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Modern Hysteria
by Micah Larsen
Revealing the taboos of women's health and womanhood - menopause, mental health, postpartum, motherhood - because when we KNOW better we DO better. Your host, Micah Larsen, asks experts the questions we might not know we need to ask. Welcome to the *women's bathroom* of the internet. micahlarsen.substack.com
Episodes
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S2E15 Declining Birth Rates x Ruining the Workplace x Béyoncé x Push Presents with Dr. Cyntia Brown
Hi. It’s Micah from Modern Hysteria, your podcast and newsletter revealing the taboos of women’s brains and bodies (listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts). This week, we’re talking about the real reasons the US birth rate is in decline. THE TABOO Why people aren’t having kids… Not because they…
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S2E14 Menopause x Mythology x Midlife Crises with Andrea Slominski, PhD
Hi. It’s Micah from Modern Hysteria, your podcast and newsletter revealing the taboos of women’s brains and bodies (listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts). This week, we’re talking about menopause, mythology, and midlife crises. THE TABOO Women’s midlife and menopause are not a decline, a...
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S2E13 MAHA x Wellness Conspiracy Theories with Sadie Chanlett-Avery
Hi. It’s Micah from Modern Hysteria, your podcast and newsletter revealing the taboos of women’s brains and bodies (listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts). This week, we’re talking with Sadie Chanlett-Avery about the world of wellness and Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) and how it intersects with...
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S2E12 Mom Rage x Chappell Roan x Gentle Parenting with Allison Staiger
Hi. It’s Micah from Modern Hysteria, your podcast and newsletter revealing the taboos of women’s brains and bodies (listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts). This week, we’re talking about “mom rage,” or the intense or blinding rage that feels like it comes on really quickly, and is often related to…
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S2E11 Nesting While Pregnant x Postpartum Healing x "Bouncing Back" with Amy Spofford
Hi. It’s Micah from Modern Hysteria, your podcast and newsletter revealing the taboos of women’s brains and bodies (listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts). This week, we’re talking about the phenomenon of “nesting” while pregnant, and the pressure to ‘bounce back’ after childbirth. The Taboo The…
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S2E10 Sexual Pleasure After Trauma with Sexologist Dr. Holly Wood
This week, we’re talking about reclaiming sexual pleasure after experiencing sexual violence or trauma. The Taboo The main taboo of this episode is the idea that survivors of sexual violence can—and deserve to—experience sexual pleasure again, even while still healing from trauma. Links +…
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S2E9 Why Do We Demonize Carbs? x Juice Cleanses x Ozempic x Colonics with Dietician Samina Qureshi
This week, we’re talking about trends in diet culture, rebranded as wellness. The Taboo(s) We’re unpacking why bloating isn’t a problem to fix, how colonics and cleanses became “wellness” scams, and why carbs, not restriction, are what your gut actually needs. Links + Resources * 5 Ways to Avoid...
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S2E8 Dismissing Your Pain Violates Your Civil Rights x IUD Pain x Reproductive Justice with Madeline Morcelle
This week, we’re talking about how having our pain believed no matter our sex or race isn’t just a reproductive justice issue, it’s our civil right. The Taboo Pain dismissal in women’s healthcare is so common, it’s considered normal. But what if it’s not just medical neglect—it’s a civil rights...
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S2E7 What Your Period's Telling You To Eat x Diet Culture x Fertility Nutrition with Fertility Dietitian Amara Lindenmayer
This week, we’re talking about the intersection of fertility, nutrition, and diet culture. We cover: * Why under-eating is more common than you think * What your menstrual cycle is trying to tell you * Why the most fertile body is often not the “ideal” body The Taboo The body that is healthiest,...
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S2E6 Disorganized Attachment x Relationship OCD x Attachment Parenting x Living Room Kids
This week, friend of the pod and therapist Grace Bithell returns to talk about disorganized attachment, the least understood and most taboo of the attachment styles. We talk about: * What disorganized attachment looks like and where it comes from * The overlaps between disorganized attachment,...
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S2E5 PINKPILLED | The Gibson Girl x Beauty Standards
In this episode of Pinkpilled, we cover The Gibson Girl, a fictitious 19th-century beauty icon who permanently informed our beauty standards. The Gibson Girl was created and recreated by illustrator Charles Dana Gibson in the 1890s - 1910s. She may have been fictional, but she became a beauty…
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S2E4 Postpartum Anger x Mom Rage x Touched Out with Aubrey Bodt
This week we’re exploring postpartum rage, or the experience of intense, dysregulated anger with no place to go. We talk about: * how rage is a reasonable response to an unreasonable setup * why anger is natural and protective * what to do if you’re feeling rage The Taboo We have a cultural…
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S2E3 Pinkpilled: The (Patriotic + Slutty) History of Red Lipstick
Being pink-pilled is when you start to see the very real effects of sexism and patriarchy all around you. It’s like the red-pill-blue-pill concept from the movie The Matrix, where the blue pill keeps you ignorantly blissful, and the red pill wakes you up to the hard truth of society. These...
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S2E2 ADHD x Motherhood x Burnout with Avery Wasmanski
In this episode we debunk myths about ADHD — attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — and how it presents in women, girls, and moms. The Taboo ADHD is still widely seen as a “little boy’s disorder,” so when women and mothers struggle, their symptoms are often minimized, misdiagnosed, or blamed…
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S2E1 The Myth of "Bouncing Back After Baby" with Courtney Naliboff and Ruth Macy, DPT
The Taboo Despite our cultural belief that birthgivers should return to their pre-pregnancy selves, postpartum bodies are not meant to "bounce back"—they are meant to heal, and forcing weight loss or rapid fitness recovery can cause harm. Links + Resources Courtney’s band, Bait Bag (check out…
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S1E26 Pinkpilled: The Presidential Physical Fitness Test
Hi. It’s Micah from Modern Hysteria, your newsletter and podcast about the taboo topics of women’s health (available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify) If you grew up in the United States between the 1960s and 2010s you very well may remember some variation on the sit-and-reach, or its companions: *...
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Season 1 Finale: "Is My Vagina Normal?" x Justice for the Vulva with Dr. Carla Carpenter, OB-Gyn
Hi! It’s Micah from Modern Hysteria, your podcast and newsletter revealing the taboos of women’s brains and bodies (listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts). You may have had these body parts for all or most of your life, but do you really know what should go on *down there?* This Season 1 finale...
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S1E24 Fight, Flight, Freeze, FAWN x Grey's Anatomy x Pick-Me Girls x Consent with Therapist Megan Sherer
This week we welcome back friend of the pod, holistic therapist Megan Sherer to talk about the least-known trauma response: Fawning. THE TABOO Fawning is a trauma response just like fight and flight. Women who fawn are taught to be agreeable, low-maintenance, and accommodating. But what if that...
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S1E23 The Clitoris x Arousal x Better Sex with Cindy Scharkey, RN, BSN
This week, I am joined by the “Lube Fairy” herself, Cindy Scharkey, RN, BSN, to talk about a much-misunderstood, underrated, and “hard to find” body part: The clitoris. What is it? Why doesn’t it get enough credit? And what are we missing about our own pleasure? THE TABOO In this episode we dive...
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S1E22 Menopause x Misogyny x Body Changes x Beauty Standards with Sonia Voldseth
This episode is about some **big** topics, but — I swear — I’ve never laughed so much or so hard as during this interview with Sonia Voldseth of Menopause & Misogyny. Sonia and I are menopausal women with a history of eating disorders, navigating what it means to be a woman with a “belly shelf”…
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S1E21 Painful Sex Isn't Normal with Rachel Gelman, DPT, CSC
I didn’t know sex isn’t supposed to hurt. Did you know that? Penetrative sex is supposed to be free of any unwanted pain. ANY UNWANTED pain. That’s what I learned from Rachel Gelman, physical therapist and sexuality counselor, in this week’s episode. I also learned that 75% of women will have...
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S1E20 'Bad' Birth Control x 'Big Pharma' x Medical Misogyny with Cyntia Brown, PharmD
Full informed consent — before you agree to a medical treatment, test, or medication, you’ve been given all the information you need in a way you can understand, and you’re able to make the decision freely, without pressure. This episode uncovers how women — especially Black women — are often...
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S1E19 Medication x Mental Health x Maternal Healthcare with Cyntia Brown, PharmD
Hi— It’s Micah from Modern Hysteria, podcast and newsletter revealing the taboos of women’s brains and bodies. This episode is about how medical gaslighting — especially in fertility and pregnancy care — silences women, and why Black women face the highest in a system never built to protect them....
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S1E18 'Pregnancy Brain' x Stress with Parijat Deshpande
Have you ever been six months pregnant, doing your very best to hold your pee, crying hysterically, and been told to “CALM DOWN!!!?” That advice — to “just relax” — is not helpful, especially when you’re pregnant, your body’s going through changes, and you’re worried the stress will impact your...
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S1E17 Body Dysmorphia with Laura Glazebrook, DPT
If you’ve ever felt like your body was “wrong,” worried way too much about how you look, or spent time poking or prodding your body in front of the mirror, this episode is for you. We’re talking about body dysmorphia — what it is, how it shows up, and how we can work through it. I ask physical...
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S1E16 Pinkpilled: Endometriosis
WELCOME TO PINKPILLED. These mini-sodes expose how patriarchy and medical misogyny affect our brains and bodies. In honor of Endometriosis Awareness Month, we’re starting off with endometriosis, a little-understood and shockingly-common chronic illness. 🩸 What is endometriosis? Endometriosis —…
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S1E15 Aging x Exercise with Angi McClure
Most of us hold a deeply-entrenched belief that women’s value rests on our appearances. Specifically, how well we adhere to a very narrow and problematic standard of beauty: thin, white, feminine, and ageless. It’s an impossible standard, and one that we carry with us both consciously and...
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S1E14 IVF x Infertility x Nutrition with Neema Savvides
Fertility is about more than just an egg count or a sperm sample. It’s a whole-body process. And we often overlook one basic question when trying to conceive (TTC): Are you giving your body the things it needs to thrive outside of your fertility? In this episode, fertility nutritionist Neema...
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S1E13 Good Girlfriends x Escaping Toxic Relationships with Stephanie McPhail
⚠️ Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of abuse and intimate partner violence This week, we’re talking about the protective effect of our gal pals on our health, our wellness, and our ability to survive and escape toxic relationships with crisis counselor, coach, author, and...
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S1E12 Pelvic Floor Dysfunction x Urinary Incontinence (Peeing In Your Pants) with Patricia Siegel
This week we’re talking about one embarrassing and annoying — and common but NOT NORMAL — side effect of childbirth: Peeing in your pants. In this episode, sports scientist and semi-pro athlete Patricia Siegel walks us through: * ⚠️ pelvic floor dysfunction * 🏆 her battle with urinary…
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S1E11 Narcissistic Abuse x Telling Your Story with Sarene Leeds
This week we’re talking about narcissistic abuse in the workplace. In this episode, Sarene Leeds takes us back to her tenure at Rolling Stone and experiences with: * ❤️🩹 narcissistic abuse, where a person — usually someone with narcissistic traits — manipulates, controls, and harms others * 🕹️...
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S1E10 CPTSD x Reparenting Yourself with Grace Bithell
Trauma therapist Grace Bithell explains: * 🧠 complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), an oft-overlooked mental health condition that affects your self-image and relationships * 🖤 reparenting yourself to heal from CPTSD (and “break the cycle”) The sneaky thing about CPTSD is that the…
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S1E9 People Pleasing x Libido with Sexologist Lucy Rowett
This episode confronts the deeply-ingrained taboo that women’s sexual desire should be effortless, constant, and primarily for the benefit of others. We'll talk about the sex you might have: * out of obligation * to “check it off your to-do list” * to “talk yourself into” The Taboo * We’re told...
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S1E8 Postpartum Care x Maternal Mental Health with Kelsey Marr, PhD (Part 2)
⚠️ Content warning: This episode on postpartum care and maternal mental health includes mentions of postpartum psychosis and infanticide In Part 2 of my conversation with birth researcher and postpartum doula Kelsey Marr, we talk PMDs — perinatal mood disorders — like postpartum depression,...
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S1E7 Postpartum Care x Maternal Mental Health with Dr. Kelsey Marr, PhD (Part 1)
This week we’re saying the quiet parts OUT LOUD about why the postpartum chapter of our lives often feels overwhelming and isolating (how did we get here??) and how systemic factors — like lack of support or maternity leave — exacerbate postpartum anxiety and depression. Time stamps * [05:55]...
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S1E6 Traumatic Childbirth with Cali Buckheit, MD
One of the defining moments in my health was the birth of my son in 2019. Like many moms who experienced traumatic childbirth, I grieved (and still grieve) the loss of the birth and pregnancy I so desired. Instead, I felt: * guilt, grief, and anger that my body “let me down” * invalidated by...
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S1E5 "Can our childhood wounds cause chronic illness?" with holistic therapist Megan Sherer
Hi, friend. This is Micah Larsen, host of the Modern Hysteria podcast and newsletter exposing the taboo topics of women’s health so you feel seen, heard, and can live without shame. I spent one morning this week in the doctor’s office, watching a dizzying number of vials of my blood drawn for a...
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S1E4 Virgin to Vixen on Your Wedding Night with Tiffany Torres Williams (Pt. 2)
Hi, friend. It’s Micah of Modern Hysteria, your podcast (and newsletter) about the taboo topics of women’s health. And, in this episode, we talk about how to rewrite the narrative of shame we have around our sexuality and sex lives — not just for ourselves but for our kids — and what society...
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S1E3 Homesteading and Sourdough - In A Feminist Way, Not a #Tradwife Way - with Laura Lemon
Hi, friend. Did you get on the sourdough bandwagon during COVID? Sourdough baking trended in 2020 while we all sat in our individual homes, looking for ways to feel productive, and, according to Google search trends, it’s still having a renaissance moment. Like a lot of aspiring sourdough-ers, I...
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S1E2 Virgin to Vixen on Your Wedding Night with Tiffany Torres Williams (Pt. 1)
Hi! It’s Micah of Modern Hysteria. In our second full episode, multitalented writer and photographer Tiffany Torres Williams tells us about her experiences growing up in evangelical Christianity during the heyday of purity culture, and how it affects all of us in the bedroom (and our brains). ⚠️...
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S1E1 Pro-Aging with Angi McClure
Hi, there — It’s Micah of Modern Hysteria, and this is our FIRST-EVER full episode of the Modern Hysteria podcast, the “women’s bathroom of the internet,” where I ask experts the questions about women’s health you may not have known to ask (because when we know better we can do better). In the…
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Official TEASER EPISODE of the Modern Hysteria podcast (!)
Hi! This is Micah from Modern Hysteria — and, now, the Modern Hysteria PODCAST! This pod has been a long time coming … ten years, in fact. My anonymous egg donation in 2014 was the catalyst for an unraveling of my body and brain through anxiety, depression, pregnancy loss, preeclampsia,...
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Revealing the taboos of women's health and womanhood - menopause, mental health, postpartum, motherhood - because when we KNOW better we DO better. Your host, Micah Larsen, asks experts the questions we might not know we need to ask. Welcome to the *women's bathroom* of the internet.
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Revealing the taboos of women's health and womanhood - menopause, mental health, postpartum, motherhood - because when we KNOW better we DO better. Your host, Micah Larsen, asks experts the questions we might not know we need to ask. Welcome to the *women's bathroom* of the internet....
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