Episode #29
Endometriosis, Grief & Rebuilding | Callie Greenberg
Callie Greenberg spent twenty-two years being told her pain was normal. It was endometriosis. And not one of the twelve doctors she saw over two decades said that word to her. In this episode of Elevate Within’s Architecture of Reinvention: The Art of Unbecoming summer series, Callie joins Sandy Davis for a conversation she describes as her first public account of several chapters of her story. She talks about what it cost her to navigate a broken healthcare system from the inside she worked as a medical device sales rep in operating rooms while fighting for her own diagnosis. She talks about the doctor who finally sat with her for an hour and said: I am so sorry that not one doctor investigated this further. She talks about four failed rounds of IVF, an emergency total hysterectomy at 39, and the grief of losing her dream of biological motherhood. She also talks about what came after. Somatic massage therapy. A macrodose of psilocybin. A coach who had lived through infertility and didn’t need Callie to explain her grief. And the slow, piece-by-piece process of building a life she loves entirely on her own terms. Callie is now a certified coach, co-founder of the Girls Room Project, and host of the Girls Room After Dark podcast. The Girls Room Project exists to give families the language, the tools, and the medical knowledge to recognize endometriosis and reproductive disease before it takes twenty-two years. What You Will Hear in This Episode Twenty-two years of endometriosis misdiagnosed as IBS, anxiety, and normal pain and what that gap costs women. How to advocate for yourself inside a medical system that is structurally set up to dismiss women’s pain. The IVF journey, the hysterectomy at 39, and the grief of a future she had built her identity around. Why somatic therapy and psilocybin reached her healing in ways that talk therapy could not. What she built from the wreckage and her message to every woman still in the middle of it. How do you eat an elephant? Piece by piece. ⭐ If this resonated, please leave a rating or review, it helps reach more women who need this conversation. ️ ABOUT ELEVATE WITHIN Elevate Within is a podcast and community for high-achieving women navigating the messy middle — the space between who you were and who you're becoming. SUBSCRIBE & NEVER MISS AN EPISODE Spotify: Elevate Within with Sandy Davis Apple Podcasts: Elevate Within with Sandy Davis ▶️ YouTube: Elevate Within Always Amazon Music: Elevate Within with Sandy Davis iHeart Radio: Elevate Within with Sandy Davis Substack: https://substack.com/@elevatewithin ⭐ APPLE PODCAST LISTENERS If this resonated with you, a rating or review would mean everything. It helps Elevate Within reach more women who may need this conversation right now. GO DEEPER ON SUBSTACK Weekly essays and honest conversations about burnout, grief, reinvention, resilience, healing, and the messy middle. Free subscribers — full access to all public content Paid subscribers — bonus essays, early access to upcoming series, behind-the-scenes recordings, and direct community engagement https://substack.com/@elevatewithin CONNECT WITH SANDY LinkedIn: Sandra Davis Leadership Advisory Services / Fractional Operations Services ElevateOpsAdvisory.com CONNECT WITH CLAUDIA CUEVAS, LMFT https://claudiacuevas.com/ OR https://www.therapyforlatinx.com/united-states/mission-viejo/therapist/claudia-cuevas-146 Connect with Callie Greenberg Personal website: calliegreenberg.com The Girls Room Project: thegirlsroomofficial.com Podcast: The Girls Room After Dark Social media: @Callie_Greenberg
