30. Maya Dusenbery, Author of Doing Harm: The Truth about How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick – Jackie Shea
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Maya Dusenbery, author of Doing Harm, feminist writer, knowledgable AF
Doing Harm:
After her Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis, feminist writer and author of Doing Harm, Maya Dusenbery, intuitively dove into the topic of women’s health—not so much the uterus and the ovaries but a more realistic and extensive look at women’s health. Why are women treated differently in the ER and the doctor’s office? How did medicine become a wealthy, white, male profession? How does the old diagnosis of hysteria still play a role in medicine today? Maya answers these questions and so much more in this must-read. She uses statistics, research, personal hypothesis and heartbreaking stories from other women to make the case that bad medicine and lazy science leave women dismissed, misdiagnosed, and sick. In this episode we discuss all of this plus, of course, self-care in the midst of self-advocacy.
Get in touch with Maya:
Twitter: @mayadusenbery
Website: www.mayadusenbery.com
Link to buy book: Here
Weekly Challenge:
It’s simple, my friends: Go to bed at the same time every night, be consistent, and create healthy circadian rhythms! This is so simple AND so important. Maya learned the hard way while writing Doing Harm how much of a difference it makes when your sleep rhythms are interrupted. We all know how much better we feel after a good night’s rest. And, most of us know how necessary sleep is for healing. This is something simple you can do to assist your body in getting the most productive sleep possible. If you suffer from debilitating insomnia, I still suggest *trying* this. Simply replace the word “sleep” with “rest” to release some of the pressure. Remember to follow me on IG @sheajackie for updates in my stories!
Discussed in this Episode:
- Maya’s RA experience
- What is women’s health and why does it go beyond gynecological care
- Examples of how women and men have different experiences with the same disease
- What are the symptoms of a heart attack for women (different than what you think!)
- How women got kicked out of the medical profession in the 19th century
- How women got pushed out of research and then analysis
- Bill Clinton’s revitalization act and how it changed things
- The consequences of keeping women out of research and analysis
- The history of hysteria
- The way the diagnosis of hysteria still functions in our society today
- What medically unexplained symptoms are
- The knowledge and trust gap
- How doctors are under educated on diseases that disproportionately affect women
- The statistics that support this negligence
- Why men get diagnosed with autoimmune disease faster than women
- The shocking hypothesis that was drawn about migraines in men vs. women
- The way we’ve stereotyped women based on male stereotypes
- Why some women take men to the doctor with them and the results they get
- How Maya felt writing Doing Harm
- How women can empower themselves and advocate for equality in medicine
- How Lyme was discovered by two women
- Why it’s important to share your story on the internet
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
- Sex and Gender Women’s Health Collaborative
- Society for Women’s Health Research
- National Women’s Health Network
- Purchase Doing Harm
- Sini Anderson episode
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