This episode explores the mind-body connection from two very different angles. We hear Functional Medicine doctor and OBGYN Jessica Wei on how stress, hormones and the gut affect mental health and mood in women in particular.

Psychoanalyst Jamieson Webster speaks about how women diagnosed with hysteria changed the way we treat mental illness, and why that seemingly outdated diagnosis still matters today. Jamieson's new book is Conversion Disorder: Listening to the Body in Psychoanalysis

Also in the episode: a criminal justice reform package that somehow made it through Congress helps pregnant and menstruating prisoners.

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Episodes from other podcasts we recommend: "Nursing the Mind" from Antidotes, Stories in Medicine "Resting Botox Face" from Household Name

Ladyparts is hosted and produced by Andrea Muraskin. Production help this month from Melissa Davis. The Ladyparts logo is by Jamie Squire, and our theme song is by Adam Ragusea. Other music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions and Meavy Boy.

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