Two Rivers, 30 Minutes for 9-19-2025
09-19-2025
Topic: Living with endometriosis as a Black woman in Pittsburgh
Guest: Fawn Walker Montgomery, author and community activist
Guest Host: Vickie Babyak
How Topic Discussed: Fawn Walker Montgomery is the founder of Take Action Advocacy Group. How did she find herself having to advocate for her own health when she was diagnosed with endometriosis? What barriers to health care did she encounter? Why are health outcomes for women — especially Black women — often different for those of white men? Why do doctors and health care providers often fail to understand the pain of endometriosis? Why did Walker Montgomery decide to write a book about her experiences? What does she hope other women will take from her story?
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