by Melissa Boudreau | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog, Endometriosis
Last night wrapped up a 45-day challenge at my gym, I have participated in this challenge before twice. (Skipped 2019) I was hesitant to sign up this year because I was scared that it would be too much since I have not felt well since early 2018. 🙁 The challenge is...
by Melissa Boudreau | Dec 15, 2019 | Blog, Endometriosis, Uncategorized
Just say no. Please don’t feel like you have to do it all, take rest and be self-aware when you need to relax. Stop for a nap, movie, or even reading a few pages in your novel. You have to protect your boundaries, especially during this time of year. Travel. If you...
by Melissa Boudreau | Sep 21, 2019 | Blog, Endometriosis
Pain changes you. All types of pain. Physical & Emotional. You have to decide HOW it changes you. For me, it’s taught me gratitude & empathy. Gratitude for what I do have vs things I don’t. Empathy for I know everyone is going through something behind closed...
by Melissa Boudreau | Aug 25, 2019 | Blog, Endometriosis
When I woke up on day two after the most intense surgery to date (day one I did not move much at all), I knew I needed to try and walk and move a bit, this is key to the healing process, although very hard. I will never forget these two moments; I rolled to the side,...
by Melissa Boudreau | Jul 21, 2019 | Blog, Endometriosis
It is Sunday, early evening. I opened this document to write this morning and wrote these two sentences. o What did I do? o Guilt and second-guessing myself. I am not a stellar writer; I would like to say basic at best. My personality test tells me I am “real...
by Melissa Boudreau | Apr 22, 2019 | Blog, Endometriosis
I have decided to take a different approach to writing on medium and my blog. I am just going to write as if I am writing an email to a friend or myself. Here is #1 Hey- How are you? I am doing much better today. My weekend was good. I had more time to think than...
