14: Is your period pain keeping you up at night? Understanding painful periods and endometriosis with Dr. Jordan Robertson, ND

Are you someone who suffers with painful periods? Do you suspect you might have or have been diagnosed with endometriosis? If your period pain interferes with your ability to show up as your best during the day or get a full, pain-free night’s sleep, then this episode is for you!

I’m joined by my close friend and brilliant colleague, Dr. Jordan Robertson, naturopathic doctor. Jordan is a wealth of information on this topic and breaks down:

• What alarm bells should be ringing for you and your healthcare practitioner if you have painful periods
• Exactly where to start looking for the solution for your cramps
• How painful periods and sleep are intricately connected

Jordan is on a mission to help decrease the often very long time it can take women to be diagnosed with endometriosis. She believes that pain isn’t a price women should have to pay for their period; I hope that you find this episode empowering.

If this episode doesn’t apply directly to you, please share it with someone who could benefit from listening! Let’s change women’s healthcare, together.

 RESOURCES

• Follow Jordan on Instagram @drjordannd
• Tune into some of the latest episodes on her podcast, Women's Health Unplugged here
• Are you an integrative practitioner? Find out what is happening in The Confident Clinician Club 
• Find out more about what is offered at Dr. Jordan's clinic Clarity Health in Burlington, Ontario Canada.

Dr. Jordan Robertson is a Naturopathic Doctor, the host of the Women’s Health Unplugged Podcast and a women’s health author. She published a book on miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss titled Carrying to Term: How to get pregnant, stay pregnant and carry a healthy baby to term (Amazon 2020). Her passion for women’s health began when she experienced three consecutive miscarriages in her final year of schooling. She turned her personal experience and her background in medical research into a springboard to support women in their own health journeys. She’s known for her relentless search for the best quality evidence in integrative medicine and her willingness to stand up for women as they pursue their health goals. Her passion is to educate and empower women to understand their health and how to care for themselves. Jordan is the off site ND for the Endometriosis clinic at McMaster Hospital and has years of clinical experience and research treating women with Endometriosis and menstrual pain.