Ep 7 Shades of Pink and Pink for a Cure: The Power, It’s Not Hysteria, The Menopause Manifesto, Our Bodies Ourselves | Women’s Health, Feminism, Power and Wellness

Medical Media Mixer is your go-to health and wellness podcast, shaken with cocktails and stirred with entertainment and media. 📚 In this week’s episode, we explore the power of women’s health, feminism, and storytelling through books and screen adaptations. We dive into Naomi Alderman’s groundbreaking novel The Power—and its Amazon Prime series—where women develop the ability to harness electricity, shifting global power structures and redefining gender roles. Alongside this, we highlight influential works in women’s health and empowerment, including It’s Not Hysteria by Dr. Karen Tang, The Menopause Manifesto by Dr. Jen Gunter, and the iconic Our Bodies Ourselves by the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective. We’ll discuss how these works intersect with pressing issues such as reproductive justice, violence against women, the history of exclusion in clinical trials, health literacy, and the rise of the patriarchal wellness industry. From the sterilization of women’s health to the cultural reframing of menopause and female rage, this episode examines how women’s voices are reclaiming power in medicine, literature, and media. 🍸 And of course—what’s a Medical Media Mixer without a drink? This week’s featured cocktail is the Shades of Pink (with a bonus Pink for a Cure variation), a bold and vibrant toast to women’s strength and resilience. ✨ Key Topics Covered: The Power (book & series): gender, social role reversal, and the corruption of power Violence against women: intimate partner violence, trafficking, systemic oppression It’s Not Hysteria by Dr. Karen Tang: breaking taboos in reproductive health The Menopause Manifesto by Dr. Jen Gunter: evidence-based empowerment for midlife Our Bodies Ourselves: the legacy of health literacy and women’s self-advocacy The wellness industry: critique of patriarchal influence and commercialization Health literacy: why knowledge gaps persist in women’s health research Cocktails: Shades of Pink & Pink for a Cure 🔗 Sources & Further Reading: The Power (Novel) – Wikipedia The Power (TV Series) – Wikipedia Screenrant – The Power Season 2 Updates Domestic Violence Statistics – The Hotline Human Trafficking Hotline Statistics IJM – Violence Against Women and Children Amnesty International – Women’s Rights Why We Know So Little About Women’s Health – AAMC Our Bodies Ourselves – Wikipedia Our Bodies Ourselves – Legacy & History Shades of Pink Cocktail – Empress Gin Pink for a Cure Cocktail – Love Bakes Good Cakes Episodes every Monday ⭐️ Subscribe, Rate and Review! 🍸 Recipes drop on socials Discounts: 15% off Comfrt apparel Purple Carrot: 40% off your first box ClassPass: 2 weeks free 15% off non-alcoholic spirits at The Zero Proof 💳 Support us on Patreon | ☕️ Buy Me a Coffee Contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.