Welcome to Sex, Body and Soul. I'm Kate Roberts, founder of the Body Agency, and on this show, we talk about the marvel that is our bodies, what they can do and what they need to thrive.

Ladies out there, our time is now. Let's get to it.

Our next guest is Dr. Somi Javade, and she is the founder of her MD. She is a board certified

OBGYN and sexual health expert. She's cracking that medical glass ceiling and really

leading around the world to empower women, to advocate for them and to close the

gender gap in healthcare. And it is huge. We'll be talking about what some of those barriers are,

but also more to the point. What are those opportunities? Welcome to the show, Dr. Somi Javid. Welcome to the show, Dr. Somi. Dr. Somi Javid, welcome to the show.

Thank you, Kate.

I'm thrilled to be here with you.

I am so thrilled whenever I find a badass woman, medical leader,

charging through and changing the world for women's health. So I would

love for you to start off by telling us a little bit about yourself because you come from a very

interesting family and full disclosure. Your family is from Pakistan and tell us a little bit about yourself how you grew up

and what led you to go and study medicine so I grew up first generation Pakistani American

in a little suburb Bedford Ohio my parents had come from very humble households. They were both educated,

but they were lacking for basic necessities growing up. And so they really came with these big

dreams for their children, for themselves to have a better life. And so in our house,

it was very strict. Education was key. My parents were firm

believers. It was the only way for a better life. And so we were really, really encouraged to study

and make sure that that was a prime focus in our lives. And so, you know, my dad's a veterinarian.

He always had dreams of going to medical school,

but my parents are both from families of nine, and they simply couldn't afford it. And so my dad was

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