S4 E26: YOU NEED TO DO A LOT F’ING BETTER, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS -

S4 E26: YOU NEED TO DO A LOT F’ING BETTER, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS

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So, I’m going to put a big, ol’ content warning on the top of this one. We talk about how the medical system and the individuals acting in it are ableist and ageist and sexist AF (among other things) and we share how we suffer the consequences. Aimée bravely shares her recent experience, and we both discuss how the medical system has failed us, middle-aged perimenopausal neurodivergent (white) women. There is a f**k-ton of swearing because it is un-f*****g believable. Rather, it is, but I swear about it. A lot. Foul-mouthed transcript.

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