We aren't meant to spend most of our time in survival overdrive, or irritated, anxious,

fearful, vulnerable, or fighting, or in the aftermath of feeling exhausted, depleted

spend and down.

Again, survival mode is meant to be a short-lived reaction, but we're in it chronically.

Fatigue from feeling chronically stressed further reduces our empathy and our ability to act,

so it's not productive in the face of a crisis, so how do we get out of it?

From this stuff your mother never told you to the stuff your doctor never learned,

on health is what happens when a midwife plus a Yale trained MD shares about all things

women's health. From periods to menopause, sex to reproductive health politics,

motherhood to mental health, join me for taboo-busting conversations that demystify

and destigmatize our bodies, all while bridging the gap between conventional medicine and wellness.

Along the way, we'll be exploring the science and wisdom of how our bodies work,

what makes us well, what gets in the way, and how we can live our best lives on our terms.

When it comes to women's health and well-being, there's nothing we won't talk about.

The new medicine for women is here. I'm Dr. Avivaram, welcome to the podcast.

Hi everybody, this is Avivaram and I'm so excited to be here with you for my first solo episode

of my new podcast on health, and what I'm sharing with you today is actually based on a letter

that I had written to my email list a few months ago that got so many responses. 50,000 people

opened this email based on the subject line how to thrive when all you feel is turmoil.

And I got so many emails back. Dr. Avivar, I need to decar this right now. Dr. Avivar,

I feel so seen and heard. People sharing the crisis that they had been through recently.

With so many emails that I had to actually ask my customers, community support person,

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