Best Emily Prokop Podcasts (2025)

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2-Week Update! — Recovery Day 15 6:40

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2M ago6:40

6:40

“I can't show you adenomyosis. That's the interesting thing. She's like, ‘Even though it doesn't show up on the camera, that doesn't mean you didn't have it. It showed up on at least a few of these scans it looked like, so we're never going to rule that out.’ I'm still an adenomyosis warrior.” — Emily, 15 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT …

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Celebrating 2 Weeks of Recovery with the Introvert's Dream of an Empty House! - Recovery Day 14 12:02

2M ago12:02

12:02

“I cannot emphasize how good it feels to, first of all, have some great circulation, AND not need a heating pad on my uterus all the time, which apparently just sucked in heat. I cannot imagine putting a heating pad on myself right now and turning it on medium high just so I could feel something. How bad does that. How Johnny Cash is that?” — Emily…

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Planning My Week Without Having to Plan for Adenomyosis Disruptions! — Recovery Day 13 12:10

3M ago12:10

12:10

“I love making my business as efficient as possible. It feels so good. I've had to because I've had to basically build my life around Adenomyosis.” — Emily, 13 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast…

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5 Nice Things I Did For Myself (Lovely Day) — Recovery Day 13 13:00

3M ago13:00

13:00

“Everybody puts down social media. I put down social media. But I'll tell you, I posted on social media something that brought a lot of my friends into my DMs today. It meant that I got to connect with some of my friends and have good conversations.” — Emily, 13 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpo…

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Enjoying the Walking Treadmill and the Endless Opportunities While Restless — Recovery Day 12 12:40

3M ago12:40

12:40

“I don't know, my schedule was always flexible to deal with when I had to be in bed for, I don't know, and flares and PMS, and ovulation, whatever was ailing me that day. But now there's this opportunity of stuff, of travel, of things that I wasn't doing before, not just because of a pandemic. I mean, now there's actually the availability for me to…

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Toxic Friends and Organs Can See Themselves Out — Recovery Day 10 18:34

3M ago18:34

18:34

“If this podcast isn't for you and this isn't the podcast that's helping you through your hysterectomy, your adenomyosis, your recovery period, it's okay. I get it. But for those who are still with me, hey, I thank you.” — Emily, 10 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https:/…

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Glimmers and Lovely Days — Recovery Day 9 10:30

3M ago10:30

10:30

“Hey, hey, hey, hey, It's okay if we didn't hit our goals every single month. We're probably not going to hit it next month when we're not having a regular amount of income come in. And that's okay because we planned for it. We gave ourselves a cushion. We were able to create that space that we needed to heal our bodies, to be able to come back. I …

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All Aboard the Meandering Mind Train of Anxiety Adhd — Recovery Day 9 18:32

3M ago18:32

18:32

“Now is not the time to freak out. You get shaken and shaken and shaken throughout the day. Unless you have some way of getting that energy out, your can is going to explode. Somebody is going to pull that tab thinking that they're just going to get a nice friendly soda version of you, but they get the explosion instead. A lot of times, it's the pe…

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Post-Hysterectomy Anomalies — Recovery Day 8 20:22

4M ago20:22

20:22

“The person hosting the event asked me, Why should somebody start a podcast? My answer was to help. To help. If your voice, if your brain, if your story, especially, can help somebody else, If you can make people laugh, if you can give somebody knowledge that they didn't have before, if you can keep someone company in the loneliest moments of their…

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It's Like a Shoelace You Pull Out and Get Immediate Relief From-IYKYK — Recovery Day 8 11:59

4M ago11:59

11:59

“It's like a breakup. I'm breaking up with adenomyosis and it's like, oh, wait, that's not a thing in my life anymore. And my therapist even said that. She's like, It's like you're leaving a toxic relationship.” — Emily, 8 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com…

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An Angry Morning, Waking Up in Pain, and Thinking the Worst — Recovery Day 7 13:41

4M ago13:41

13:41

“Four things I've noticed since my hysterectomy. One, I wake up with no more pain or the feeling of a 2-3 pound bowling ball between my hips anymore. Two, I go about my day with only minimal pain from my incisions, and that pain significantly decreases with every day. Three, I go to bed with no pain and without the feeling of a 15 pound bowling bal…

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I Wish I Had Gotten the Binder Sooner — Recovery Day 6 2:53

4M ago2:53

2:53

“There's still some shifting around that I can feel, and the binder really makes a difference. So shout-out to my church friend for giving me that heads-up! I actually feel like this is much more useful post-hysterectomy than I felt it was post-pregnancy.” — Emily, 6 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshysteri…

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Appreciating a No-Pain Morning - Recovery Day 6 18:47

4M ago18:47

18:47

“In terms of how much money I've had to leave on the table because of my health, the times I've had to say ‘No.’ I can think of at least three speaking gigs right now that I have turned down because it would mean traveling during my period, and I didn't want anybody to see that side of me — that monster side of me.” — Emily, 6 Days Since Uterus Evi…

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Dancing with Hope - Recovery Day 5 15:10

5M ago15:10

15:10

“They brought in a second doctor who apparently specializes in endo and ‘loves removing endo.’ That was a big part of all that pain. I'm just ... I don't know. I think I'm just ... I'm so grateful. When I told my husband about how I was feeling better last night and dancing around a little bit. He just had this look on his face like he was about to…

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Going to Bed With No Pain for the First Time in ? - Recovery Day 4 0:32

5M ago0:32

0:32

“Take care!” — Emily, 4 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast

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8ish Things I Didn't Expect After Surgery - Recovery Day 4 27:41

5M ago27:41

27:41

“It really feels like four days after an intense workout and the pain's finally dissipated and going away. I thought it would last a lot longer.” — Emily, 4 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast…

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Walking and Talking - Recovery Day 3 16:20

5M ago16:20

16:20

“I would rather have a conversation with a really good long-time friend and just belly laughing at stories that we went through or inside jokes that we had. Those are the things that I will literally bust a gut laughing over. So of course, I'm not inviting all my friends over.” — Emily, 3 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://…

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8 Things That Made Today Lovely - Recovery Day 2 7:34

5M ago7:34

7:34

“Number seven is realizing that my heating pad is on warm. I don't remember the last time it's been on warm, the lowest setting. It's normally on high and medium.” — Emily, 2 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast…

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Scaring Myself by Reading Too Much About Prolapse - Day 2 4:00

5M ago4:00

4:00

“So far, I'm still like I'm 100% on board with having my procedure. I'm going to stick with that until I have a reason not to, a real reason, not just a fear.” — Emily, 2 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast…

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Yay! I Pooped! - Recovery Day 2 20:32

5M ago20:32

20:32

“I hear too many stories about people going too hard, feeling better than they have in a long time, and pushing too hard and having to go back for more surgery, or they might rip something or pull something. I'm trying to take it easy, but it's hard because I have this really good feeling,” — Emily, 2 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE …

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Yay! I'm Not Pregnant! - Recovery Day 1 5:43

5M ago5:43

5:43

“I've been open about adenomyosis in the past, and I say in the past because I noticed when I talked too much about it, it just felt like it was clouding my mind. It was the only thing my brain could focus on.” — Emily, 1 Day Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/t…

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How the Hysterectomy Went - Recovery Day 1 42:30

5M ago42:30

42:30

“It's sad I don't remember what Planet Disco was like, but they say if you remember Planet Disco, you weren't really there.” — Emily, 1 Day Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast

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How I'm Feeling - Recovery Day 1 18:57

5M ago18:57

18:57

“I'm glad I read that advice of having a pillow to hug to my body, and especially if you have to cough or laugh or anything that involves your stomach muscles, it's really good to have that pressure there when you're doing it. ” — Emily, 1 Day Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW h…

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BONUS EPISODE: Season 3 is Finally Here! 11:58

5M ago11:58

11:58

>>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast

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EVICTION DAY IS HERE! 9:04

1y ago9:04

9:04

*NEW: Season 3, Episode 1 Preview Available HERE (Pay What You Can!)* “I think I'm more worried about this not being the end of my pain and discomfort. That is something that I have to acknowledge, and that is there. But you know what? Most people, most professionals, me personally, the person in charge of this body, we all think this is a good ide…

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The Night Before 15:28

1y ago15:28

15:28

“They're going to think I'm faking it. I have this feeling that I'm going to wake up and my uterus is going to be perfectly fine. It'll be like, This is a huge mistake. Huge mistake. What are you doing? I'm perfectly fine. It was maybe just a really bad gas bubble for five, six, seven years.” — Emily, 1(!) Day Until Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT …

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BONUS EPISODE: Weight Gain After Hysterectomy, Wrapping Up S2, Plus S3 Coming Soon! 16:06

1y ago16:06

16:06

“My big goal with this podcast, with my hysterectomy, with dealing with adenomyosis was getting to the point where I could enjoy my body and it wasn't just painful to live day to day in it.” — Emily, 7 Months After Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpod…

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Intentionally Focusing on Happiness 11:35

1y ago11:35

11:35

“I am the Emily. I speak for the uteruses. I have to cut out my uterus, but it's only to get rid of the adenomyosis that is attacking it. Sometimes these things hit all at once. I realize I'm really happy to be recording a podcast and talking to others who understand this, who probably have these same frustrations and perhaps for the first time is …

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The Airing of Fears and Anxieties 10:40

1y ago10:40

10:40

“I was in bed, just writing my list, and I was just listing all the things that I loved about that moment. And it was all simple things that didn't cost anything. And it made my morning really nice, and it really did set me up for a good day.” — Emily, 2 Days Until Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SU…

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6 Things That Made Today a Lovely Day 11:53

1+ y ago11:53

11:53

“If I can finish everything up, tie up all the loose ends, and in a few days, I can check off the final thing on my to-do list and go into that operation content with how I spent my time feeling good and refreshed because I didn't burn myself out and fulfilled in a way where no matter what happens in the operation, I will feel like I did the best I…

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Once Again Out of Sh-ts to Give 17:29

1+ y ago17:29

17:29

“I wish I could just put a big sign on me that says, ‘I'm three days away from a hysterectomy. I don't give a shi-t. I really f-king don't.’ Or ‘I'm three days away from surgery. My default answer is no parentheses, how f-king dare you?’” — Emily, 3 Days Until Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT…

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Walkie-Walk Around the Blockie-Block to Get Over the Shocky-Shock of the Cost of the Oppy-Op 5:38

1+ y ago5:38

5:38

“It's not like I wasn't expecting the bill. … We were expecting some extra debt. The number didn't throw us off completely, but it is quite a big number.” — Emily, 4 Days Until Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW (and the some of the cost of the Oppy-Op, lol) https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW (and the some of the cost o…

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Embracing Finals — or Hell-Week 6:49

1+ y ago6:49

6:49

“Having my 6-year-old bouncing off the walls on a day I need to do a lot more work might not be the best idea. But you know what? It just adds to ‘Finals Week.’ Like your friend in college who says, ‘Hey, I know you're studying for finals, but also it's $2 drink night down at Senior Ponchos. Let's f–ing go! Margaritas, wooo!’” — Emily, 4 Days Until…

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My Next Word of the Year: Gifts 17:28

1+ y ago17:28

17:28

“When I'm singing, that is when I feel the most free. Not even when I'm on stage, just when I'm singing. I could be singing in the car and I could be belting at the top of my lungs something that I know. Or if I'm in choir and I'm singing something that we've practiced over and over again and I know the parts where we get loud and the parts where t…

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Ovulation Woes 24:19

1+ y ago24:19

24:19

“I've had to explain [Adenomyosis] so often and in an “elevator pitch” way so that people don't just discount it as, “Oh, mystery illness.” It's like, No, this is a uterine condition. It causes these things. This we know. And if you've never heard of it before, now you did. So we can stop saying, “Well, we're not going to research it because no one…

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Morning Has Broken Me 20:47

1+ y ago20:47

20:47

“If I stay up late, there's a good chance my adenomyosis is going to flare up. It does not like staying up late. And it will let me know it's time to go to bed. It will cramp up to the point of nausea. Either that or I sleep through it every night and it's just something that happens. But I don't know. I don't know. I can't explain my body or Adeno…

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BONUS EPISODE: More Spoilers, Listener Feedback, and Info on Seasons 2 and 3 14:53

1+ y ago14:53

14:53

“You'll hear me in later episodes get bitter and jaded a bit about podcasting and the podcasting space. But these messages, this feedback, hearing from listeners, hearing from people who are finding the podcast and who are finding the podcast helpful, that, that is what keeps me coming back to the microphone over and over again, creating podcasts, …

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The Distractions — Good and Bad 12:23

1+ y ago12:23

12:23

“That's one of those fears I'm fighting with is, Well, is the pain going to be worse? Will it get better? Will it get better? The other thing is, Is my gas just painful? Am I just not going to the right doctor? Oh, all the questions and the doubts and everything.” — Emily, 5 Days Until Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/that…

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Focusing on a Lovely Day 21:56

1+ y ago21:56

21:56

“I think I'm going to make the list of those things that I would do every single day if I could. Those things that I wouldn't get sick of that would always bring me joy. The things that if I were told I wasn't able to do them anymore, I would be heartbroken.” — Emily, 6 Days Until Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshyst…

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My T-Break Becomes a Tea Break - A Surprising Turn of Events 14:53

1+ y ago14:53

14:53

“As soon as you say surgery, out come the concerned faces. I don't want people to be concerned for me. I'm relatively excited about this! It's fun to give them that alleviation of, ‘No, no, no, this is a good thing!’” — Emily, 7 Days Until Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast…

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Taking a T-Break And I Already Miss It 18:25

1+ y ago18:25

18:25

“I love you, normies. I try so hard to fit into the world that you have created, but alas, we need accommodations and hysterectomies. Accommodations and hysterectomies.” — Emily, 7 Days Until Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcastBy Emily Prokop

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Stoicism, Self-Care Sunday, and SOCKS! 16:03

1+ y ago16:03

16:03

“Oh, my gosh, these are so amazing. These make my legs and my thighs feel completely different. Wow. Is this what it's like when there's blood circulating? It was like I found another tool for adenomyosis. I even had that quick thought in my head of, did I just need compression socks this whole time?” — Emily, 8 Days Until Uterus Eviction Day >>> S…

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A Lovely Day with Bluey’s Big Play 9:19

1+ y ago9:19

9:19

“My husband and I are at this point of, Hey, we know that the next few weeks are going to be shitty. Let's have a really good ‘f--- it all’ day. In ‘Parks and Rec’-speak, it would be a ‘Treat Yo' Self’ day.” — Emily, 9 Days Until Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/tha…

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Calculating the Spoons Needed for Mom Mode 13:38

1+ y ago13:38

13:38

“If I'm moving, I'll stay warm. But also if I'm moving, I might not notice as much pain as I'm in until I sit down and then I realize, Oh, my gosh, I can't move for the rest of the day. I've used up all my spoons.” — Emily, 11 Days Until Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi…

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The Big Cleaning Energy That Comes After My Period 10:42

1+ y ago10:42

10:42

“I think I'm feeling good. I'm still a little nervous. I can't shake the nerves. And you know what? I think I need to radically accept that those nerves and that anxiety is going to be with me. It's probably not going to get easier as we get closer to surgery. I keep thinking I'll get used to the idea. Give me some time to get used to the idea. And…

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Procrasti-Cleaning to Delay Doing the Other Important Stuff 16:53

1+ y ago16:53

16:53

“Currently, the countdown is twelve days. Twelve days. So it's getting more real and time is going both very slowly and faster than I would like it to go as far as my to-do list.” — Emily, 12 Days Until Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast…

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Cutting Back on Cannabis — It’s Not Going Well 17:48

1+ y ago17:48

17:48

“I keep thinking if I didn't have to deal with this stupid pain in my uterus right now, I could deal with everything else. And maybe that's not true. Maybe that's just the excuse I'm telling myself. But everything is a lot more irritating when I feel like I have a 15-pound rock in between my hips, pushing out, making me feel pregnant.” — Emily, 13 …

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I Won’t Miss the Period Day 6 Bitterness 6:48

1+ y ago6:48

6:48

“I will not be capable of 100% Mom Mode that I've been in. And I can't even say 100% because I'll tell you, Adenomyosis, my period, PMS, they knock me out. So there are days where I am parenting from a couch or parenting from bed, and it sucks. And I don't even feel like 100% a parent. I feel like I'm doing the 100% I can do for that day.” — Emily,…

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BONUS EPISODE: Listener Feedback + THNGO Spoilers! 6:03

1+ y ago6:03

6:03

** Want to reach out and send feedback? Email ThatsHystericalPodcast(@)gmail.com or @thatshystericalpodcast on Instagram** In This Episode: Welcome to this bonus episode! Sharing some listener feedback and answering questions Spoilers! If you were looking for a hysterectomy horror story, you’re not going to find it here. Everything went well and I’…

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Upcoming Surgery Means Fewer $#!+s to Give 10:43

1+ y ago10:43

10:43

“It's less than two weeks away. I have said to my family, I have zero shits for anything other than getting ready for this, for getting my business in order, for getting my work done, for getting the house ready for recovery. For getting me ready for recovery. I have zero shits.” — Emily, 13 Days Until Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https…