Do you experience dizziness, heart racing, or fainting when standing up? You might have POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome). In this episode, I've invited POTS coach Shannah on to the pod to share everything you need to know about POTS symptoms, getting diagnosed, and proven treatment strategies.POTS is a form of dysautonomia affecting the autonomic nervous system, causing orthostatic intolerance, increased heart rate, brain fog, fatigue, and more. Many people go years without proper diagnosis due to barriers in healthcare and common misdiagnoses.🎙️ Shannah Lauren is a POTS coach, find out more at www.potscoach.com

In this powerful conversation, Dr Jessica Katanga, a medical doctor specialising in psychiatry, joins me to unpack the silent epidemic of women’s mental health. We'll explore the deep connection between hormones, psychiatry, and female mental health, revealing how society, medicine, and systemic gender bias have failed women for generations.We'll cover...

• The link between hormones and mood: estrogen, progesterone, testosterone explained
• PMDD, postpartum depression, perimenopause, and menopause – what’s really happening in the body
• How misdiagnosis in women (e.g. heart attacks, anxiety, bipolar disorder) is still dangerously common
• The rising rates of mental illness in young women and girls

And more👩‍⚕️ Guest: Dr Jessica KatangaPsychiatrist | Medical Doctor | Content CreatorInstagram: @drjessicakatanga / drjessicakatanga

At just 18 years old, Tameika went to the doctor with symptoms that were brushed off as anxiety. For the next 11 years, her cancer went undetected. By the time she was finally diagnosed with thyroid cancer, the damage had been done - and now, a decade later, she is still fighting for her health and undergoing treatment.In this deeply inspiring episode of Behind the Wait List, Tameika shares her journey of misdiagnosis, resilience, and hope. Her story is a powerful reminder of why women’s health needs to be taken seriously - and why listening to patients can save lives.

👉 Support Tameika's ongoing treatment: https://tinyurl.com/tameikagofundme

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In this episode, we dive deep into Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), one of the most common yet chronically under-researched women’s health conditions. If you’ve ever wondered what is PCOS, what causes PCOS, or how to recognise the symptoms of PCOS such as irregular periods, fertility struggles, weight gain, acne, and hair changes - this episode breaks it all down.

Our guest, Dr. Amina Hersi, is a GP with a specialist interest in women’s health, and the founder of Polybiotics - a supplement brand created specifically for women with PCOS and hormonal imbalances.

In this episode, we’ll cover:

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• What PCOS actually is and how it affects hormones.
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• Key signs and symptoms of PCOS.
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• Links between PCOS, fertility, and pregnancy.
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• Treatment options: lifestyle, diet, medication, and holistic approaches.
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• Why women with PCOS are often dismissed or ignored in healthcare.
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What Is PMDD, and Why Aren’t Women Being Heard?

This episode is a raw, unfiltered conversation about PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder), the severe hormonal condition misdiagnosed for decades. We’re talking PMDD symptoms, relationships, misdiagnosis, bipolar confusion, and the emotional chaos of the luteal phase that can cost women their lives.

IN THIS PMDD PODCAST EPISODE:– What is PMDD? How it differs from PMS

– The most common PMDD symptoms - including depression, anxiety, memory loss and dissociation

– Why women are often misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder

– The devastating impact of PMDD on relationships and careers

– PMDD treatments

Behind the Wait List uncovers the medical misogyny women face throughout their lives — left on long waiting lists, dismissed, gaslit, and pushed aside. It's time to break the silence around women's healthcare and expose the catastrophic impact of being unheard and untreated.