When was the last time you listened to a health podcast? How about a podcast about mental health?
There are millions of options – literally. Which means there’s no shortage of health and wellness podcasts out there (shout out to one of our favorites, The big show of friendswho we have in partnership with several times to talk about women’s health issues).
To help you navigate health podcasts featuring topics that appeal to women and people assigned female at birth, here are five options worth your time.
1. NPR Life Kit: Health
From chronic constipation to choosing the right sunscreen, NPR Life Kit: Health explores everything related to your health. Most episodes feature science-based insights and interviews with healthcare providers and other experts. The casual tone makes heavier topics like negotiating medical bills easy to understand. There’s also a healthy dose of fun (forest bathing, anyone?) and lifestyle advice (Michelle Obama’s advice on getting out of a rut? Yes, please!) .
Duration: approximately 20 minutes
2. Beyond the Heart – Improving your health, one conversation at a time
Nieca Goldberg, MDis a member of HealthyWomen’s Women’s Health Advisory Council and a HealthyWomen board member (full disclosure) as well as a cardiologist, so she has her finger on the pulse of women’s health. (See what we did there?)
Her new podcast focuses on all aspects of health and redefines the way you view your body and the healing process. Episodes focus on a range of topics from the future of hormone therapy to how to recover from toxic relationships. Goldberg speaks with top healthcare professionals, colleagues, and game-changers in women’s health about the latest research and important ways women can advocate for their health.
Duration: approximately 50 minutes
Listen: « Dr. Carmela Seymour Subject: The future of hormone therapy »
3. The happiness laboratory
Happiness can be complicated. And surprisingly scientific. From genetics to relationships to the latest research, host Laurie Santos, MD, professor of psychology at Yale University, explores the science behind a happy life and the ways we can get – and give – happiness. One example: A recent episode offers tips for staying connected with your friends, which can make you and someone you care about happier. Tip: Dance to “Happy” by Pharrell Williams between episodes for an even sunnier moment exercise snack.
Duration: approximately 30 minutes
Listen: “Text a friend…now!”
4. THE podcast on menopause
Lauren Streicher, MD, is a menopause expert and medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. So yes, she knows her job, but she podcast it’s more like you’re listening to an aunt who has always supported you and has no problem telling it like it is. Streicher talks about the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause (hot flashes, weight gain, inability to orgasm – all the fun stuff) and offers advice and insight into the research – and the lack of available information – for postmenopausal women.
Duration: approximately 30 minutes
5. Super Soul
If you are a fan of Oprah, his new podcast checks all the boxes: familiar raspy voice. Comfort and ease in talking about difficult topics like trauma and racism. An inexplicable optimism despite so-called difficult subjects. Oprah puts her excellent interview skills to use in conversations with health and wellness experts, best-selling authors, celebrities, and spiritual leaders. The conversations aim to provide perspective on life’s biggest challenges and help you live your best life. If you want to know more about spiritual dressings, the importance of vagus nerve for women and if you can heal your inner child, Super Soul may be for you.
Duration: approximately 50 minutes
Listen: “Dr. Anita Phillips”
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