Dr Jennifer Ashby, DAOM

Ovary-Acting

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Welcome to Ovary-Acting — your ecosystem for all things women, where we take your health and wellness seriously, but ourselves? Not so much. Dr. Jennifer Ashby is a doctor of East Asian medicine, acupuncturist, researcher, and UCSF clinician with over 30 years in women's health. Each episode blends integrative medicine with real talk, hard laughs, and the kind of honest conversation your doctor's appointment never had time for. Because you deserve to feel informed, empowered — and maybe a little entertained.

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Dr Jennifer Ashby, DAOM

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The Jade Gate — What East Asian Medicine Has Always Known About Your Yoni 10.07.2026 22:24

In this solo episode, Dr. Jennifer Ashby explores your yoni — your "jade gate" — through the medicine she practices. Why the clinical word we grew up with comes from the Latin for "sheath for a sword" (named by men, for men), why "yoni" (Sanskrit for source, sacred space, origin) fits better, and how East Asian Medicine has mapped this tissue across a woman's whole life: the four channels that mee...

Let That Coochie Breathe — A Nurse Midwife on Vaginal Health Across Your Whole Life 02.07.2026 1:24:20

Dr. Jennifer Ashby talks with nurse midwife Erinn Lance, CNM — a close friend and the midwife who was in the room when Jen birthed her last baby — about vaginal health across a woman's whole life: why the vagina is a self-cleaning organ, the microbiome and common infections, how discharge changes from first period through menopause, GSM (genitourinary syndrome of menopause) and vaginal estrogen, p...

Tit Chat: What East Asian Medicine Has Always Known About Breast Health 25.06.2026 23:01

An East Asian Medicine lens on breast health — not a replacement for screening, but a powerful addition. In this solo episode, Dr. Jennifer Ashby explains how your breasts sit at the crossroads of the liver, stomach, and Chong Mai channels, quietly tracking your stress, emotions, hormones, and how well your body clears estrogen. She covers three clinical patterns, left vs. right symptoms, xenoestr...

Tits Up — A Physical Therapist on Breast Health, Posture & Reconnecting With Your Body 18.06.2026 1:26:48

Dr. Jennifer Ashby talks with UCSF physical therapist Dr. Hidelisa Manibusan, DPT, MBA, about breast health beyond breast cancer: the rehab no one mentions after breast surgery, why posture and the core are the foundation, how to keep the lymphatic system moving, breastfeeding ergonomics, the stress–breast connection, bras, and knowing your "normal" so you catch changes early. The Energy Prescript...

The Epic Eight — 8 Daily Tools to Boost Immunity, Mood & Thrive Through Menopause 11.06.2026 15:33

In this solo episode of Ovary-Acting, Dr. Jennifer Ashby unpacks the Epic Eight — her BOOM (Basic Optimal Outcomes Method), rooted in East Asian medicine and modern science. Learn the eight daily lifestyle tools — diet, hydration, sleep, breath work, constitutionally appropriate movement, gut health, finding joy & awe, and tools to not embody stress — that boost immunity, stabilize mood, influ...

Meet Dr. Jen Ashby: Exotic Animals, Acupunture & A Life in Women's Health 05.06.2026 57:36

Welcome to the very first episode of Ovary-Acting. Dr. Jen Ashby is interviewed by her daughter Lily about the wild road that shaped her: growing up among exotic animals, falling for acupuncture and East Asian medicine, and 30 years of clinical work from county jails to UCSF. The Energy Prescription: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science for Thriving Through Menopause distills her EPIC8 method into a...

Preview 03.04.2026 0:37

This is the beginning of something. Welcome to Ovary-Acting — the podcast where we take women's health seriously, but ourselves not so much. In this preview episode, Dr. Jennifer Ashby introduces herself, the show, and exactly why she built this space for you. Expect real medicine. Real talk. And the kind of humor that makes the hard stuff easier to handle. Dr. Jennifer Ashby is a doctor of East A...