endokind
Hey, I’m Angie, a registered counsellor specialising in endometriosis and women’s health, and I'm so glad you're here (yes, you!).
While navigating my own journey with endo, it struck me how necessary – but almost non-existent – specialised mental health care is for our community. So I set out to change that!
I trained as a counsellor and created endokind, my private counselling practice, and a space for awareness, advocacy and community building.
Through this work, I've connected with so many incredible people all over the world. From healthcare and mental health professionals, to artists, advocates, academics and authors.
I wanted to create this podcast to give you backstage access to this diverse range of people, their stories and their work, with each episode offering valuable content that’s designed to support, inspire and empower you.
While we focus in on endometriosis, we also explore broader topics surrounding women's health, mental health, society, culture, the patriarchy, advocacy, and movement building.
This podcast is about stories. It tells a story, and it’s made up of stories. Because storytelling creates connection. And I’m fully convinced that connection can change the world.
Season One features 14 diverse and inspiring conversations, with a new episode dropping (most) Thursdays, at 6:00am Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).
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Big love and thanks to Astrid @astrid.dispensary for supporting Season One of the podcast, and to my dream team:
Artwork - Lynn Bremner
Music - Coda Chroma
Photography - Gang of Babes
Disclaimer: The content you hear on this podcast is of a general, educational nature and should never be interpreted as medical or mental health advice.
*endokind is proudly inclusive. While endometriosis predominantly affects women, it also affects transgender and gender diverse folks, and in very rare cases, cis men. We aim to avoid the use of gendered language where possible. There are times however when we discuss endo and the broader context of women's health care and women's lives. If this is sensitive for you, please take care while listening.
If you require immediate mental health support, please contact your local crisis support service. In Australia, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636.
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The US-based endometriosis artist known as 'Freshly Peeled Organs'
Episode EIGHT is with the US-based artist known as 'Freshly Peeled Organs'.
Freshly Peeled Organs is a well known and highly recognisable artist within the endo community - no doubt her work has already stopped you mid-scroll - not just because it’s so cute, but because it slyly punches you in the gut.
She uses zombies, snakes, and unapologetically brutal imagery — all rendered in soft, dreamy palettes that somehow make the horrors... oddly tender. Her pieces don’t just depict pain — they dissect it, soften it, scream through it, and sometimes laugh at it — usually with a biting caption that nails exactly how it feels to live with endo.
In this chat, Freshly Peeled Organs very generously shares her long journey to diagnosis, her negative experiences with her first doctor, and how she eventually found better treatment and started healing. As she says, "My journey doesn't sound real. It sounds like someone drank a lot and then wrote a story through AI or something".
We talk about the complex and challenging nature of navigating the healthcare system, mental health, trauma, the impacts of hormonal treatments on mental health (for some people), and the role of art in processing and expressing all of it. While this might sound heavy, Freshly Peeled Organs has a dark and wicked sense of humour and she shares how she uses it as a tool for healing, empowerment and connection.
TW for this one, Freshly Peeled Organs talks us through the negative experiences she had with her first doctor, and the impacts this has had on her mental health. If this is a sensitive topic for you right now, please take care while listening, or consider listening in at another time.
Many thanks to Astrid for supporting Season One of the podcast. You can learn more about Western Sydney University's 'EndoCann' clinical trials here. And be sure to check out Astrid's excellent Endo Resource Hub.
Check out Freshly Peeled Organs here.
Learn about endokind here and follow along here.
Artwork by Lynn Bremner
Music by Coda Chroma
Photography by Gang of Babes.
DISCLAIMER: The content you hear on this podcast is of a general, educational nature and should never be interpreted as medical or mental health advice. Information and opinions shared may not suit your body or situation or resonate with you personally. Everyone is different. Take what resonates, leave the rest.
Always consult a medical or mental health professional to assess what’s right for you and your situation. Individualised healthcare for the win!
If you require immediate mental health support, please contact your local crisis support service. In Australia, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636. Please know there is hope and help is available.
