Sex, Body, and Soul

This show tells the story of actress Jess Jacobs and her journey in “coming out” about her abortion. We discuss her decision making, her experience with medical abortion and then her activism. Jess is an award winning actress, producer, speaker, activist and philanthropist.

This show is about systemic racism in America, addressing personal biases, current affairs and some of the potential solutions for racial equity. We are joined by Ian Solomon, dean of the University of Virginia's Frank Batten School of Leadership where he leads a team dedicated to creating new knowledge, ethical and effective leaders, working on solutions for humanities greatest policy challenges. Trained as a lawyer, he went on to serve under President Obama and was the US Director of The World Bank Group. 

Roe v. Wade is the case that legalized abortion in the United States in 1973. Safe, legal abortion was a federal constitutional right nationwide for nearly 50 years. But today's Supreme Court is dominated by justices who are hostile to abortion rights. With the recent ban on abortion rights in certain states in America and in many countries, it's a confusing time for us to really understand our rights and ho to get the care we need. On this show we talk with Melissa Grant, the Founder and CEO of Carfem, a telemedicine and network of health clinics offering safe medical abortion. We discuss everything one needs to know about abortion rights, where to get a safe abortion and exactly what is legal.

Wanting privacy and feeling shame when it comes to our bodies, tends to go hand in hand. Often an embarrassing or life changing healthcare issue comes up and we really don't want to face a doctor, or we just want to talk to someone who has been there. On this show we are joined by Beth McNaughton, VP at Inspire to talk about finding a safe community to share our healthcare concerns without the fear of our data or privacy being stolen. 

Claudia Naim-Burt is a mother of 2 young boys and COO of Keep Company and is an expert of self-care and practicing work life balance. We go deep into how to both keep your employees while also being kind to yourself. We will make no more excuses for being a successful executive and a mother and doing your best in all areas. Woman having it all just doesn't exist, it's all about integration!

There is not one person in the world that hasn't been affected in some way by the Coronavirus, global pandemic . We have lost trillions in GDP, it has taken precious lives and we have lived in isolation away from our loved ones. The long-term ramifications are still not clear. I talked with Dr Marc Valitutto, a scientist and conservationist from Eco Health Alliance and Lynn Mento CEO, at Conservation Nation about our project One Health. We discussed the role and study of animals, how saving wildlife is saving humans and how conservation intersects with human health and population. Spoiler alert, we talked a lot about bats and rats AND why the pangolin is the most trafficked mammal!

As we age, we also lose our loved ones, that's sadly life! Often losing our parents and siblings, can lead us down on our own morbidity journey. Our guest Valerie VonSobel, a survivor of the Communist era in Hungary, tragically lost her son, mother and husband all at the same period of time and while grieving used her art and love of fashion as healing mechanisms. This is her story of rebuilding her life and being... well, fabulous! She is a work of art herself and at 80+ a much sort after fashion muse and artist.

At some point we have probably faked for a variety of reasons; we are really into him; we want to get it over with; he is not good at it and we don't want to hurt his feelings...the list goes on. I could get an Oscar for my performance! On this podcast with our very own Dr Kelly Casperson we talk about having the best sex of your life! No more reason to fake, it really does not help anyone! Dr Casperson a practicing urologist turned sex coach, therefore knows her way around down there!

Serial Entrepreneur businessman and Saudi Arabian native puts the record straight about what he thinks it's like to live in Saudi as a woman but also what some of those misconceptions are in Islamic culture. We talk about "chop chop square" where in past times you were beheaded for not conforming with the religious police or for adultery. We discuss what rights a woman or members of the LGBTQ+ community now has, how people date, get healthcare and even how they must dress! It's fair to say Abdul is part of the 1% having grown up in privilege, however, he is also one of the most down to earth humans I have ever met! 

After a horrific and tragic Amtrak train crash in Philadelphia 2015, eight passengers died and many severely injured. Geralyn was thrown from the train with such force that she sustained catastrophic injuries to her chest, abdomen and her pelvis, she was not expected to survive. The irony was that she worked as a senior leader of a global healthcare pharmaceutical company, who also helped her to heal, which took years of emotional and physical therapy. I have worked with Geralyn for many years helping women around the world as mothers. This is her incredible and inspirational story of resilience and repairing "Bone by Bone", also the title of her book.