In this episode we’re talking about women’s health, including the importance of openly sharing experiences that in the past were only shared in private, and providing actionable information on how our female listeners can improve their health. I have with me on the show April Davis, an expert on all things women’s health, especially the vagina. There are a lot of stigmas women face that may prevent them from sharing and talking about things that would otherwise be healthy for them to talk about, and that’s why April Davis is here. “Shifting women into ‘You can be a scientist. You can be a doctor, and you can be all these types of things.’ it still is praising them for what they can be, which is very masculine.” 10:04 There are different phases that women go through during their cycles and they need to approach life, work, sports, etc. according to where they’re at in their cycle as opposed to how men approach those things.

What got April into her field 1:19
General things about the vagina 6:20
Thoughts and knowledge on menstruation 11:58
Yeast infections 20:22
How men can support the woman in their lives 26:33

“I don’t love using the word patriarchal, but we live in a society that is patriarchal. It praises a lot of masculine qualities and I’m ready to start praising feminine qualities and really counter that. It’s not that masculinity is bad, it’s that that’s not my fight.” 8:40