Who holds the authority over your body? Women, medicine and power

Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Send us a text here A note before you listen: this episode talks about harm in the medical system and touches on childhood trauma and abuse. Please take care of yourself as you listen. When did you last check in with your own body before you checked in with someone else’s opinion of it? In this episode, Dr Peta Wright, Dr Thea Bowler and Sam Lindsay-German talk honestly about women, medicine and power.  It’s not an anti-medicine conversation because modern medicine has its time and place.  But it is about what can happen when we hand our authority over without first asking what feels right for our own body.  And it’s about how to keep that authority, even in a doctor’s office. It’s a raw conversation. There’s anger, there are tears, and there’s a reminder that you’re not alone. In this episode, we explore: Why the most important health check might be the one you do with yourself How the words we hear about our bodies can shape how we feel in them Why so many of us want a label for our suffering, and what we might really be searching for Anger as a sacred and mobilising force ROOTED, our six steps for keeping your own authority when you seek care This episode is for you if: You’ve ever left an appointment feeling smaller than when you walked in. Or you’re facing a decision about your body and want to make it from a place of power, not fear. ______________________ DISCLAIMER: This podcast is for information and educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.