Get Well Soon
Get Well Soon
Reading List & Resources
A growing list of resources we’ve collated to do our homework. We're learning to better understand our context as artists and as a conversation.
We understand that everyone learns differently, so we've collated resources and readings from different authors, sources, formats, and platforms.
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Key:
Book
Medical/Journal Article
Commentary/Article
Community/Opinion/Initiative
Podcast
Documentary/Screen
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Understanding Gender Bias in Chronic Pain Care
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The Girl Who Cried Pain: A Bias Against Women in the Treatment of Pain. Journal article.
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Pain & Prejudice: A Call To Arms For Women And Their Bodies by Gabrielle Jackson. Book.
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The Long History of Discrimination in Pain Medicine. Article.
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Why don't doctors trust us? Because they don't know as much about us. Feature.
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“Brave Men” and “Emotional Women”: A Theory-Guided Literature Review on Gender Bias in Health Care and Gendered Norms towards Patients with Chronic Pain. Journal article.
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The healthcare gender bias: do men get better medical treatment? Article.
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The Many Gender Gaps in Pain Medicine. Commentary.
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Time to Tip the Scales in Pain Research and Care for Women. Article.
Intro to Queer Experiences of Chronic Pain and Healthcare
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It's Time for the Endometriosis Community to Drop Gendered Language. Article.
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Queering gendered disabilities. Journal article (pay wall).
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Transmasculine Pelvic Pain: It’s Time To Deepen The Conversation. Article.
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Pain During Sex For Queer People Needs To Be Talked About. Article.
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Queer Sex and Endometriosis. Blog post.
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He is 1 in 10: A Trans Man Shares What Life is Like With Endometriosis. Article.
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endoQueer. Facebook support group.
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Endo Siblings Support Group: for Trans and Enby People with Endometriosis. Facebook support group.
Intro to Racism in Healthcare and Chronic Pain
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Acknowledge the brutal history of Indigenous health care – for healing. Article.
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Institutional racism in Australian healthcare: a plea for decency. Article
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Improving healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Article
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Black Lives Matter in health care too. But convincing tomorrow’s health workers is tough. Article
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White Medicine, White Ethics: On the Historical Formation of Racism in Australian Healthcare. Journal article
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Endo Black. Advocacy body for African American women and women of colour affected by endometriosis. Instagram: @endo_black.
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Bodies Podcast "Bleeding". Podcast. CW: Discusses suicide.
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Racism blamed for Aboriginal patients' distrust of NSW public health system. Article
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Menstrual health and hygiene among Indigenous Australian girls and women: barriers and opportunities. Medical Journal.
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Racism in Healthcare: A List of books to educate ourselves on the disparities in healthcare as a result of racism, inequality and personal biases. Endo Black reading list:
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Black Man in A White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine by Damon Tweedy, M.D. Book.
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Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Healthcare by Dayna Bowen Matthew. Book.
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Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present by Harriet Washington. Book.
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The Health Gap The Challenge of an Unequal World by Michael Marmot. Book.
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Unmasking Racism in Health Care by Marie Edwige Seneque. Book.
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Black & Blue: The origins and consequences of medical racism by John Hoberman. Book.
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Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine Ep 325 "Medical Racism and Protest Safety". Podcast and transcript.
Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain
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Pelvic Pain Overview. Article.
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Qendo. Instagram: @qendoau. Australian advocacy body for Endometriosis.
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5 Myths About Endometriosis Busted By An Expert, Because Accurate Information Is Crucial. Article.
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The Chronic Series: “Sex and the Sick Girl”. Piece written by Devon for Sex I Wish You Knew.
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So Tight I Can't Have Sex: My Life With Vaginismus. Personal Essay written by Shelby Hadden.
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100 Years of Periods. Video.
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This Endo Life. Podcast series.
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National Action Plan for Endometriosis (2018). Australian Government.
Taking Drugs and the Opioid Crisis
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The cost of opioid use to Australia: $15.7 billion and 2200 deaths. Article.
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Stop Telling Chronic Pain Patients That We Should Just Accept Our Pain. Blog post by disability advocate Anna Hamilton.
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The Doctor's Dilemma: opiate analgesics and chronic pain. Journal article.
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​How the Opioid Crisis Can Impact Women With Endometriosis. Article.
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Dear ER Staff, Please Don't Label Me as Someone Seeking Out Medication. Blog post for Mighty.
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The Inhumane and Dangerous Game of Forced Opioid Reduction. Editor's Memo.
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Weed and Vagina Problems: The Story Of Lara Parker, Cannabis And Endometriosis Activist. Article.
Intro to the Disability Justice Movement
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Growing Up Disabled In Australia. Edited by Carly Finlay. Book
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Sick Woman Theory by Johanna Hedva. Article.
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"A Babe-ilicious Healing Justice Statement". Disability Justice led by queer collective.
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"I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much." by Stella Young. TEDtalk.
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6 Ways Your Social Justice Activism May Be Ableist. Blog post.
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Project LETS: Peer Support for Mental Healing. US-based advocacy group.