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Podcast: On Health for Women
Episode: 94 Do You Have A Migraine Personality with Joanna Kempner
Description: Today I talk with Joanna Kempner, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Rutgers, who is doing important work for gender politics and pain. In this episode of Natural MD Radio, we discuss the idea of a migraine personality, the historical concept of hysteria, and how this has all evolved to create a disparity in pain treatment for women -- especially women of color in the United States.We also talk about the societal factors that have led many women to feel guilty for speaking up about their pain, whether it be chronic pain caused...