Circling The Rabbit Hole with Dr. Claire Kinuthia

What happens when a patient asks for their medical records — and is refused? And when a doctor’s personal beliefs conflict with a patient’s right to care, who does the law side with? Dr. Claire sits down with Gideon Kamau Muturi and Anita Njeri Nyaga, both Advocates of the High Court, to unpack the legal landscape that sits behind every clinical encounter in Kenya. Drawing on real cases and lived...

Stigma is too easy an answer. The real question is: what is a man actually telling himself when he decides not to ask for help? Dr Claire sits down with Fred Ochieng’ @ochiefreddie, Programs officer and counselling psychologist and Ian Gitaka @sunbee.ian a therapist, both from Mental360, who are on the ground doing the work, not just theorising about it. Together they trace the full arc: what men...

Men are famously bad at asking for help. But what happens when the silence becomes dangerous? Dr. Claire sits down with Dr. Carnjini — Kenya’s first female urologist — to dismantle the stigma and silence around men’s sexual and reproductive health. They cover testosterone myths, the male fertility blindspot, prostate health, premature ejaculation, and the lifestyle choices that the evidence actual...

What’s hiding in the vaginal microbiome? Why are women still dying from a condition we know how to treat? And what exactly is a roaming blood bank? Dr. Claire sits down with Prof. Moses Obimbo, Calestous Juma Fellow, Professor and Obs/Gyn at the University of Nairobi. He is passionate about women’s health and works across all aspects: from the lab, to bedside, to policy aimed at preventing materna...

You’ve heard of the mummy makeover. You may have seen the BBL discourse. But what about the opinion of a qualified plastic surgeon? What should you know before you consider any of it? Dr. Claire sits down with Dr. Muriu Kinuthia, Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeon, to break down the real anatomy behind post-pregnancy body changes, the clinical logic of combining procedures safely, and...

What does it really take to prepare for birth in Nairobi? In this episode, Dr. Claire Kinuthia sits down with Tebby Maritim — content creator, mum of two, and one of the voices behind the viral hospital delivery cost trend that got Kenya talking. Tebby opens up about her two very different birth experiences, the pregnancy challenges she navigated with her most recent baby, and how she arrived at h...

Every month, like clockwork — and every month, dismissed. Somewhere between “it’s just hormones” and a formal diagnosis lies years — sometimes decades — of a woman suffering in silence and being told she is the problem. What millions of women are experiencing in the days before their period is not a character flaw. It is a clinical reality that medicine is only beginning to take seriously. On toda...

The most dangerous place to be struggling is at the top. ⚡ High-functioning professionals — lawyers, doctors, executives, creatives and corporate types— are quietly experiencing some of the most severe mental health challenges of our time. And because they're still delivering, nobody notices. Not even them. What happens when the smartest person in the room can’t ask for help? On today’s episo...

Today’s episode switches our focus back to our financial literacy and wellness series. Are you keen to expand your investment portfolio into stocks but not sure where to start? Or are you a beginner, with little to no knowledge on investing in the stock market and how it all works? Today Dr. Claire is joined by the one and only Stomzy Mwendwa, who comes on to educate us on the basics of wealth gen...

Happy International Women’s Day, CTRH Fam! The theme this year is “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.” We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than to feature a very special guest on our IWD episode; someone who literally embodies the theme through her life’s work. Please help us extend a very warm welcome to Njeri Mwangi! insert standing ovation! as she joins Dr Claire for a...

On today’s episode Dr. Claire hosts 2 experts to have an in-depth conversation on the management of PCOS. Highlights? The use of GLP1 agonists like Ozempic in PCOS management and the emphasis on a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care. Yubrine Moraa MD is a Consultant Cardiologist, multi-modality cardiac imaging and womens heart health specialist based at the Prime Care Heart clinic at The N...

Welcome back for Season 5 of Circling the Rabbit Hope podcast! On this episode, Dr. Claire sits down with Dr Hope Simiyu, who the OG pod-tribe will recognise from previous episodes. This time she’s back to discuss her journey of self-discovery when she felt pulled away from traditional clinical medical practice towards carving a niche for herself as a health communicator. The conversation today co...

CTRH S04E12

Ever found yourself wondering what all the fuss around Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is actually about? Isn’t it the same as male circumcision, where only the foreskin is cut off? For the men, have you ever sat and imagined what your life would be like if your parents and relatives held you down as a teenage boy and cut off your penis, scrotum, and testicles, claiming this was the best way to ce...

On today’s episode, Dr. Claire hosts the amazing author Joan Thatiah to discuss her 5-book series “The confessions of Nairobi Men and Women”. Initially, this series trended online on the premise that it was about the debauchery that Nairobi is quite famous for, which got everyone running to secure their copies. For anyone who actually read the books though, they discovered a heartbreaking collecti...

This is a very special episode for Dr. Claire, who, despite being a fantastic women’s health specialist herself, battles ongoing debilitating pain from endometriosis and uterine fibroids; 2 very common Gynaecological chronic illnesses that she helps her patients navigate daily. Once again, hosting the brilliant Mwari Muthaura, a clinical psychotherapist (herself also living with several chronic il...

Today, on @ctrh_podcast Dr. Claire has the pleasure of sitting down for a candid conversation with Doreen Moracha, a young, ambitious and very energetic young woman who has been living with HIV all her life. The conversation takes a deep dive into her journey so far, including a dramatic visit to the spiritual healer in Tanzania who promised the world a HIV cure, navigating the challenge of accept...

On today’s episode of @ctrh_podcast Dr. Claire hosts the super bubbly Nanjie Galgalo, a content creator & brand influencer who bravely shares her journey living with PCOS with her online audience, with the aim to inform and educate so as to burst any myths about the still poorly understood condition. What she may not realize is that by living her life in full colour, she inspires so many women by...

Today on @ctrh_podcast Dr. Claire hosts wealth management guru Winnie Wanjaria for an introductory episode to a series on wealth management and financial literacy for healthcare professionals. Recognizing the gap left by the lack of this crucial information during medical training, they explore various aspects of matters money as applies to the unique circumstances and varying streams of income fo...

On today’s episode of @ctrh_podcast Dr. Claire hosts the charismatic Dr. Naph Macharia, a now highly respected dentist in Nairobi who took the internet by storm during the Covid lockdown. As two respected & influential doctors online, they discuss what it takes to build an online audience, gain respect and authority & leverage a following into conversions in practice. This episode is for any buddi...

This episode of ‘Circling the Rabbit Hole’ podcast, hosted by Dr. Claire, features guests Muthoni and Rix, for candid conversation on an increasingly popular yet still controversial lifestyle choice ie. opting to be child-free. Today’s discussion aims to destigmatise this choice, moving away from negative connotations associated with "childlessness" or “being barren”. We contextualise this lifesty...

In today’s episode, I’m joined by a pair of amazing exerts in their respective fields of fitness and nutrition. What do experts really mean by lifestyle modification? What should we be eating? Are supplements safe & what ones should you be prioritizing? Do we all need to be in the gym in order to be fit? Where do we start if we want to prioritize a healthy lifestyle? How do I make appropriate adju...

Today we share an episode shot in front of our first Live audience at our ‘Myths from Below Yonder’ event. I’m joined by a panel of amazing experts for a holistic discussion on Menopause and Andropause, set in our African context. Menopause is currently a hot topic globally, more-so as many Millenials enter this season of transition in their lives. We are quickly realising just how little those wh...

Today, a woman is killed every 18 hours in Kenya, with most reported cases being a murder committed by someone she knows, lives with and loves. Yet in Kenya, Femicide is not recognised as a crime and more often than not, perpetrators of sexual, gender based violence (SGBV) and intimate partner violence get away with their crimes, despite being known to their victims and in their communities.  Thes...

In today’s episode of Circling The Rabbit Hole Podcast, we revisit a crucial topic: Youth and Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) – but with a fresh perspective. Do teens and young adults have the right access to accurate information about their sexual health and reproductive rights? If so, what can we do to ensure they do? And how do we protect them from the dangers of misinformation in...