Health and Society
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Welcome to the Health and Society podcast. I'm Sinéad, your host, each week I will have a guest on where we will chat about health society and culture in Ireland
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Health and Society
Women, Systemic Oppression and Medicalisation
Today we had Karen on the Pod. She is an activist, lobbyist, and a psychotherapist and sociology lecturer. I really enjoyed chatting with Karen. She is super insightful.
00:00 Intro
04:00 Distress is a systemic issue not just an individual challenge
06:00 Activism
07:45 The elite and Power
09:49 Medicalising women's responses to systemic oppression
17:25 Acts of Service and impacts on health
21:30 A desirable body
23:25 Privilege, Capitalism and Shame
25:30 Menopause, HRT, Trans and discrimination
30:47 Gender bias in medicine for marginalised groups
31:30 Oppression and The travelling community in Ireland
34:41 Direct Provision, Limerick and Health disparities
Where to find Karen
Instagram: Mammies4Transrights