50 Books like Medical Gaslighting

It's Not Hysteria

by Karen Tang • 2024

Your symptoms are real: a gynecologist's plan to get the diagnosis and care you're owed.

4.12

11k+

🩺 Reproductive Health 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🤥 Medical Gaslighting 😣 Chronic Pelvic Pain 🧪 Hormone Health

It's Not Hysteria 98%

Your symptoms are real: a gynecologist's plan to get the diagnosis and care you're owed.

by Karen Tang 2024

4.12

11k+ ratings

🩺 Reproductive Health 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🤥 Medical Gaslighting 😣 Chronic Pelvic Pain 🧪 Hormone Health

Bleed

by Tracey Lindeman • 2023

190 million bodies. A decade to be believed. The diagnosis: endometriosis. The disease: misogyny.

4.32

518

🩺 Chronic Illness 🩸 Reproductive Health ⚖️ Medical Misogyny 💥 Chronic Pain 💊 Pharma Influence

Bleed 98%

190 million bodies. A decade to be believed. The diagnosis: endometriosis. The disease: misogyny.

by Tracey Lindeman 2023

4.32

518 ratings

🩺 Chronic Illness 🩸 Reproductive Health ⚖️ Medical Misogyny 💥 Chronic Pain 💊 Pharma Influence

Know Your Endo

by Jessica Murnane • 2021

An endo diagnosis gets you a doctor. This book gets you a whole-life management plan.

4.13

361

🫂 Chronic Illness Management 🩸 Women's Reproductive Health 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 💢 Pain Management

Know Your Endo 96%

An endo diagnosis gets you a doctor. This book gets you a whole-life management plan.

by Jessica Murnane 2021

4.13

361 ratings

🫂 Chronic Illness Management 🩸 Women's Reproductive Health 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 💢 Pain Management

Rage Becomes Her

by Soraya Chemaly • 2018

Women are taught anger is unfeminine. The price is paid in bodies, paychecks, and political silence.

4.33

12k+

😠 Suppressed Anger 💼 Emotional Labor 🫧 Body Politics ⛓️ Systemic Sexism 🪞 Internalized Misogyny

Rage Becomes Her 95%

Women are taught anger is unfeminine. The price is paid in bodies, paychecks, and political silence.

by Soraya Chemaly 2018

4.33

12k+ ratings

😠 Suppressed Anger 💼 Emotional Labor 🫧 Body Politics ⛓️ Systemic Sexism 🪞 Internalized Misogyny

The Invisible Kingdom

by Meghan O'Rourke • 2022

When doctors couldn't name her illness, she uncovered the medical blind spot affecting millions.

4.02

7k+

🩺 Chronic Illness 🚺 Women's Health 🩻 Medical Gaslighting 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 📖 Illness Narratives

The Invisible Kingdom 95%

When doctors couldn't name her illness, she uncovered the medical blind spot affecting millions.

by Meghan O'Rourke 2022

4.02

7k+ ratings

🩺 Chronic Illness 🚺 Women's Health 🩻 Medical Gaslighting 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 📖 Illness Narratives

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (Revised Edition)

by Christiane Northrup • 1994

Your symptoms are not random. A gynecologist's method for reading the unmet needs behind them.

4.33

13k+

🩺 Women's Health 🧠 Mind Body Medicine 🌸 Menstrual Cycles 🌙 Menopause 🤰 Birth Advocacy

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (Revised Edition) Summary

Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (Revised Edition) 95%

Your symptoms are not random. A gynecologist's method for reading the unmet needs behind them.

by Christiane Northrup 1994

4.33

13k+ ratings

🩺 Women's Health 🧠 Mind Body Medicine 🌸 Menstrual Cycles 🌙 Menopause 🤰 Birth Advocacy

The Gynae Geek

by Anita Mitra • 2019

From anatomy to hormones: a gynecologist hands over the manual she wishes her patients had.

4.45

556

🩺 Gynecological Health 📖 Body Literacy 🩸 Menstrual Health ⚖️ Hormone Balance 💞 Sexual Wellness

The Gynae Geek 95%

From anatomy to hormones: a gynecologist hands over the manual she wishes her patients had.

by Anita Mitra 2019

4.45

556 ratings

🩺 Gynecological Health 📖 Body Literacy 🩸 Menstrual Health ⚖️ Hormone Balance 💞 Sexual Wellness

In the Flo

by Alisa Vitti • 2020

Align food, fitness, and work with your menstrual cycle to unlock energy and productivity.

3.97

9k+

🩺 Women's Health 🌀 Hormonal Health 🍽️ Intuitive Eating 🏃‍♀️ Women's Fitness 🔄 Cyclical Living

In the Flo 94%

Align food, fitness, and work with your menstrual cycle to unlock energy and productivity.

by Alisa Vitti 2020

3.97

9k+ ratings

🩺 Women's Health 🌀 Hormonal Health 🍽️ Intuitive Eating 🏃‍♀️ Women's Fitness 🔄 Cyclical Living

The Long Covid Survival Guide

by Fiona Lowenstein • 2022

A patient-built playbook for surviving Long COVID when doctors dismiss you and rest isn't enough.

4.30

156

🩺 Chronic Illness 🫁 Long Covid 🚫 Medical Gaslighting ✊ Disability Justice 🤝 Community Care

The Long Covid Survival Guide 94%

A patient-built playbook for surviving Long COVID when doctors dismiss you and rest isn't enough.

by Fiona Lowenstein 2022

4.30

156 ratings

🩺 Chronic Illness 🫁 Long Covid 🚫 Medical Gaslighting ✊ Disability Justice 🤝 Community Care

Dare I Say It

by Naomi Watts • 2025

Menopause blindsided Naomi Watts at 36. She cuts through the silence, shame, and bad science.

3.85

9k+

🩺 Menopause Health 🏥 Women's Health 🌸 Reproductive Health 🔥 Sexual Wellness 💜 Body Acceptance

Dare I Say It 94%

Menopause blindsided Naomi Watts at 36. She cuts through the silence, shame, and bad science.

by Naomi Watts 2025

3.85

9k+ ratings

🩺 Menopause Health 🏥 Women's Health 🌸 Reproductive Health 🔥 Sexual Wellness 💜 Body Acceptance

The Vagina Bible

by Jennifer Gunter • 2019

The wellness industry built an empire on vaginal shame. An OB/GYN dismantles it with science.

4.34

9k+

👩 Womens Health 🔍 Medical Myth Busting 📖 Body Literacy 🏥 Gynecological Health 📊 Evidence Based Medicine

The Vagina Bible 94%

The wellness industry built an empire on vaginal shame. An OB/GYN dismantles it with science.

by Jennifer Gunter 2019

4.34

9k+ ratings

👩 Womens Health 🔍 Medical Myth Busting 📖 Body Literacy 🏥 Gynecological Health 📊 Evidence Based Medicine

Mismeasure of Woman

by Carol Tavris • 1992

Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.

4.07

431

🧪 Science And Sexism 🏥 Medical Sexism 👤 Male As Default 🏗️ Gender Constructs 🧠 Psychology And Gender

Mismeasure of Woman 94%

Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.

by Carol Tavris 1992

4.07

431 ratings

🧪 Science And Sexism 🏥 Medical Sexism 👤 Male As Default 🏗️ Gender Constructs 🧠 Psychology And Gender

The Menopause Manifesto

by Jennifer Gunter • 2021

Menopause is biology, not a disease. The supplement industry profits from what you don't know.

4.06

9k+

🩸 Menopause 🩺 Women's Health 💊 Hormone Therapy 🔄 Midlife Health ✊ Medical Feminism

The Menopause Manifesto 94%

Menopause is biology, not a disease. The supplement industry profits from what you don't know.

by Jennifer Gunter 2021

4.06

9k+ ratings

🩸 Menopause 🩺 Women's Health 💊 Hormone Therapy 🔄 Midlife Health ✊ Medical Feminism

Estrogen Matters

by Avrum Bluming • 2018

One flawed study scared millions off estrogen. The hormone protects the heart, brain, and bones.

4.31

3k+

🩸 Menopause 🏥 Women's Health 💊 Hormone Therapy 🔍 Medical Myth-Busting 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine

Estrogen Matters 94%

One flawed study scared millions off estrogen. The hormone protects the heart, brain, and bones.

by Avrum Bluming 2018

4.31

3k+ ratings

🩸 Menopause 🏥 Women's Health 💊 Hormone Therapy 🔍 Medical Myth-Busting 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine

The Female Body Bible

by Emma Ross • 2023

Sports science was designed for men. The physiology that rewrites the rules for the female body.

4.17

357

🧬 Women's Physiology 🏃‍♀️ Women In Sports 📊 Gender Data Gap 🩸 Menstrual Cycle 💪 Pelvic Health

The Female Body Bible 94%

Sports science was designed for men. The physiology that rewrites the rules for the female body.

by Emma Ross 2023

4.17

357 ratings

🧬 Women's Physiology 🏃‍♀️ Women In Sports 📊 Gender Data Gap 🩸 Menstrual Cycle 💪 Pelvic Health

A Mind of Your Own

by Kelly Brogan • 2016

Your depression may be inflammation in disguise, and antidepressants are making the fire worse.

3.79

3k+

🩺 Functional Medicine 🧠 Women's Mental Health 🦠 Gut-Brain Connection 🔥 Chronic Inflammation 💊 Antidepressant Risks

A Mind of Your Own 94%

Your depression may be inflammation in disguise, and antidepressants are making the fire worse.

by Kelly Brogan 2016

3.79

3k+ ratings

🩺 Functional Medicine 🧠 Women's Mental Health 🦠 Gut-Brain Connection 🔥 Chronic Inflammation 💊 Antidepressant Risks

Dr Cuterus

by Tanaya Narendra • 2022

What's actually going on down there: a doctor's myth-free guide to your own body.

4.47

496

🩺 Reproductive Health 🛡️ Sexual Health 🧠 Body Literacy 📚 Sex Education ✊ Feminist Health

Dr Cuterus 94%

What's actually going on down there: a doctor's myth-free guide to your own body.

by Tanaya Narendra 2022

4.47

496 ratings

🩺 Reproductive Health 🛡️ Sexual Health 🧠 Body Literacy 📚 Sex Education ✊ Feminist Health

The New Menopause

by Mary Claire Haver • 2026

The menopause treatment your doctor probably fears, backed by the data they probably missed.

4.24

20k+

🩺 Menopause Management 🔬 Hormonal Health 💊 Hormone Therapy 📋 Self-Advocacy In Medicine 📅 Perimenopause

The New Menopause 93%

The menopause treatment your doctor probably fears, backed by the data they probably missed.

by Mary Claire Haver 2026

4.24

20k+ ratings

🩺 Menopause Management 🔬 Hormonal Health 💊 Hormone Therapy 📋 Self-Advocacy In Medicine 📅 Perimenopause

This Is Your Brain on Birth Control

by Sarah E. Hill • 2019

Beyond preventing pregnancy, the pill reshapes desire, stress, and who you fall for.

4.03

12k+

🧬 Female Hormones 🩺 Reproductive Health 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 👩‍⚕️ Gender Bias In Medicine 💋 Female Desire

This Is Your Brain on Birth Control Summary

This Is Your Brain on Birth Control 93%

Beyond preventing pregnancy, the pill reshapes desire, stress, and who you fall for.

by Sarah E. Hill 2019

4.03

12k+ ratings

🧬 Female Hormones 🩺 Reproductive Health 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 👩‍⚕️ Gender Bias In Medicine 💋 Female Desire

Breaking the Taboo

by Theo Clarke • 2025

An MP's third-degree tear exposed a Parliament that had no maternity leave for its own members.

4.37

🏥 Maternal Healthcare 💔 Birth Trauma 📜 Women's Health Policy 🛌 Postpartum Recovery 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care

Breaking the Taboo 93%

An MP's third-degree tear exposed a Parliament that had no maternity leave for its own members.

by Theo Clarke 2025

4.37

19 ratings

🏥 Maternal Healthcare 💔 Birth Trauma 📜 Women's Health Policy 🛌 Postpartum Recovery 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care

Heal Endo

by Katie Edmonds • 2022

Endometriosis is an immune-inflammatory disease: a diet, gut, and lifestyle plan to calm it.

4.57

530

🎗️ Endometriosis 🤒 Chronic Illness 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🧬 Functional Medicine 🛡️ Immune Dysfunction

Heal Endo 93%

Endometriosis is an immune-inflammatory disease: a diet, gut, and lifestyle plan to calm it.

by Katie Edmonds 2022

4.57

530 ratings

🎗️ Endometriosis 🤒 Chronic Illness 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet 🧬 Functional Medicine 🛡️ Immune Dysfunction

Hunger

by Roxane Gay • 2017

Raped at twelve, she ate until she became unbreakable. What shielded her also imprisoned her.

4.17

122k+

🩹 Sexual Trauma 🍽️ Disordered Eating ⚖️ Fat Acceptance ⚡ Weight Stigma 📖 Trauma Memoirs

Hunger 93%

Raped at twelve, she ate until she became unbreakable. What shielded her also imprisoned her.

by Roxane Gay 2017

4.17

122k+ ratings

🩹 Sexual Trauma 🍽️ Disordered Eating ⚖️ Fat Acceptance ⚡ Weight Stigma 📖 Trauma Memoirs

Fierce Self-Compassion

by Kristin Neff • 2021

Self-compassion has a fierce side. It sets boundaries, channels anger, and demands what you deserve

3.87

3k+

🤗 Self-Compassion 💪 Women's Empowerment ✊ Social Justice Feminism 🔥 Anger As Fuel 🚧 Boundary Setting

Fierce Self-Compassion 93%

Self-compassion has a fierce side. It sets boundaries, channels anger, and demands what you deserve

by Kristin Neff 2021

3.87

3k+ ratings

🤗 Self-Compassion 💪 Women's Empowerment ✊ Social Justice Feminism 🔥 Anger As Fuel 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Cancer Journals

by Audre Lorde • 1980

A Black lesbian poet, after mastectomy, rejects the prosthesis and discovers what silence costs.

4.43

6k+

🩺 Cancer Memoir ✊🏾 Intersectional Feminism 🖤 Black Feminism 💪 Bodily Autonomy 🏥 Feminist Health

The Cancer Journals 93%

A Black lesbian poet, after mastectomy, rejects the prosthesis and discovers what silence costs.

by Audre Lorde 1980

4.43

6k+ ratings

🩺 Cancer Memoir ✊🏾 Intersectional Feminism 🖤 Black Feminism 💪 Bodily Autonomy 🏥 Feminist Health

Facing the Unseen

by Damon Tweedy • 2024

Psychiatry is exiled from mainstream medicine by design. A doctor's memoir of the human cost.

4.23

192

🩺 Medical Education 😵 Physician Burnout 🧠 Mind-Body Dualism 🏥 Stigma In Medicine ⚖️ Health Inequality

Facing the Unseen 93%

Psychiatry is exiled from mainstream medicine by design. A doctor's memoir of the human cost.

by Damon Tweedy 2024

4.23

192 ratings

🩺 Medical Education 😵 Physician Burnout 🧠 Mind-Body Dualism 🏥 Stigma In Medicine ⚖️ Health Inequality

The Queen V

by Jackie Walters • 2020

She treats thousands of vaginas. Here's what she wishes every woman knew about her own.

4.16

203

👩‍⚕️ Women's Health 🔥 Sexual Wellness 📖 Body Literacy 💋 Libido And Desire 🌿 Natural Self-Care

The Queen V 93%

She treats thousands of vaginas. Here's what she wishes every woman knew about her own.

by Jackie Walters 2020

4.16

203 ratings

👩‍⚕️ Women's Health 🔥 Sexual Wellness 📖 Body Literacy 💋 Libido And Desire 🌿 Natural Self-Care

"You Just Need to Lose Weight"

by Aubrey Gordon • 2023

Twenty myths about fat people dismantled: the real epidemic is anti-fat bias, not body size.

4.32

12k+

✊ Fat Acceptance 🍽️ Diet Culture 🏥 Medical Bias ⚖️ Weight Stigma ♀️ Fat Feminism

"You Just Need to Lose Weight" 93%

Twenty myths about fat people dismantled: the real epidemic is anti-fat bias, not body size.

by Aubrey Gordon 2023

4.32

12k+ ratings

✊ Fat Acceptance 🍽️ Diet Culture 🏥 Medical Bias ⚖️ Weight Stigma ♀️ Fat Feminism

Living Well with Hypothyroidism

by Mary J. Shomon • 2000

A normal TSH test can hide a failing thyroid. How to get diagnosed and treated right.

3.91

644

🦋 Thyroid Disorders 🗣️ Patient Advocacy 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🩺 Chronic Illness Management ⚖️ Hormone Health

Living Well with Hypothyroidism 93%

A normal TSH test can hide a failing thyroid. How to get diagnosed and treated right.

by Mary J. Shomon 2000

3.91

644 ratings

🦋 Thyroid Disorders 🗣️ Patient Advocacy 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🩺 Chronic Illness Management ⚖️ Hormone Health

Rock-a-by Baby

by Verta Taylor • 1996

How postpartum depression support groups evolved into a feminist political movement.

3.67

🚩 Social Movements 🎓 Women's Studies 🤱 Postpartum Depression 🩺 Medicalization 👥 Self-Help Groups

Rock-a-by Baby 93%

How postpartum depression support groups evolved into a feminist political movement.

by Verta Taylor 1996

3.67

9 ratings

🚩 Social Movements 🎓 Women's Studies 🤱 Postpartum Depression 🩺 Medicalization 👥 Self-Help Groups

The Body Is Not an Apology

by Sonya Renee Taylor • 2018

Your body shame is a business model. Reclaiming your body is the exit strategy.

4.21

31k+

🌸 Body Positivity ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🍽️ Anti-Diet Culture 🔗 Internalized Oppression 🕊️ Body Liberation

The Body Is Not an Apology 93%

Your body shame is a business model. Reclaiming your body is the exit strategy.

by Sonya Renee Taylor 2018

4.21

31k+ ratings

🌸 Body Positivity ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🍽️ Anti-Diet Culture 🔗 Internalized Oppression 🕊️ Body Liberation

The New Feminine Brain

by Mona Lisa Schulz • 2005

Women's brains are evolving. The same wiring that enables intuition also drives chronic anxiety.

3.91

161

🧠 Women's Mental Health 🔬 Female Neurobiology 💗 Emotional Intelligence 😰 Anxiety Management 🩺 Hormonal Health

The New Feminine Brain 93%

Women's brains are evolving. The same wiring that enables intuition also drives chronic anxiety.

by Mona Lisa Schulz 2005

3.91

161 ratings

🧠 Women's Mental Health 🔬 Female Neurobiology 💗 Emotional Intelligence 😰 Anxiety Management 🩺 Hormonal Health

The Autoimmune Cure

by Sara Gottfried • 2024

Autoimmune disease has a hidden trigger most doctors overlook: unresolved trauma living in the body.

3.53

746

🦠 Autoimmune Disease 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔗 Psychoneuroimmunology ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🔬 Functional Medicine

The Autoimmune Cure 93%

Autoimmune disease has a hidden trigger most doctors overlook: unresolved trauma living in the body.

by Sara Gottfried 2024

3.53

746 ratings

🦠 Autoimmune Disease 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔗 Psychoneuroimmunology ⚡ Nervous System Regulation 🔬 Functional Medicine

Invisible Women

by Caroline Criado Pérez • 2019

Crash dummies are male. Drug trials skip women. GDP ignores unpaid care. The pattern runs deep.

4.34

173k+

📊 Data Journalism 🔧 Inclusive Design 💰 Feminist Economics 🏠 Unpaid Care Work 🏥 Medical Gender Bias

Invisible Women 93%

Crash dummies are male. Drug trials skip women. GDP ignores unpaid care. The pattern runs deep.

by Caroline Criado Pérez 2019

4.34

173k+ ratings

📊 Data Journalism 🔧 Inclusive Design 💰 Feminist Economics 🏠 Unpaid Care Work 🏥 Medical Gender Bias

Thinking Outside the Pill Box

by Ty Vincent MD • 2012

Escape the prescription treadmill: a doctor's guide to nutrition, detox, and hormonal repair.

3.71

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🏥 Healthcare System Critique 🥗 Nutritional Healing ☠️ Environmental Toxins ⚖️ Hormonal Balance

Thinking Outside the Pill Box 93%

Escape the prescription treadmill: a doctor's guide to nutrition, detox, and hormonal repair.

by Ty Vincent MD 2012

3.71

7 ratings

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🏥 Healthcare System Critique 🥗 Nutritional Healing ☠️ Environmental Toxins ⚖️ Hormonal Balance

Every Deep-Drawn Breath

by Wes Ely • 2021

ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.

4.35

2k+

🫁 Critical Care 🤝 Patient-Centered Care 💛 Humanistic Medicine 🧠 Medical Trauma 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Centered Care

Every Deep-Drawn Breath 93%

ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.

by Wes Ely 2021

4.35

2k+ ratings

🫁 Critical Care 🤝 Patient-Centered Care 💛 Humanistic Medicine 🧠 Medical Trauma 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Centered Care

Body Neutral

by Jessi Kneeland • 2023

Four hidden reasons your body image won't budge, and a plan to solve each one.

4.05

380

🪞 Body Image Healing 🍽️ Diet Culture 🎭 Emotional Avoidance 🛡️ Shame Resilience ✊ Feminist Psychology

Body Neutral 93%

Four hidden reasons your body image won't budge, and a plan to solve each one.

by Jessi Kneeland 2023

4.05

380 ratings

🪞 Body Image Healing 🍽️ Diet Culture 🎭 Emotional Avoidance 🛡️ Shame Resilience ✊ Feminist Psychology

Women Escaping Violence

by Elaine J. Lawless • 2001

Courts want a neat victim narrative. Shelters give women room for the messy truth that heals.

3.94

🏚️ Domestic Violence 💬 Narrative Healing 🗣️ Survivor Testimony ✊ Feminist Theory 🧠 Trauma Studies

Women Escaping Violence 93%

Courts want a neat victim narrative. Shelters give women room for the messy truth that heals.

by Elaine J. Lawless 2001

3.94

17 ratings

🏚️ Domestic Violence 💬 Narrative Healing 🗣️ Survivor Testimony ✊ Feminist Theory 🧠 Trauma Studies

The Wisdom of Your Body

by Hillary L. McBride • 2021

The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.

4.31

5k+

🧠 Somatic Healing 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🩹 Trauma Recovery ⚖️ Body Neutrality 🙏 Embodied Spirituality

The Wisdom of Your Body 93%

The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.

by Hillary L. McBride 2021

4.31

5k+ ratings

🧠 Somatic Healing 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🩹 Trauma Recovery ⚖️ Body Neutrality 🙏 Embodied Spirituality

Two Whole Cakes

by Lesley Kinzel • 2012

Dieting fails by design. The real victory is stopping the cycle and reclaiming the word fat.

4.11

475

💪 Fat Acceptance 🚫 Anti-Diet ⚕️ Health At Every Size 📣 Fat Activism 📚 Fat Studies

Two Whole Cakes 93%

Dieting fails by design. The real victory is stopping the cycle and reclaiming the word fat.

by Lesley Kinzel 2012

4.11

475 ratings

💪 Fat Acceptance 🚫 Anti-Diet ⚕️ Health At Every Size 📣 Fat Activism 📚 Fat Studies

The Power of Women

by Denis Mukwege • 2021

A Nobel surgeon proves wartime rape is military strategy. The survivors showed him the remedy.

4.71

2k+

🩺 Conflict Zone Medicine ⚔️ Rape In War 💪 Survivor Narratives 🧠 Trauma Recovery 🚑 Humanitarian Medicine

The Power of Women 93%

A Nobel surgeon proves wartime rape is military strategy. The survivors showed him the remedy.

by Denis Mukwege 2021

4.71

2k+ ratings

🩺 Conflict Zone Medicine ⚔️ Rape In War 💪 Survivor Narratives 🧠 Trauma Recovery 🚑 Humanitarian Medicine

An Anatomy of Pain

by Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen • 2021

The brain makes pain, the body just supplies the raw material. A physician explains.

3.59

504

🩺 Pain Medicine 🔁 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 💊 Opioid Crisis 📜 Medical History

An Anatomy of Pain 92%

The brain makes pain, the body just supplies the raw material. A physician explains.

by Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen 2021

3.59

504 ratings

🩺 Pain Medicine 🔁 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 💊 Opioid Crisis 📜 Medical History

The Myth of Normal

by Gabor Maté • 2022

Sickness is not an accident; it's a biography. The link between trauma, culture, and disease.

4.30

37k+

🧒 Childhood Adversity 🧬 Mind-Body Medicine 💉 Addiction And Trauma ⚖️ Health Equity 🧘 Embodied Healing

The Myth of Normal 92%

Sickness is not an accident; it's a biography. The link between trauma, culture, and disease.

by Gabor Maté 2022

4.30

37k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Adversity 🧬 Mind-Body Medicine 💉 Addiction And Trauma ⚖️ Health Equity 🧘 Embodied Healing

More Than a Body

by Lexie Kite • 2020

Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.

4.14

8k+

🪞 Body Image 👁️ Self-Objectification 💄 Beauty Standards ⚖️ Body Neutrality 📺 Media Literacy

More Than a Body 92%

Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.

by Lexie Kite 2020

4.14

8k+ ratings

🪞 Body Image 👁️ Self-Objectification 💄 Beauty Standards ⚖️ Body Neutrality 📺 Media Literacy

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches

by William B. Young • 2018

A neurologist's guide to stopping migraines: early treatment matters more than the drug you choose.

3.63

🧠 Headache Disorders 💊 Chronic Pain Management 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 📋 Evidence-Based Health

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches Summary

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches 92%

A neurologist's guide to stopping migraines: early treatment matters more than the drug you choose.

by William B. Young 2018

3.63

54 ratings

🧠 Headache Disorders 💊 Chronic Pain Management 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 📋 Evidence-Based Health

Weathering

by Arline T. Geronimus • 2023

Oppression ages the body down to the cell, and high-effort coping accelerates the damage.

4.22

640

🏥 Health Equity 🩺 Medical Racism 🧬 Stress Physiology 🏛️ Structural Racism 🤰 Maternal Health

Weathering 92%

Oppression ages the body down to the cell, and high-effort coping accelerates the damage.

by Arline T. Geronimus 2023

4.22

640 ratings

🏥 Health Equity 🩺 Medical Racism 🧬 Stress Physiology 🏛️ Structural Racism 🤰 Maternal Health

The Menopause Reset

by Mindy Pelz • 2023

Fasting and a gut-healing diet can reset hormones through menopause. The five-step plan.

3.87

3k+

👩‍⚕️ Women's Health ⚖️ Hormone Balance ⏳ Intermittent Fasting 🥑 Ketogenic Diet 🦠 Gut Microbiome

The Menopause Reset 92%

Fasting and a gut-healing diet can reset hormones through menopause. The five-step plan.

by Mindy Pelz 2023

3.87

3k+ ratings

👩‍⚕️ Women's Health ⚖️ Hormone Balance ⏳ Intermittent Fasting 🥑 Ketogenic Diet 🦠 Gut Microbiome

Drink

by Ann Dowsett Johnston • 2013

Equal rights, equal binges: how the alcohol industry targeted women, and why they get sick faster.

3.74

4k+

🌱 Recovery Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women's Health 🍻 Binge Drinking 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✊ Feminist Critique

Drink 92%

Equal rights, equal binges: how the alcohol industry targeted women, and why they get sick faster.

by Ann Dowsett Johnston 2013

3.74

4k+ ratings

🌱 Recovery Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women's Health 🍻 Binge Drinking 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✊ Feminist Critique

Coping with Psoriasis

by David L. Cram • 2000

The dermatologist's playbook for psoriasis: right doctor, right treatment, stop hiding.

3.60

🩹 Chronic Skin Conditions 🦠 Autoimmune Disorders 🤝 Doctor Patient Partnership 💪 Chronic Illness Coping 📋 Medical Self Advocacy

Coping with Psoriasis 92%

The dermatologist's playbook for psoriasis: right doctor, right treatment, stop hiding.

by David L. Cram 2000

3.60

5 ratings

🩹 Chronic Skin Conditions 🦠 Autoimmune Disorders 🤝 Doctor Patient Partnership 💪 Chronic Illness Coping 📋 Medical Self Advocacy

Healing Is Possible

by Neil Nathan • 2013

Single-fix medicine fails chronic illness. A clinician's guide to untangling the hidden layers.

4.06

🩺 Chronic Illness Recovery 🧬 Functional Medicine 🌿 Integrative Health ⚖️ Hormonal Imbalances 🦠 Gut Health

Healing Is Possible 92%

Single-fix medicine fails chronic illness. A clinician's guide to untangling the hidden layers.

by Neil Nathan 2013

4.06

31 ratings

🩺 Chronic Illness Recovery 🧬 Functional Medicine 🌿 Integrative Health ⚖️ Hormonal Imbalances 🦠 Gut Health

Period Power

by Maisie Hill • 2019

Your cycle has four hormonal seasons. Each brings distinct strengths you can learn to harness.

4.04

12k+

🩸 Menstrual Health 🔄 Cycle Syncing 🧬 Hormone Health ✊ Feminist Health 🌸 Period Positivity

Period Power 92%

Your cycle has four hormonal seasons. Each brings distinct strengths you can learn to harness.

by Maisie Hill 2019

4.04

12k+ ratings

🩸 Menstrual Health 🔄 Cycle Syncing 🧬 Hormone Health ✊ Feminist Health 🌸 Period Positivity

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