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Dr. Avrum Bluming is a hematologist and oncologist with over 40 years of breast cancer care experience, and Carol Tavris, PhD, is a renowned social psychologist and author. Together, they co-authored Estrogen Matters, a bold and evidence-backed book that challenges everything most people and doctors think they know about estrogen, menopause, and breast cancer risk. Today, Avrum and Carol join me t...

Catherine Magee is the CEO and Co-founder of Playground, a sexual wellness brand redefining what it means to care for women’s bodies. She has spent over 20 years working with brands like L’Oréal, bareMinerals, and Rodan + Fields to help women feel beautiful through skincare. In today’s episode, Catherine brings a unique view to a historically neglected topic: women’s sexual health. She shares how...

Kacy Fleming is a workplace well-being strategist, a TEDx speaker, contributing writer, LinkedIn Top Voice, and the founder of The Fuchsia Tent, a space built to help women feel less alone and more powerful during one of the most misunderstood phases of life: menopause.   In today’s episode, Kacy joins me to talk about what it really feels like to hit a wall in your career, marriage, and body all...

Rachel DesRochers is a serial entrepreneur, community builder, and the visionary founder behind Grateful Grahams, Incubator Kitchen Collective, Good & Local, and one of the most powerful women’s summits in the Midwest, Power to Pursue. In today’s episode, Rachel joins me to reflect on her 15-year entrepreneurial journey, starting with homemade graham crackers and evolving into a transformative...

Komel Caruso is the co-founder of HerMD, a women’s healthcare company that’s changing how women experience medicine. With a background in education and marketing, she stepped into a field she had no formal training in and helped spark a movement. In this episode, Komel joins me to discuss what healthcare should feel like and why most people have never actually experienced it. Komel breaks down why...

Tamsen Fadal is a longtime TV journalist, bestselling author, who left her career after 30 years to speak up about something most people still don’t talk about, menopause.   In this deeply personal and empowering episode, Tamsen sits down with me to discuss her public declaration of menopause in an industry obsessed with youth. We explore the stigma, shame, and silence that still surround midlife...

Komel Caruso is the co-founder of HerMD, a women’s healthcare company that’s changing how women experience medicine. With a background in education and marketing, she stepped into a field she had no formal training in and helped spark a movement.   In today’s episode, Komel joins me to talk about how she went from a completely different industry to co-building a healthcare brand that thousands of...

Welcome! I’m Dr. Somi Javaid, a board-certified OB-GYN, surgeon, and founder of HerMD, a groundbreaking healthcare platform redefining the standard of care for women. I’m passionate about amplifying women’s voices and empowering women to take control of their health journeys. Today, I’m sharing the story of a common and avoidable medical error that nearly cost my mother her life, and how that expe...