Hysteria
Listen now
Description
THIS EPISODE IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN! Christi is joined by Mindy on this episode and the two enjoy a frank discussion about hysteria in the Victorian era, a fake condition for which 75% of women sought treatment. Listen in to find out exactly why! Topics discussed include: causes; wandering womb theory; the exhaustive list of symptoms; treatments which included leeches (yes, leeches), aromatherapy, marriage (yes, marriage), sexual intercourse, abstinence, hydrotherapy, and pelvic massage; things that made us go hmmmmm! Learn why this fake disease was the catalyst for the invention of vibrators.
More Episodes
THIS EPISODE IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN! Christi is joined by Gloria on this episode and the two discuss the relatively “new” and increasingly popular procedure, labiaplasty! Topics discussed include: reasons women may consider labiaplasty and external factors contributing to the popularity...
Published 11/14/21
Published 11/14/21
In this episode Christi and Mindy talk about grave robbers! Topics discussed include: cultural norms surrounding dead bodies and cadaver dissections; resurrectionists – who they were and what motivated them to snatch bodies; how the American Revolutionary War influenced cadaver dissection; the...
Published 11/07/21