A neatly made bed with crisp white linen and a single mustard-yellow throw blanket folded at the foot fills the frame, photographed from a slightly elevated angle. On top of the blanket sits a small stack of medical note cards and a closed laptop, surrounded by a cluster of amber pill bottles and a hot water bottle in soft blush rubber. Above the bed’s headboard, a minimalist abstract print suggests the curved shape of a uterus using flowing lines and warm earth tones. Morning light filters through sheer curtains, casting diffused, hopeful brightness across the scene. The composition balances order and vulnerability, in a clean, modern, photographic style that echoes life lived from bed while navigating endometriosis and adenomyosis.

About Literally Lisa

Welcome to Literally Lisa — a personal blog about coming home to your body while still roaming far beyond it. Through chronic illness, travel, poetry, and everyday pleasure, these are my opinions, my experiments, and gentle invitations.

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A close-up, photographic view of a smooth, pale ceramic bowl filled with ripe blood oranges, pomegranates, and deep red plums sits on a marble kitchen counter. One orange is cut open, revealing its intricate, vein-like segments, echoing the complexity of internal anatomy. A folded, soft cotton napkin in dusty rose rests nearby, and a small glass jar of turmeric and ginger tea concentrate glows amber in the background. Golden hour sunlight pours in from the left, creating bright highlights on the fruit’s glossy skins and long, gentle shadows across the counter. Shot with a shallow depth of field and rule-of-thirds composition, the mood is sensuous, playful, and quietly defiant—celebrating appetite, nourishment, and living fully within a tender, often painful body.
A minimalist bathroom shelf in photographic realism, captured straight-on, holds a curated row of self-care items: a wheat-colored hot water bottle, a small stoneware dish of heat patches, an amber glass bottle labeled only with a simple circle icon, and a stack of plush, folded towels in warm neutrals. Above the shelf, a framed, abstract line drawing suggests a pelvic shape without literal detail, using looping, playful curves in soft coral and rust. Soft overcast daylight enters from an unseen window, creating even, flattering light and faint, calm shadows. The composition is clean and centered, with empty negative space around the objects, conveying a sense of quiet readiness, bodily advocacy, and deliberately gentle attention to chronic pelvic pain.

Back Yourself: stories from inside out

A gentle invitation to back yourself. Personal stories about women’s health and medical journeys, alongside resources and practical tools to help you advocate for yourself — in the doctor’s office and beyond.

Back Yourself
A warm, intimate scene representing coming home to yourself — embodiment, rest, and gentle self-care.

Come Home

Nutrition, movement, body image, femininity, sexuality and rest. A space to come back to yourself — gently, honestly, and without shame.

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Go Out Into The World

Food, restaurants, travel, nature, culture, pleasure and living fully. Because joy is also part of the journey.

Go Out Into The World
A vibrant, joyful scene representing going out into the world — food, travel, nature, culture, and living fully.

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