This practical guide provides you with well-founded knowledge and everyday strategies to actively manage the challenges of endometriosis. You will learn how to relieve pain and sustainably improve your well-being through targeted massage techniques, breathing exercises and self-help methods. Sensitive testimonials from those affected provide guidance and demonstrate how these methods can be successfully applied in everyday life.

The psychological aspects of the condition are also sensitively addressed – including vaginismus, dyspareunia, relationship issues and coping with an unfulfilled desire to have children. A dedicated chapter focuses on professional life, explaining how you can work productively and independently despite endometriosis.

This guide is intended not only for those affected, but also for their social environment: partners, parents, friends, teachers, and employers are given clear insights into the condition, along with practical advice on how they can offer meaningful support and relief. This way, feelings of helplessness can be turned into genuine help.

Andrea Falconnier, MAS, FH, is a certified pelvic floor, sports, and physiotherapist, as well as a sex therapist specializing in endometriosis, vaginismus, dyspareunia, and sexual trauma. She holds a Master of Advanced Studies in Crisis Intervention from the Academy for Mindfulness and Resilience and brings more than 20 years of professional experience to her work with affected individuals and their support networks.

Prof. Dr. Volker Schulte conducts research and teaches in the fields of health management, resilience, mindful leadership, and positive psychology. He has authored around 60 books and articles and is a partner at traf-academy, a continuing education institution offering services and courses in his areas of expertise. He is also President of eduPROVED, an international accreditation agency for educational institutions.