Is Period Pain All In Our Heads? A Pain Psychologist Explains What's Actually Happening
Dr. Laura Payne, the best-named clinical & research psychologist studying menstrual pain, joins us to talk about how our brains process the sensations of pain. Are there psychological interventions th...
13 Jan 15min
The State of Period Pain Research and Treatment in 2025: A Year in Review
In our last episode of 2025, Kate looks back on 2025 and attempts to answer the question "Are crampers better off in 2025?" We take a tour through SUPER FUN stuff that impacts people with period pain ...
11 Des 202521min
Could Your Menstrual Cup Diagnose Endometriosis? Scientists Are Working On It
You know how many diseases are diagnosed or monitored by drawing blood from a vein in your arm and running tests on it? Would those tests still work if you ran them on menstrual blood? It's not THAT c...
4 Nov 202511min
Recurring UTIs, BV, and Yeast Infections: What Your Vaginal Microbiome Has to Do With All of It
Kate brings on a friend for a Case Study episode all about recurring UTIs and the vaginal microbiome. They take a microbiome test and talk to a health provider to understand how whats living in their ...
21 Okt 202543min
Patient Advocacy Actually Changed OB-GYN Education - How Tight Lipped Did It
Everybody's always telling us patient advocacy is the way to solve systemic issues in women's healthcare - ok so what exactly IS patient advocacy? What does it look like? HOW does it get us better car...
30 Sep 202526min
Why It's So Hard to Talk About Period Pain & How to Start
Why does it feel so hard to talk about our period pain? Who benefits when we stay quiet? How do we build a world where information about period pain travels as easily as a casual chat?In this how-to e...
16 Sep 20258min
Pelvic Floor PT for Period Pain & Why You're Probably Peeing Wrong
Kate talks to Dr. Sara Reardon, aka The Vagina Whisperer - a board-certified pelvic floor physical therapist and author of the new book Floored, a woman's guide to pelvic floor health at every age and...
4 Sep 202527min
Endometriosis Excision Surgery: What the Day of Surgery and 6-Week Recovery Actually Look Like
Kate is back from surgery! In Part 2 of this 2 part episode, Kate walks through the day of the surgery, from arriving at the hospital to the 4 weeks of recovery thus far, and the surgical and patholog...
7 Aug 202528min
