Join Dr. Diana Naranjo and author Seema Yasmin who brings Laylah to therapy. In a not-too-distant America, abortions are prosecuted and the right to choose is no longer an option. But best friends Laylah and Noor want to change the world. After graduating high school, they’ll become an OBGYN and a journalist, but in the meantime, they’re working on an illegal guide to abortion in Texas. But all of that is put in jeopardy when Laylah finds herself in the same situation that she has been fighting to protect. Fearing judgment and worse, she hides her situation from everyone, including her best friend. In session, we try to help Laylah find self-compassion for her own mistakes, and in turn, hopefully help her to be an even more empathetic physician in the future.
Dr. Seema Yasmin is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, Pulitzer prize finalist and poet. She served as a disease detective in the Epidemic Intelligence Service after working as a hospitalist in London. Seema was a medical analyst for CNN from 2014-2021 and a science reporter at The Dallas Morning News where she covered Ebola, Zika and the rise of the anti-vaccine movement. The author of seven books and four upcoming books, her reporting appears in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, WIRED, Scientific American, and on the BBC, NBC and other news networks. Dr. Yasmin’s unique combination of expertise as a physician and journalist have been called upon by the Vatican, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, the Aspen Ideas Festival, the Skoll World Forum, and the White House. Dr. Yasmin is director of the Stanford Health Communication Initiative, clinical assistant professor of medicine at Stanford University, and visiting professor of crisis management and communication at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. She trained in journalism at the University of Toronto and in medicine at the University of Cambridge. Her debut young adult novel, Unbecoming, is the story of two Texas teens navigating friendship, family and faith in a post-abortion America.
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered medical or psychological advice. While the therapy strategies and techniques are real, the characters and scenarios presented are all fictional and belong to the author. The content should not be used, relied upon, or substituted for any diagnostic or treatment purposes. As always, if you think you may be suffering from a psychological or medical condition, please seek individualized care with a medical professional or you can contact the National Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.
