Ep. 01: Amy's story & the birth of The Down There Affair

Welcome to The Down There Aware Podcast with Amy Milne. In our first episode, Amy opens up about her deeply personal journey through three decades of undiagnosed endometriosis. From speaking up as a rebellious teenager to battling medical gaslighting as a young woman, Amy takes you through the misdiagnoses, the surgeries, the medications, and the moment a female doctor finally believed her. She shares how her tenacity led her to motherhood despite the odds, why she eventually chose a hysterectomy, and why she's now launching the Down There Affair—a radical fundraising walk in underwear—to demand better for women's below-the-belt health care.Key ComponentsHow early outspokenness became her superpower: Amy's refusal to be silenced as a teenager, though labeled "difficult," ultimately enabled her to advocate for herself when the medical system failed her.The power of one doctor who listened: When Dr. Vicki Davis believed Amy's story instead of dismissing it, everything changed—and led directly to her eventual path to motherhood.Why the "kids cures endo" myth is bullshit: Amy challenges the outdated narrative that pregnancy ends endometriosis, sharing her continued pain journey after becoming a mother.The Down There Affair as activism: Amy's new fundraising movement and why women's below-the-belt health receives only 7 cents per healthcare dollar while Viagra comes in chewable form."For us to demand more and better care, we must put our money where the memes are. We must raise our own money because of the dollars raised in health care today we see about seven cents on the dollar go towards our health concerns. How is there a chewable—not just swallowable but chewable—Viagra, but no cure for endo?" 👉 Click here to join the movement at downthereaware.org🩲 Subscribe, like, and share to show us you care!🤘 Podcast produced by Binge-Worthy StudioFor informational and entertainment purposes only — not medical advice. We're here to get loud, not to play doctor.