Beyond Hysterical
Beyond Hysterical is a five-part podcast series tackling gender bias in healthcare head-on. Hosted by journalist Grace Jennings-Edquist, the show investigates solutions to medical misogyny and the dangers it poses to women, gender-diverse people and marginalised communities. Through powerful stories, expert interviews and practical solutions, Beyond Hysterical moves beyond outrage — and into action. Beyond Hysterical: Tackling medical misogyny, one episode at a time.
Episodes
Modern maternity care has been shaped by male perspectives ... and this "mansplaining" of childbirth has sidelined women's psychological safety.
One result? Higher rates of birth trauma.
In this special bonus episode, Grace hears from two midwives, Prof Cath Chamberlain and "Melanie the Midwife" (The Great Birth Rebellion), about how childbirth was taken from women’s hands and reshaped through male-dominated medicine, including thr...
In this episode, we explore the often-overlooked psychological toll of medical misogyny.
From the stress of medical gaslighting and misdiagnosis to the compounding effects of invisible illnesses like endometriosis, and the isolating experience of grieving for the life you’d planned—we unpack how being disbelieved can be traumatic.
We also dive deep into how trauma-informed therapy, self-care, and finding supportive communities can ...
Inclusive healthcare… in this economy?
Living with chronic illness is expensive — especially if you're a woman, trans or gender-diverse. And it’s even harder in the cost-of-living crisis.
In this episode, we unpack the hidden costs of being an unwell woman — from income loss when you’re living with undiagnosed symptoms or chronic illness, to skyrocketing specialist fees. We also ask: why does Medicare still leave so many behind?
Self-advocacy can only get you so far if the system is broken. So in this episode, we zoom out from the doctor’s office to examine the deeper problems baked into our healthcare system — from doctor burnout, to cultural insensitivity and the exodus of women doctors. Because medical misogyny isn’t about individuals: it’s the entire healthcare system that needs reform.
Plus: KZ Barton shares her long journey through medical gaslightin...
Grace explores nine practical, expert-backed tips to help women and gender-diverse people advocate for themselves in a medical system that often doesn’t listen. From “fire your doctor” to “understand your patient rights” — these tried-and-tested practical strategies could make all the difference.
Plus: Grace hears how Erin, who lives with Hashimoto’s disease, kept advocating for herself in a medical system that didn’t seem to be li...
Two in three women say they’ve experienced gender bias and discrimination in healthcare. In Beyond Hysterical’s debut episode, host Grace Jennings-Edquist explores where medical misogyny began, how the idea of hysteria persists today — and whether we’re finally seeing a shift from ideas to real action. Plus: Grace talks to cancer survivor Alex Dunn about how Alex’s grapefruit-sized kidney tumour almost went undiagnosed for so long,...
Beyond Hysterical is a five-part podcast series that explores solutions to gender bias in healthcare. Hosted by journalist Grace Jennings-Edquist, Beyond Hysterical brings you powerful stories, expert interviews, and practical advice to help women navigate a system that wasn't built for us.
The idea? To move beyond outrage — and into action.
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