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Why Women Lose Sexual Desire (& How To Reclaim Pleasure Again) w/ Dr. Holly Richmond (opens the original)
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Dr. Holly Richmond is a prominent somatic psychotherapist, certified sex therapist, speaker, author, and Associate Director of Modern Sex Therapy Institutes, where she helps train the next generation of sex therapists. She specializes in trauma recovery, relationships, sexuality, nervous system regulation, and has spent nearly two decades helping people reconnect with their bodies and pleasure. In today’s episode, Holly joins me to discuss the connection between trauma, burnout, stress, sexualit
How Medical Gaslighting Delays Endometriosis Care w/ Shannon Cohn (opens the original)
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Shannon Cohn is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, attorney, and endometriosis advocate. She is the creator of the groundbreaking documentaries "Endo What?" and "Below the Belt," which have helped transform public awareness, influence medical education, and drive policy reform in women's health. In today's episode, Shannon joins me to share her remarkable journey to becoming one of the leading voices exposing the hidden systems that fail women with endometriosis. Shannon opens up about
Redesigning Women’s Midlife Care: Menopause, Burnout, & Heart Health w/ Dr. Jennifer Wagner (opens the original)
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Dr. Jennifer Wagner, MD, is a board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist who has become a women's health and performance expert at Canyon Ranch. After working with elite performers, including Olympians, Special Operations teams, and high-performing executives, she now focuses on helping midlife women optimize their health, performance, and longevity. In today's episode, Jennifer joins me to discuss why so many women feel invisible in today's healthcare system and what needs to change. She shares
Medical Misogyny, Vulvar Health, & The Future of Women’s Sexual Medicine w/ Dr. Maria Uloko (opens the original)
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Dr. Maria Uloko is a board certified urologist, sexual medicine specialist, and founder of Vulva AI, a company building the infrastructure for women's sexual health and vulvovaginal care delivery. She trained under pioneering sexual medicine specialist Dr. Irwin Goldstein and has become one of the most vocal advocates for closing the gender gap in medical education, research, and reimbursement. In today's episode, Maria joins me to discuss her journey into sexual medicine and how she discovered
Why Women Feel Invisible During Menopause And How To Change It w/ Cara Kamenev (opens the original)
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Cara Kamenev is the CEO of Stripes Beauty, a menopause and wellness brand founded by Naomi Watts. After spending more than a decade at L'Oréal, Cara left the corporate world to help transform the conversation around menopause by making women's health, intimacy, and aging more approachable, empowering, and accessible. In today's episode, Cara joins me to discuss why menopause has been ignored for so long and why millions of women feel unseen during one of the longest stages of their lives. She sh
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