Check Out Callie Greenberg’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Callie Greenberg.

Callie, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
For most of my life, I was a high-performing professional quietly battling a disease no one seemed to fully understand. I built an 18-year career in the spine and orthopedic medical device industry, working alongside surgeons, training hospital teams, and leading in high-pressure clinical environments. On paper, I was strong, capable, and thriving. Privately, I was navigating years of unexplained pain, infertility, multiple failed embryo transfers, and the emotional toll of being dismissed and misunderstood.

Like so many women with endometriosis, my symptoms were normalized, minimized, or reframed as stress. The diagnostic delay was not just medical. It was psychological. It slowly erodes your confidence when you are told your pain is normal, but your body is telling you otherwise. Eventually, after 24 years of advocating for myself, I received the diagnosis that made everything make sense. That moment was both validating and infuriating. I finally had answers, but I also realized how many years had been lost to silence and systemic dismissal.

My background in healthcare gave me a unique lens. I understood the system from the inside, yet I had still fallen through the cracks. That realization became a turning point. I did not want the next generation of girls and women to endure decades of confusion before being believed. I wanted education earlier, conversations louder, and support systems stronger.

That is how the Endo Warriors Podcast and Own My Endo were born. The podcast became a space for honest, candid conversations about endometriosis, infertility, chronic illness, and the emotional realities that rarely make it into exam rooms. From there, Own My Endo evolved into something bigger. It is not just a platform. It is a movement centered on education, empowerment, and advocacy. The mission is simple but urgent: help women recognize symptoms earlier, advocate with confidence, and feel seen instead of silenced.

Today, I combine lived experience with industry expertise to advance this conversation and help other women navigate their own journeys. My story has been painful, but also clarifying. What started as a personal fight for answers has grown into a public commitment to change how endometriosis is understood and supported. If my story does anything, I hope it reminds women that their pain is real, their voice matters, and they deserve to be believed.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Not even close.

The road has been meaningful, but not smooth. Living with endometriosis meant years of physical pain that disrupted my work, relationships, and plans for my future. There were seasons where I was leading in high-level clinical environments by day and quietly managing debilitating symptoms by night. The disconnect between how capable I appeared and how much I was struggling internally was exhausting.

Infertility was another layer of grief. Multiple failed embryo transfers forced me to confront loss in a very private way while still showing up professionally. That experience reshaped me. It taught me resilience, but it also exposed how isolating chronic illness and reproductive challenges can be when people around you do not fully understand what you are carrying.

There were also emotional hurdles in building Own My Endo and launching the Endo Warriors Podcast. Speaking publicly about something so personal required vulnerability and courage. Advocacy is powerful, but it can also reopen wounds. Telling the truth about medical gaslighting and systemic dismissal means challenging long-standing narratives, and that is not always comfortable for everyone.

Entrepreneurship itself has been a learning curve. Building a brand rooted in purpose rather than profit demands clarity, boundaries, and persistence. There have been moments of doubt, fatigue, and wondering whether my voice was loud enough to make a difference.

But every struggle clarified the mission. The pain, the delays, the failed treatments, and the frustration with the system all reinforced why this work matters. It has not been smooth, but it has been purposeful. And if the road has taught me anything, it is that resilience grows when you decide your story will serve something bigger than your suffering.

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
My work today lives at the intersection of lived experience, clinical insight, and advocacy. I am a certified life and wellness coach specializing in endometriosis and chronic pain, and the heart of what I do is simple. No woman should have to navigate this journey alone.

Through my Endo Bestie sessions, I work one-on-one with women who are exhausted, dismissed, overwhelmed, or newly diagnosed and trying to make sense of it all. We focus on advocacy skills, symptom tracking, medical appointment preparation, mindset resilience, boundaries, fertility grief, and rebuilding confidence after years of being medically gaslit. Chronic pain impacts far more than the body. It affects identity, relationships, work, and self-trust. My role is to help women reconnect with their voice and step back into their power.

What makes this work different is that I understand both sides of the system. I spent over 18 years in the orthopedic and spine medical device industry, training surgeons and hospital teams. I know how clinical environments operate. At the same time, I have personally navigated endometriosis, infertility, and the emotional toll of delayed diagnosis. I am not coaching from theory. I am coaching from lived experience and an insider perspective. That combination allows me to help women walk into appointments informed, prepared, and confident rather than intimidated.

My podcast, Endo Warriors, amplifies that mission on a larger scale. It is a space where women who have been silenced or dismissed can finally tell their stories openly. Many of my guests simply want to be seen, believed, and part of a community that understands. The show centers honest conversations about pain, infertility, mental health, relationships, and the systemic gaps in care that so many of us face. It is about turning isolation into connection and whispering into something much louder.

Through Own My Endo, I am building an education and empowerment platform that bridges the gap between information and lived experience. We focus on early education, advocacy tools, and age-inclusive support so that pre-teens, young women, and adults have access to language and resources I did not have growing up.

What I am most proud of is the community that has formed. The messages from women who say, “I finally feel believed,” or “I used your framework to advocate for surgery,” mean more than any metric. I am proud that women walk away from my work feeling stronger, clearer, and less alone.

What sets me apart is the blend of clinical credibility, personal lived experience, and bold advocacy. I am not afraid to talk about medical gaslighting or the systemic dismissal of women’s pain. I also do not approach this from a place of anger alone. I approach it from empowerment. My work is about helping women stop doubting themselves, own their stories, and move forward with knowledge, confidence, and community by their sides.

What quality or characteristic do you feel is most important to your success?
Without question, resilience.

Resilience for me also means adaptability. When my personal journey took unexpected turns, I did not shut down. I redirected. I turned frustration into education. I turned isolation into community. I turned my story into service.

It also takes courage. Speaking openly about medical gaslighting and systemic dismissal is not always comfortable. Sharing deeply personal experiences publicly is vulnerable. But resilience is what allows me to stand in those conversations with strength rather than fear.

If I had to distill it down, it is the ability to keep moving forward with purpose, even when the road is uneven. That quality has shaped my career in healthcare, my advocacy through Endo Warriors, and the coaching work I do through Own My Endo. It is the thread that connects it all.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://ownmyendo.com
• Instagram: @endowarriorspodcast
• Facebook: Callie Mae Greenberg
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/callie-greenberg-2b757b47
• Youtube: @endowarriorspodcast