness of life,
working long hours and exercising hard. I was pretty stressed, but that was
normal, right? I relied on the pill and pain medication to continue with the
pace of life I’d set for myself. I didn’t understand that they were just masking
my natural cycles and there were so many things I could do to help heal myself.
