I Shaved My Vag For This with Katie Thompson

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Perimenopause can start years before most women see it coming, often in their late 30s or early 40s, and most of us were never taught what to look for, let alone how to prepare. The choices you make in your 20s and 30s shape how you’ll feel in your 40s, 50s, and beyond. And the woman leading the global conversation on menopause has had to navigate it herself.
This week we’re turning back the clock for a conversation about aging well, aging right, and what it actually takes to feel like yourself on the back side of life. 
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Katie Thompson sits down with Dr. Mary Claire Haver, MD, FACOG, CMP, the world’s leading menopause doctor, for a conversation unlike any she’s had before. Dr. Haver opens up about her own experience with menopause while also helping millions of women worldwide through theirs, and the changes she made to live the second half of her life as fully as possible.
We’ll dig into what was different about going through menopause as the expert, the shifts she made in her own life, and the tools you can start using now. If you’re 25 to 35, this one’s for you too: the habits you build today set you up for a smoother perimenopause tomorrow.
This episode is all about getting ahead of the clock instead of chasing it.
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Dr. Mary Claire Haver, MD, FACOG, CMP, is a board-certified OB/GYN, a Certified Menopause Practitioner from The Menopause Society, an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), and a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist. After hearing from more and more of her patients about menopausal weight gain, she went deep on the science of menopause, aging, and inflammation.
That work led to The Galveston Diet and, in 2021, The Pause Wellness Clinic, a practice dedicated entirely to menopausal care through what she calls “The Menopause Toolkit.”
She founded The ‘Pause Life, shares menopause education with a community of more than 7 million followers, and is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The New Menopause and The New Perimenopause.Learn more at thepauselife.com and thepausewellness.com, and follow her at @drmaryclaire
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I Shaved My Vag For This is written, directed, and produced by Katie Thompson. Production by Sophia Puccetti and Editing by Ricki Biramontes. Podcast theme song and musical parodies written and produced by Katie Thompson.
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Welcome to the House Tour….I’ll meet you on the Pelvic Floor.
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1 in 4 women and 1 in 12 men will experience some form of pelvic floor dysfunction in their lifetime.
It's not just a postpartum problem or an "aging" problem. Rates of pelvic floor dysfunction among girls as young as 10 to 14 are climbing, and athletes in high-intensity sports — runners, gymnasts, CrossFitters, dancers — are showing up with symptoms most of them didn't know had a name.
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Join me, Katie Thompson, as I sit down with Dr. Uchenna "UC" Ossai, DPT, WCS — pelvic floor physical therapist and founder of YouSeeLogic — for an unfiltered walkthrough of what your pelvic floor actually does, why it fails more often than anyone talks about, and who's most at risk and why.
We dig into what pelvic floor dysfunction actually looks and feels like, why so many symptoms get dismissed or laughed off, how sport, pregnancy, and plain old bad habits (holding your pee) all factor in, and what real prevention and treatment look like.
This episode is about knowing your own house: foundation to roof and learning how to take care of the floor everything else stands on.
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Dr. Uchenna "UC" Ossai is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and board-certified Women's Health Clinical Specialist (WCS) specializing in pelvic floor rehabilitation. She's the founder of YouSeeLogic, where she works to make sex ed and pelvic health education for grown folks honest, practical, and stigma-free — covering everything from postpartum recovery and pelvic pain to athletic performance and sexual health.
Follow her across all platforms at @youseelogic.

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I Shaved My Vag For This is written, directed, and produced by Katie Thompson. Production by Sophia Puccetti and Editing by Ricki Biramontes. Podcast theme song and musical parodies written and produced by Katie Thompson.

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Permission to talk some Sh*T…______That three-letter diagnosis almost never tells you what's actually wrong. If you've lived the bloating, the bathroom sprints, and the "just manage your stress" send-off, this episode finally digs into what's really going on.______Katie Thompson sits down with Izabella Wentz ‪@ThyroidPharmacist‬ for an unfiltered conversation about what "IBS" really means, the root causes hiding beneath it, and the surprising role your nervous system plays in every single trip to the bathroom.We grew up being told IBS was just a sensitive stomach — something you're born with, something you manage, something you learn to live with. But as much as 98% of the time, that label is a placeholder for a real, findable, treatable cause: bacterial overgrowth, enzyme deficiencies, hidden infections, food sensitivities, toxic exposures. And with fewer than 1 in 4 patients improving on the conventional approach — and two-thirds of IBS patients being women — "just live with it" was never the only option on the table.Katie and Dr. Wentz unpack what's actually normal, how to find the root cause your labs keep missing, what can happen when IBS goes ignored and untreated for years, and the specific tools — targeted supplements, tests, gut-healing protocols — that can actually help you heal.______Dr. Izabella Wentz, PharmD, FASCP is a clinical pharmacist, functional medicine expert, and #1 New York Times bestselling author known to millions as The Thyroid Pharmacist. After being diagnosed with Hashimoto's herself, she built a career out of chasing root causes instead of just managing symptoms — consulting on thousands of complex cases along the way.She's the author of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Hashimoto's Protocol, and Hashimoto's Food Pharmacology, work that's reached hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Her latest book, IBS: Finding and Treating the Root Cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, brings that same detective's mindset to the gut.Follow her across all platforms at @izabellawentz.______Like what you hear? Comment, rate, and subscribe to be first in line for new episodes covering women's health, relationships, lifestyle, and the conversations nobody else is having.What should I cover next? Connect with Katie at @iamkatiethompson and @ishavedmyvagforthis for guest updates, future episodes, and more.______I Shaved My Vag For This is written, directed, and produced by Katie Thompson. Production and editing by Sophia Puccetti. Podcast theme song and musical parodies written and produced by Katie Thompson.______In SMV We Trust.

Welcome to the extreme health sport of the century. It's called:Everyone’s Hooking Up… And No One Is Wearing Condoms.
You thought you'd seen this one before, but nothing compares to today's hookup, treat it if I see it mentality when it comes to sexual health. It's all fun and games until someone ends up with a wart or worse, a silent & life-threatening disease. Katie Thompson sits down with Dr. Fran of  @PagingDrFran  for an unfiltered conversation about the rise of STIs across America, what's driving the sharp decline in condom use, and why so many people still don’t have the information they need to protect themselves.We grew up believing STIs happened to “other people.” But rates of gonorrhea, syphillis, herpes, HPV, and even antibiotic-resistant infections are rapidly climbing — while conversations about safe sex are disappearing altogether.
From dating apps and hookup culture to the myths we still believe about symptoms, testing, and protection.Katie and Dr. Fran unpack the stigma surrounding testing, the dangerous misinformation spreading online, and the real conversations we should be having about sexual health, relationships, and protection — without shame, fear, or outdated sex-ed messaging.This episode is about taking control of your sexual health, knowing the facts, and learning how to protect yourself and your partners in today’s dating world.
Dr. Fran is a board-certified OB/GYN, educator, and nationally recognized advocate for reproductive and sexual health. Known online as Paging Dr. Fran, she uses her platform to make women’s health information accessible, honest, and stigma-free.She educates millions on topics ranging from STIs and contraception to fertility, pregnancy, and reproductive rights, and has become a trusted voice in women’s healthcare across social media and major media outlets.Follow her across all platforms at @pagingdrfran.
Like what you hear? Comment, rate, and subscribe to be first in line for new episodes covering women’s health, relationships, lifestyle, and the conversations nobody else is having.What should I cover next? Connect with Katie at @iamkatiethompson and @thesmvpodcast for guest updates, future episodes, and more.
I Shaved My Vag For This is written, directed, and produced by Katie Thompson.Production and editing by Sophia Puccetti. Podcast theme song and musical parodies written and produced by Katie Thompson.
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Slam Dunk Level Intimacy. Every. Single. Time.
Katie Thompson sits down with Dr. Emily Jamea for an unfiltered conversation about today's decline in s*x, the biases that keep us from talking about our desires, and the 5 secrets to unlocking full-blown flow state in the bedroom.
You’ve seen an athlete “in the zone.”
You’ve watched a musician lose themselves mid-song.
But have you ever thought about what flow state looks like during intimacy?
Turns out the same neurochemistry that fuels peak performance on the court can fuel peak connection under the sheets.
Hear how intimacy takes shape in short and long term relationships, why getting to know your own body and sexual desires is the prerequisite before finding flow and intimacy, and learn exactly how to communicate what you want and when you want it, no matter how big the swing.
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Katie and Dr. Emily Jamea break down exactly how to tap into the intimacy secrets you've always wanted. Welcome to mutually rewarding, home-run kind of intimacy, every single time.
This episode is about discovering your own body, owning your desires, and learning how to ask for what you want, when you want it.
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Dr. Emily Jamea is an award-winning intimacy and relationship therapist and the USA Today best-selling author of Anatomy of Desire: Five Secrets to Create Connection and Cultivate Passion. She’s a sought-after keynote speaker who presents nationally and internationally to educators, health and mental health professionals, corporate leaders, and the general public.
Her expertise has been featured in Oprah Magazine, CNN, USA Today, NBC, and more.
Dr. Jamea is an award-winning columnist for Healthy Women and was named a 2025 Outstanding Woman in Medicine by The Arts of Healing Foundation.
She writes for Psychology Today, and offers online workshops to make her expertise accessible to everyone.
Follow her across all platforms @dremilyjamea.
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I Shaved My Vag For This is written and directed by Katie Thompson.
Co-production and editing by Sophia Puccetti.
Podcast theme song and musical parodies written and produced by Katie Thompson.
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