"Just Period Pain" Was Stage 4 Endometriosis | Lulu & William Wood | TZP Ep235

For 12 years, doctors told Lulu Haangala Wood it was just period pain. It was stage 4 endometriosis. Lulu and William Wood join us at The Wood Kitchen's Shokaz festival, four and a half years after their first visit, to talk about surgeries in Zambia and India, therapy, taking a loan to pay for it all, and what a marriage looks like through chronic pain. Plus: how they built The Wood Kitchen into a real business, the son who introduced himself as a shareholder, and the advice from Lulu that stopped one of us quitting MCing. Lulu Haangala Wood and William Wood are the husband-and-wife founders of The Wood Kitchen, a Zambian culinary brand, events business and home of the Culinary Creator Club. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:12 Sorry about Tuesday: two guests in one 2:45 Four and a half years later 3:20 Welcome to the Shokaz festival 5:50 The vendors who set up the night before 7:28 Lulu's mum: from Royal Hospital to India 11:20 The bedside became the patient 11:52 Stage 4 endometriosis, explained 15:28 Therapy after 12 years of pain 17:42 William: where the strength comes from 19:09 A $50,000 surgery, angels and a loan 21:28 The weight gain and the cosmetic surgery rumours 23:21 Signs every woman should know 26:30 A brother deaf for 12 years after meningitis 32:08 How The Wood Kitchen grew 35:00 Treat your business like you were hired 36:37 Was there a roadmap? 39:37 Caleb the shareholder and Asante's loan 43:55 Lulu's advice after the corporate cancellations 45:49 A festival like the United Nations 49:50 MindCare: find a therapist from your phone 51:24 Chef Vusi of Flame Room on collaboration 59:16 Students' open-fire masterclass 1:00:18 What's next for The Wood Kitchen 1:02:33 Elson's prophecy + outro If any of Lulu's story sounds familiar, please see a gynaecologist and keep asking questions. If you're going through a hard time, talk to someone you trust or a mental health professional. MindCare Zambia can connect you with a therapist: https://www.mindcares.org This episode is brought to you by Big Tree Beverages (Brothers Mocktails) and MindCare Zambia. New episode every week — subscribe:    / @thatzedpodcast   #TheWoodKitchen #Endometriosis #ThatZedPodcast #ZambiasTopPodcast