The DTA Podcast

The DTA Podcast

Ep. 24: Nicole's story & why she's taking the stage at The Down There Affair

Sep 14, 2026 · 51 min · 9 segments

Nicole King — known as Ms. King, of Ms. King's Kitchen, serving caribbean-inspired meal prep, catering & events — spent over a decade on birth control before anyone asked why she was in pain in the…

Nicole King — known as Ms. King, of Ms. King's Kitchen, serving caribbean-inspired meal prep, catering & events — spent over a decade on birth control before anyone asked why she was in pain in the first place. It took passing out mid-catering-job on a 300-person boat ride, a fallopian tube destroyed by endometriosis before anyone told her, and a parade of doctors offering the same three "solutions" — birth control, painkillers, or go get pregnant — before she landed anywhere close to real answers. She's since been declined for a specialist referral four times. Amy and Nicole get into what it's like to become "the guinea pig" at your own corporate job, why fertility gets treated like a cure for a disease that actually causes infertility, and why two women who don't look anything alike ended up becoming the exact partnership this movement needed. This is a conversation about being dismissed again and again — and choosing to get louder every single time. Nicole is now a partner of The Down There Affair and will be stepping on stage with Amy on September 26th! KEY COMPONENTS: - She passed out mid-shift catering a 300-person boat ride and kept working, and it finally pushed her to demand answers. - A doctor told her a dye test would check her fallopian tubes and the room went silent. Everyone's face told her something was wrong before anyone said a word. - Declined for a specialist referral four separate times: The bureaucratic runaround that happens after you finally find a doctor who believes you. - Why she posts her surgery scars on Instagram and doesn't care who's uncomfortable: The reaction that made her decide to keep doing it anyway. *"Your pain is your pain. Don't ever let anyone dim it or try to tell you anything differently. People aren't living in our bodies — they can assume they may know what you're going through, but you are the only one that actually knows."* Follow Ms. King's Kitchen on Instagram Watch Ms. King's Kitchen on YouTube 👉 Click here to join the movement at downthereaware.org 🩲 Subscribe, like, and share to show us you care! 🤘 Podcast produced by Binge-Worthy Studio For informational and entertainment purposes only — not medical advice. We're here to get loud, not to play doctor.

Nicole King — known as Ms. King, of Ms. King's Kitchen, serving caribbean-inspired meal prep, catering & events — spent over a decade on birth control before anyone asked why she was in pain in the…

Welcome to Down There Wear0:00 – 2:41

0:00

[gentle music] Welcome to the Down There Wear podcast.

0:04

Hi, I'm Aimee Milne, your host.

0:07

This is the show where we get loud about women's below the belt health from menstruation to menopause and everything in between.

0:13

So many women continue to silently endure issues like endometriosis, PCOS, menstrual disorders, and menopause related challenges without the proper support.

0:22

We're done with that.

0:24

We're done with the whispers.

0:26

We're here to break the taboos, share the stories, and have the conversations no matter how uncomfortable.

0:31

Whether you're dealing with your own health journey, supporting someone who is, or you're just ready to join the movement, you're in the right place.

0:39

Let's jump in.

0:44

If you've ever sat in a doctor's office knowing something is truly wrong with your body and been handed a birth control pill and sent home, this one is for you.

0:53

Nicole King has lived it and she is still living it.

0:57

My guest today is Nicole King, also known as Miss King of Miss King's Kitchen, an entrepreneur, a caterer, a carnival lover, and a fierce advocate for women's below the belt health.

1:08

She found me because a friend of hers saw me sitting in my underwear on CBG4 and called her right away.

1:14

"Nicole, I think this is your person." He was right.

1:19

Her road to endometriosis diagnosis took years of being dismissed, and where she stands today might surprise you because this is not a story that wraps up neatly.

1:30

Right now in 2026, Nicole is still fighting for the care she deserves.

1:36

And this is the part that matters most to me.

1:39

Nicole and I are two women who come from very different communities.

1:42

She reached out and almost the first thing out of both of our mouths was, "Let's do this together." Because there is a whole world of women who look more like Nicole than they look like me, and they are even more unseen and even more underserved, and I cannot reach them alone and neither can she.

2:02

Together we can.

2:04

That's the whole point, and it runs through every minute of this conversation.

2:09

She is honest, she is funny, she is done being quiet.

2:14

We get into the diagnosis maze, what it takes to run a business while living with a chronic pain disorder, and why two women reaching across their communities is how this actually changes.

2:26

And Nicole leaves us with something I will not forget.

2:29

Your pain is your pain.

2:31

Nobody else is living in your body, so talk about it as loud as you possibly can.

2:38

This is the Down There Wear podcast.

2:40

I'm Aimee Milne.

2:41

Let's get loud.

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Welcome to Down There Wear0:00 – 2:41

0:00

[gentle music] Welcome to the Down There Wear podcast.

0:04

Hi, I'm Aimee Milne, your host.

0:07

This is the show where we get loud about women's below the belt health from menstruation to menopause and everything in between.

0:13

So many women continue to silently endure issues like endometriosis, PCOS, menstrual disorders, and menopause related challenges without the proper support.

0:22

We're done with that.

0:24

We're done with the whispers.

0:26

We're here to break the taboos, share the stories, and have the conversations no matter how uncomfortable.

0:31

Whether you're dealing with your own health journey, supporting someone who is, or you're just ready to join the movement, you're in the right place.

0:39

Let's jump in.

0:44

If you've ever sat in a doctor's office knowing something is truly wrong with your body and been handed a birth control pill and sent home, this one is for you.

0:53

Nicole King has lived it and she is still living it.

0:57

My guest today is Nicole King, also known as Miss King of Miss King's Kitchen, an entrepreneur, a caterer, a carnival lover, and a fierce advocate for women's below the belt health.

1:08

She found me because a friend of hers saw me sitting in my underwear on CBG4 and called her right away.

1:14

"Nicole, I think this is your person." He was right.

1:19

Her road to endometriosis diagnosis took years of being dismissed, and where she stands today might surprise you because this is not a story that wraps up neatly.

1:30

Right now in 2026, Nicole is still fighting for the care she deserves.

1:36

And this is the part that matters most to me.

1:39

Nicole and I are two women who come from very different communities.

1:42

She reached out and almost the first thing out of both of our mouths was, "Let's do this together." Because there is a whole world of women who look more like Nicole than they look like me, and they are even more unseen and even more underserved, and I cannot reach them alone and neither can she.

2:02

Together we can.

2:04

That's the whole point, and it runs through every minute of this conversation.

2:09

She is honest, she is funny, she is done being quiet.

2:14

We get into the diagnosis maze, what it takes to run a business while living with a chronic pain disorder, and why two women reaching across their communities is how this actually changes.

2:26

And Nicole leaves us with something I will not forget.

2:29

Your pain is your pain.

2:31

Nobody else is living in your body, so talk about it as loud as you possibly can.

2:38

This is the Down There Wear podcast.

2:40

I'm Aimee Milne.

2:41

Let's get loud.