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This research employs body-mapping as a visual, verbal, and symbolic methodology to foreground embodied experiences and explore how social perceptions shape women's lived realities of endometriosis. Through an interpretive phenomenological analysis of six body maps, this research reveals\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">conforming bodies<\/jats:italic>\n                    , which internalize societal stigmas, resulting in disconnection from self and others, and\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">resisting bodies<\/jats:italic>\n                    , who actively challenge and transform oppressive narratives. The integration of visual, symbolic, and verbal expressions in body-mapping offers a nuanced understanding of how participants with endometriosis navigate the intersection of chronic illness and societal expectations. 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