Ep 154: How Women Can FINALLY Get Doctors to Listen (And Take Control of Their Health)
Have you ever felt dismissed by a healthcare professional when discussing your symptoms? What strategies can women use to advocate for themselves in the face of gaslighting?
WARNING: This episode may contain discussions of medical trauma, sexual assault, and gaslighting within the healthcare system. If you&aposre sensitive to these topics or feeling vulnerable, please listen with care, or feel free to skip this episode.
Today, Philip (@witsandweights) invited two women from the Wits & Weights community, Elizabeth and Brienne, who have firsthand experience with medical gaslighting and will share their stories. Liz, a medical professional herself, will share her journey of fighting for a hypothyroidism diagnosis at a young age when doctors didn&apost believe it was possible. And Bree will detail her decade-long battle with mysterious symptoms before finally getting to the root of her hormone issues. They also talk about the incredible resilience and self-advocacy of women like Liz and Bree, who had to fight for the care they deserved.
If you&aposve ever had a doctor make you doubt your own reality, if you&aposve ever been made to feel like your pain wasn&apost real or your concerns weren&apost valid, this episode is for you. As a nutrition coach, Philip supports everyone&aposs complete agency and advocacy of their health.
If you ARE a healthcare provider, we hope this conversation will be a call to action to ensure you&aposre listening to, hearing, and validating what your patients are telling you. It&aposs time for women to be heard, believed, and properly cared for the way we all want to be.
Today, you’ll learn all about:
4:14 How they found the Wits & Weights community
7:03 Elizabeth&aposs story of hypothyroidism at a young age
12:44 Brienne&aposs decade-long journey before hormone issues were identified
16:30 The emotional toll of having health concerns repeatedly dismissed
26:17 Strategies for self-advocacy and pushing for proper testing/diagnosis
29:01 Red flags and signs that a patient is being medically gaslit
38:12 Advice for listeners facing similar struggles with being heard by doctors
43:36 Thoughts on holistic and functional doctors (alternative / complementary medicine)
48:15 The power of sharing stories to validate others and spark change
55:45 How to connect with Liz and Brienne
56:15 Outro
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