Season 1 (Part 1) | Episode 1: The Story Begins Here

☎️ Episode 1: The Story Begins HereWelcome to Hysteria Hotline — a podcast for the chronically unheard.If you’ve ever been told “you’re fine” while your body screamed otherwise, this space is for you.In our very first episode, hosts Vesna, Paula, and Jacky open up about what inspired Hysteria Hotline, a space built for every woman and marginalised person who’s ever felt dismissed, disbelieved, or invisible in the healthcare system.Vesna shares her deeply personal story of surviving a traumatic birth and the long, unseen recovery that followed. Paula, a nurse practitioner, and Jacky, an energy practitioner and caregiver, reflect on their own experiences navigating both sides of medicine, as patients and as healers.Together, they unpack:* Why medical gaslighting continues to silence women’s pain* How bias and neglect are still built into modern healthcare* What trauma-informed care could look like if we were truly heardThis isn’t just the beginning of a podcast, it’s the beginning of a movement.A call to reclaim women’s stories, confront the stigma around invisible illness, and make the unheard impossible to ignore.💌 Subscribe for honest stories about women’s health, trauma, and healing, and join the movement to make the unheard impossible to ignore.Listen now → 🎙️ Episode 1: The Story Begins Here(Available wherever you get your podcasts.)Disclaimer:Hysteria Hotline is for listening, laughing, and occasionally raging, not for medical advice. This podcast contains strong language, sensitive topics, personal stories, blunt opinions, biting truths, and the horrors of the patriarchy. By tuning in, you accept that we’re here to expose bias, share experiences, and spill the tea on medical nonsense — not prescribe treatment, give medical advice or diagnose.If you have health concerns, always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions regarding a medical condition. For everything else like commiseration, validation, and a healthy dose of outrage, then you’re in the right place.Side effects may include laughter, rage, validation, and the sudden urge to demand better care.By listening, you acknowledge that the hosts and producers of Hysteria Hotline are not responsible for any actions taken based on the content of this podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hysteriahotline.substack.com