Why Women’s Symptoms Were Dismissed for Centuries (And Still Are)

-If you’ve ever been told your symptoms are stress… anxiety… hormones… or just part of being a woman — this episode is for you. This week on You Are Not Broken, Dr. Kelly Casperson sits down with breast oncologist and historian Dr. Elizabeth Comen, author of All in Her Head, to unpack the long and complicated history of how women’s health has been misunderstood, minimized, and medicalized. For centuries, women’s pain was labeled “hysteria.” Today, dismissal is more subtle — but it still happens. In this conversation, we explore: - Why women’s symptoms ha… Video by YouTube channel.