The Evolutionary Reason We Get Periods, And What It Explains About the Pain
In season 1's final episode, Kate calls up biological anthropologist Kate Clancy to find out why we're even in this pain to begin with. Then Kate throws a period party, and gives the details on how sh...
8 Huhti 202532min
Why Is There No Period Pain On The Internet (or TV, or Movies)?
If 51% of the population has a uterus, and 91% of menstruating people experience period pain, why do we literally never hear about it in the media we consume?? Whether its TV, film, podcasts (aside fr...
1 Huhti 202542min
Feminists in the '70s Knew More About Their Bodies Than We Do Now. What Happened?
Kate talks to her mom about joining the Boston Women's Health Movement in the 1970s. Why was body literacy such a big part of feminism in the 70s, but when Kate became an active feminist in Boston in ...
25 Maalis 202535min
Medical Trauma from Period Pain Is Real. Here's What It Actually Looks Like
Kate checks in with comedian and recent hysterectomy patient Max Gross, as well as therapist Suzanne Garrison to figure out - what is medical trauma, and do we have it? How does undiagnosed and untrea...
18 Maalis 202541min
I Got a Diagnosis! Now What?
Kate sees a specialist and finally gets a diagnosis for the condition causing her severe period pain. But instead of relief and a clear treatment plan, she just has more questions. She interviews her ...
11 Maalis 202538min
How Do I Balance My Hormones?
Kate gets sucked down a rabbit hole of "hormone balancing" content on TikTok, and wonders...this whole time, have her cramps just been due to a hormone imbalance? She talks with Alex Sujong Laughlin (...
4 Maalis 202544min
Inside the Lab Actually Trying to Cure Period Pain
Kate takes a field trip to Evanston, Illinois to visit the Gynecology Research Laboratory, where a team of doctors and researchers are doing groundbreaking studies to understand period pain and find n...
25 Helmi 202536min
We Don't Know How Many People Have Severe Period Pain, And That's a Problem
It seems like a simple question, right? How many other people out there are experiencing "death cramps"? It turns out...not so much. Kate brings on her sister Maeve, who also gets death cramps, to fig...
18 Helmi 202539min
