Candid Conversations: Medical Gaslighting

Season 6Episode 3260 minOct 21, 2024
Candid Conversations: Medical Gaslighting

Our guests are pushing back and flipping the script on women's health. Despite being a doctor herself, Dr. Maryann Dakkak says her severe back injury was dismissed due to her weight. Aurora Lucas says doctors told her she was too young to be sick, but then she was diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer. Author Kourtney McGowan published her book, "Help! I'm Black and Pregnant: The Black Woman's Guide for a Better Pregnancy and Birth Outcome," after suffering two miscarriages while feeling ignored by her doctors. Plus, how you can identify the signs of medical gaslighting and what to do if it happens. Actress Tabitha Brown is on the show to discuss her new partnership with Always Discreet, sharing her real-life experiences with bladder leaks and her experience with perimenopause.

Candid Conversations: Medical Gaslighting has aired on Oct 21, 2024
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