My Top Picks for Well-Informed Women's Health Podcasts
Whether you’re curious for yourself or someone close, it’s no secret that most of us didn’t receive adequate health education in school. While some of these podcasts focus on menstrual and women-centred health, I encourage you to pick one or two episodes that appeal to you and listen. They may be more relevant to your life than you expect.
The podcasts listed below are sorted alphabetically, and all of them are worth giving a try.
1. CYCLICAL Podcast with Dr. Cassandra Wilder
Let’s start off with one of the first health podcasts I began listening to.
Dr. Cassandra Wilder, a Naturopathic Doctor, specializes in women’s hormonal health and takes body autonomy to another level. Throughout the run of the podcast, she has discussed all stages of life and a variety of conditions, including symptoms, signs, tests, and even common treatments. There’s a wide variety of guest speakers and different perspectives explored which allows listeners to draw their own conclusions instead of only being shown one narrowed view. While menstrual cycles are a large part of the content discussed, there are many alternative topics of interest as well as even general health explored within this show. I recommend this podcast for anyone beginning their journey of integrative or holistic health.
My Favourite Episodes:
- #125 Ayurveda and Cyclical Health with Jema Lee
- # 155 A Candid Conversation with Holistic OBGYN Nathan Riley.
Listen to the Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
2. Fertility Friday with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
Early in my women’s health education, I had the pleasure of learning from a lecture given by Lisa Hendrickson-Jack and I was blown away with the tools and information we can gather from tracking our menstrual cycles. Her podcast dives into many common questions, concerns, stories, and personal experiences within Fertility Awareness Method education and application. Whether you’re a health practitioner or professional, the knowledge and experience behind this podcast is evidently priceless. I believe this podcast is great if you’re passionate about reproductive health and the menstrual cycle.
My Favourite Episodes:
- #360 Call of the Wild | Trauma, Stress, and The Medical System | Kimberly Ann Johnson
- #545 Heal Endo | Katie Edmonds
Listen to the Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
3. On Health with Dr. Aviva Romm
Dr. Aviva Romm is renowned for her work in medicine, integrative health, herbal medicine, and midwifery. She is truly a force to be reckoned with being an MD, Herbalist, and Midwife with decades of experience in healthcare, she is changing how integrative and herbal medicine interact with the medical system. After Dr. Romm graduated medical she was asked the following interview question from Prevention Magazine with a response from Dr. Romm:
“Now that you’re a doctor, do you still use natural medicines in your practice? Are herbs still a go-to for you?”
“Yes, I told her, more than ever.”
In addition to seven published books, Dr. Romm also teaches programs and courses based in herbalism, integrative medicine and holistic care for a variety of areas. The podcast itself delves into all aspects of women’s health as well as touches on the general health of children and men. I recommend this podcast for anyone who is skeptical about natural medicine and herbalism…spoiler, it’s awesome.
My Favourite Episodes:
- Vaginal Ecology - What You Need to Know
- Birth Control Myths and Realities: Part 1 & 2
Listen to the Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
4. Self Health with Tatjana Lucia
I debated whether this podcast fit into the article, but it’s one of my favourites and provides some of the best “free therapy” I’ve ever heard. It’s not centred around women’s health, instead it explores aspects of everyone’s health laid out in physical, emotional, and mental. Each episode explores a unique thread of what it means to be human, sparking curiosity and inward reflection. The guest interviewees add wonderful depth to the conversations while shorter episodes are an easy listen and a light to brighten your day. I recommend this podcast for all. It’s a beautiful reflection of what we all experience and helps remind us how much more alike than different we are.
My Favourite Episodes:
- 3 Daily Practices to Cultivate Happiness
- Practising Self-Compassion in Times of Uncertainty
Listen to the Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
5. Sex, Birth, Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
Kimberly Ann Johnson’s work explores the nervous system of women, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum alongside a variety of social justice explorations. With a dynamic flow of guests and a change of topic each week, this podcast may open doors for your learning you didn’t know you needed. Some of the episode discuss trauma, which is an important albeit difficult area to cover. I recommend this podcast for those who want to journey deeper into emotional and societal conditioning impacts on our health and wellbeing.
My Favourite Episodes:
- EP 118: Female Biohacking, Menstrual Cycles, and Reproductive Knowledge for Optimization with Alisa Vitti.
- A Council on Matrimony with Stephen Jenkinson
Listen to the Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
6. The Period Party with Nicole Jardim
Such a classic women’s health show! Nicole Jardim is informed, fun, and makes education accessible for listeners. Her episodes generally focus on women’s reproductive, sexual and menstrual health, touching on hormonal topics such as insulin resistance or cortisol problems.
The guest interviewees are experts and people with lived experience for the conversation. This podcast has been running for years, and it continues to build a stronger foundation of informed consent when making decisions about health and wellness. I recommend this podcast to those who are seeking for interesting and varied conversations with professionals. (And yes, that is my interview in the favourite episodes!)
My Favourite Episodes:
- #312 Embracing Sexual Wellness from Menstruation to Menopause with Kiana Reeves
- #339 Do You Really Need a Diagnosis with Alaura Grace
Listen to the Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts
And that's a wrap on my top women's health education podcasts. I'm sure there will be more to come and I can already see a part two in my future.
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Certified in Herbal Medicine, Women’s Hormone Health; Post-Graduate Certificate of Science, Doula and Yoga Instructor.
Please know this is not a substitute for medical care, medical examination, or diagnosis. The information provided is educational and any severe or emergency symptoms should be taken to a medical professional.