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# Episode 43: It Wasn’t Normal
- URL: https://www.mikebakerhq.com/podcast/it-wasnt-normal/
- Published: 2026-04-01T23:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T09:59:28.000Z
- Description: Episode 43 — It Wasn’t Normal I went to the Endo Summit thinking I’d learn more about endometriosis. What I didn’t expect was to walk out of there thinking about something way bigger.
- Author: Mike Baker
- Tags: Podcast

Season 1 · Episode 43 · April 1, 2026 · 29 min

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## Show notes

Episode 43 — It Wasn’t Normal

I went to the Endo Summit thinking I’d learn more about endometriosis.

What I didn’t expect was to walk out of there thinking about something way bigger.

This one stuck with me.

Not because of one moment. Not because of one story. It was the pattern. The same thing showing up over and over in different ways.

Women being told their pain is normal.

Being told to wait.

Being told some version of “you’ll be fine” while they’re sitting there knowing something isn’t right.

And after hearing it enough times, you start to realize… this isn’t a one-off problem.

This is happening everywhere.

And it doesn’t stop with endometriosis.

You see it with POTS.

You see it with EDS.

You see it with adenomyosis.

You see it with perimenopause and menopause.

Different labels, same experience.

Trying to explain what’s happening in your own body and not being taken seriously the first time you say it.

This one gets personal for me too.

I talk about my daughter, my wife, and what it’s like watching people you love try to navigate something that doesn’t always have clear answers.

And I share a message I got that hit harder than I expected. The kind that reminds you this stuff reaches way further than you think.

There’s no polished takeaway here.

Just something I can’t get out of my head:

It wasn’t normal.

If you’ve ever felt dismissed, or you love someone who has, this one’s for you.

And stick around at the end… I’m closing this one out with a track that hits this theme head on.

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