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La Biblioteca FantasmaLa Biblioteca FantasmaCova Dónnica (Audiolibro)✅ Prueba gratuita de 30 días: https://labibliotecafantasma.es/go/audible 🎧 Audiolibro: Cova Dónnica ✍️ Escritor: Yeyo Balbás 🎙️ Narrador: José Luis Espina 💬 Idioma: Español (Castellano) ⏳ Duración: 13 horas y 1 min 📖 Género: Ficción Leer más: https://labibliotecafantasma.es/audiolibros/audiolibro-1000455/ 📚 Sumario de Cova Dónnica: Año 717. Al-Hurr, el gobernador recién nombrado de al-Ándalus, se prepara para acabar con los últimos vestigios de resistencia del reino visigodo. La conquista musulmana está a punto de consumarse bajo la implacable tutela de Opas, el obispo metropolitano de Toledo, y los principales linajes hispanogodos deben enviar rehenes a Corduba. Fruela, hijo de Pedro, el duque...2025-05-0204 minSacred ChangemakersSacred Changemakers115. Shaping the Future: Transforming Reputation and Embracing Social Impact in Highly Regulated Industries with Donnica Hawes-SaundersOur guest on the podcast today is Donnica Hawes-Saunders is the Founder and CEO of The Averity Group, a consulting firm that helps companies and organizations in highly regulated industries transform their reputation at the intersection of social impact, communications, and public policy. She is recognized as a mission-driven, political, and social impact strategist that specializes in complex policy and media environments. With over a decade of experience in the private sector and on Capitol Hill, Donnica connects public policy and organizational priorities with an emphasis on politically astute, coalition-based communications and strategic partnerships.In today’s co...2023-08-1447 minHere for Her HealthHere for Her HealthLadies room talk about health inequity with Dr. Donnica MooreOn this week’s episode of Here for Her Health, presented by Organon, our host Wendy Lund sits down with Dr. Donnica Moore, President of the 'Sapphire Women’s Health Group,’ and host of the podcast ‘In the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica’ to discuss inequities in health and how some types of inequities are sometimes overlooked. Dr. Moore has dedicated the past 25 years to educating others about women’s health and advocating for the health and wellbeing of all women. So get ready for another episode of Here for Her Health, building a better, healthier, every day for women! 2022-07-1321 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica143: Innovations In Birth ControlFor more information: https://www.twirla.com/pdf/Twirla%20FINAL%20PI%20IFU%20PPI.pdf#page=24 Currently, an astonishing 45 percent of the 6 million pregnancies in the United States each year are unintended. Every year, 2.8 million American women, married and unmarried, young and not so young, are expecting an outcome they didn’t expect. According to the Guttmacher Institute, another way to look at this data is that nearly 5% --or 5 in 100-- American women aged 15—44 have an unintended pregnancy each year. The Guttmacher Institute also reports that on average, U.S. women say they want to have two chil...2021-05-1443 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica142: Cellular Nutrition with Dr. Noelle ReidYou’ve heard a lot of doctors—including your own—talk about the importance of diet & exercise from many different perspectives.  But today we’re going to break down nutritional information into the particularly exciting area of cellular nutrition & preventing Age Associated Cellular Decline.  Today’s guest has been dancing through life from a young age.  Dr. Noelle Reid is a board-certified Family Medicine physician who was a trained dancer prior to medical school. She bridged her love for dance through the practice of Yoga, Pilates, & movement, which she has creatively made into a focal point of her medical p...2021-03-2950 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica141: Don’t Light Things on Fire and Breathe Them Into Your Lungs with Dr. Erika MosesonDr. Erika Moseson is a pulmonary and critical care medicine physician aka a lung and ICU doctor. She’s a graduate of Cornell Medical School. She’s the founder of Air Health Our Health, an educational resource regarding the intersection of breathing healthy air and the well-being and weals of our communities. She hosts the Air Health Our Health podcast where she interviews experts on everything from tobacco and vaping to policy options to improve public health. She is one of the American Lung Association’s Health Professionals for clear air and climate action.   Erika and Don...2021-02-011h 15In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica138: Hype! with Dr. Nina ShapiroAre you sick of false information circulating in the news and social media about important health care topics from COVID 19 to vaccines to what we should eat to what undies we should wear? Well, so am I and so is today’s guest Dr. Nina Shapiro, a graduate of Harvard Medical School. She is the Director of Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat at the Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA and Professor of Head and Neck Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. With more than two decades of experience in clinical and academic medicine, she’s a trus...2021-01-2148 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica137: Modern Madness with Terri CheneyYou may know today’s guest Terri Cheney from Amazon Prime’s “Modern Love. Her struggle with bipolar disorder was portrayed by Anne Hathaway, who wrote that “Terri Cheney’s unflinching commitment to telling her own truth on her own terms moved me into a new place of compassion. Hers is an unparalleled—and deeply necessary voice.” Terris is a New York Times bestselling author of “Manic”. She now has a new book “Modern Madness: An Owner’s Manual”. Publicly, Terri was an entertainment attorney, but she struggled with managing bipolar disorder behind the scenes. Terri’s writings and commentary about bipolar d...2021-01-1845 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica136: Doctor Mom: Raising a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Carol Balthazar MDDr. Carol Balthazar is an Internal Medicine physician specializing in aesthetic medicine, the co-founder and medical director of Longevity Medical Spa, and the co-founder of TheraPearl reusable hot and cold packs. She is a married mother of 3, and her oldest son has Autism Spectrum Disorder. She is an appointed member of the Maryland Behavioral Analyst and Advisory Committee and a member of the Howard County Autism Society. Her passion for advocacy in the Autism community led her to create The Autism Mom MD Podcast. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for topics you’d like to hear on...2021-01-1449 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica133: Women In Medicine Impact at the Summit: Gender Equity, Cancer, & COVID with Shikha Jain, MDDr. Shikha Jain is not only at the summit amongst women in medicine, but she is the chair of the Women in Medicine Summit, a national conference focused on gender equity. She is a board-certified hematology and oncology physician on faculty at the University of Illinois Medical Center with a focus on Gastrointestinal malignancies and a special interest in neuroendocrine tumors, precision oncology, immunotherapy, genomics, colorectal and pancreatic cancers, hepatocellular carcinoma, and advances in cancer therapy. She is also the host of the podcast “The Oncology Overdrive” as well as the co-founder and COO of the group Impact4HC. Rece...2020-12-1738 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica132: Cancer Doesn’t Care About COVID with Chaunte LoweChaunte Lowe is a four-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016) high jumper. She won the Bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics. She’s the American recorder holder in the women’s high jump in indoors and outdoors. In 2018, she found a small lump in her breast at the age of 34. When the doctors told her everything was fine, she knew that something was still wrong. After a second opinion, she was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer. Her life was turned upside down when she underwent a double mastectomy and chemotherapy.   Her first instinct was to blame herself for something she t...2020-12-1424 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica129: Global Women’s Health: Progress and Challenges with Padmini Murthy MDDr. Padmini Murthy is a Professor and Global Heath Director at New York Medical College School of Health Science and Practice. She is an obstetrician and gynecologist, as well as an activist. She has practiced medicine for over 30 years in several countries. She holds an MPH and an MS in Management from New York University. Dr. Murthy serves as the Medical Women’s International Association NGO representative to the United Nations as well as the Global Health Lead of American Medical Women’s Association. With many states still struggling to deal with COVID, Dr. Donnica and Dr. Murthy talk abou...2020-11-031h 00In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica127: Racial Inequity in Health Care with Dr. Dani JacksonDr. Dani Jackson is a first-generation college student finishing her final year of residency at the Yale Department of Psychiatry. Now she is working to address healthcare inequity and social justice of the unmet health needs of the black community due to systemic racism and structural vulnerability. She is the co-director of the Social Justice and Health Equity Curriculum for the Department of Psychiatry at Yale. She is also a recipient of the National Medical Association’s Top Health Care Providers Under 40 Award for 2020.   She enters the ladies’ room to talk about being a little girl...2020-09-2958 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica124: Empowerment of Women in Medicine with Kamala Tamirisa, MDHappy Women in Medicine Month! We’re celebrating by talking with super doc Dr. Kamala Tamirisa, a cardiologist super specialist in Cardiac Electrophysiology & Advanced Cardiac Imaging at Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia. She completed her training in Internal Medicine and served as Chief Resident at St. Louis University in Missouri. After she completed General Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology, and Cardiac MRI fellowships at the University of Michigan. She then joined a large cardiology group (ProMedica Physicians Cardiology) in Ohio where she serves as the Director of The University of Toledo.   She talks about her journey into medicine, which sta...2020-09-2452 minLet’s Lang with Global Donnica-The Global Connect in bridging the gap between cultures, communitiesLet’s Lang with Global Donnica-The Global Connect in bridging the gap between cultures, communitiesEducation and COVIDA new beginning of education2020-09-0203 minLet’s Lang with Global Donnica-The Global Connect in bridging the gap between cultures, communitiesLet’s Lang with Global Donnica-The Global Connect in bridging the gap between cultures, communitiesAre you an outlier ?Doing things differently .... it’s a new world ... are you ready ?2020-09-0102 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica123: Intuitive Eating To Combat The COVID-19 with Shahada KarimShahada Karim is an influential wellness and fitness expert behind the organic bath and body brand Habibi. Today she’s here to share her philosophy on intuitive nutrition as the world continues to stress eat during the coronavirus pandemic. She shares her journey from journalism to yoga and learning to let go of expectations.   She talks about bringing balance into her clients’ diet. When she started her journey as a wellness and fitness expert, she learned quickly that no one who created nutritional plans knew how to cook. A lot of people begin health journeys to lo...2020-08-3146 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica122: You Are Not Broken with Dr. Kelly CaspersonDr. Casperson attended medical school at the University of Minnesota and moved to Denver for a six year urology residency. She specializes in urogynecology including urological conditions specific to female patients, such as stress urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, vaginal atrophy related to menopause, sexual health, and other health concerns. She’s an expert in InterStim therapy and Botox injections for bladder leakage, urinary incontinence, and incomplete bladder emptying, as well as vaginal laser therapy treatment for genitourinary symptoms of menopause. She also hosts her own podcast “You Are Not Broken.”   Dr. Casperson tells us about t...2020-08-2658 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica121: From Shitshow to Afterglow: Putting Life Back Together When It All Falls Apart with Ariel Meadow StallingsAriel Meadow Stallings became internet famous at the OffBeat Bride and is now the author of a nuanced self-help book “From Sh!tshow to Afterglow: Putting Life Back Together When It All Falls Apart”. She wrote the books after dealing with her own medical crisis, divorce, and business setbacks that left her life in shambles. Today, she’s joining us from the home recording studio inside her closet!   Ariel talks about how her identity as an “offbeat bride” then added another aspect of complication to her divorce. In the midst of feeling like she was falling apa...2020-08-2448 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica120: #PeriodsOptional with Dr. Sophia YenDr. Sophia Yen is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pandia Health, a women physician founded and led birth control delivery company, which has a sterling credentialed Board of Directors of ten physicians — all but one are women! Dr. Yen graduated from MIT, UCSF Medical School, and UC Berkely’s MPH program. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford Medical School in the Division of Adolescent Medicine and serves on the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics’s Section on Adolescent Health. She has co-founded three non-profit projects to improve the lives of women:  The Silver...2020-08-201h 06In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica119: View from the Frontlines: Exposing the Fault Lines with Dr. Arabia MolletteDr. Arabia Mollete is an emergency medicine physician and health expert in the South Bronx, NY. She was one of the frontline workers in the Emergency Department in New York City at one of the hardest hit hospitals, which she describes as a “war zone”. You can hear more from her on her own podcast “The Visit with Dr. Arabia Mollette.”   Dr. Arabia Mollete talks about her experience with youth and domestic violence before and after the pandemic. She comes from a family that suffered from substance abuse, depression, domestic violence, suicide attempts, poverty, and homelessn...2020-08-131h 08In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica118: The Role of Technology in Improving Patient Care with Dr. Geeta NayyarDr. Geeta Nayyar is a rheumatologist, an assistant professor at Florida International University, a nationally recognized leader in healthcare information technology, an Executive Medical Director for Salesforce, and an author. If that wasn’t enough, she has also been named one of the “Top 26 Smartest People in Health IT” by Becker’s Report, ranked one of the “Top 25 Minority Healthcare Executives” by Modern Health care, and is recognized by the Med City News as one of the “Top 12 Powerful Women Voices in Healthcare Innovation and on Twitter.”   Geeta and Donnica talk about what people can do to actually pr...2020-08-1053 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica117: We Need More Doctors in Congress with Dr. Hiral TipirneniIn the ladies' room today, we have some breaking news! Our guest, Dr. Hiral Tipirneni, just won the Democratic primary in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District! Hiral is an emergency medicine physician, cancer research advocate, and on the board of directors of the Maricopa Health Foundation.   She discusses the coronavirus and mistakes states have made along the way. They also go into detail on the steps states and government officials can take to get more testing and help lower the spread of the virus.   Hiral talks about what inspired her to run...2020-08-0751 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica116: Pandemic Sex with Dr. Becky Kaufman LynnDr. Becky Kaufman Lynn is back to talk about what you’ve all been asking about: how to have safe sex during the pandemic. Dr. Lynn is just the person to talk to about his. She is the Director of the Evora Center for Menopause and Sexual Health. She’s a board-certified gynecologist, sexual medicine specialist, a trained Sexual Counselor, a Certified Menopause Provider, and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at St. Louis University School of Medicine. If you haven’t heard her on episode #59 “Becoming Cliterate”, go back and listen!   She answers you...2020-07-301h 08In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica115: Double Blind: Genetic Insights from COVID-19 to Ovarian Cancer with Dr. Sara WinokurDr. Sara Winokur is an accomplished molecular geneticist, researcher, and novelist. She has earned a master’s degree in cytogenetics and a Ph.D. in molecular genetics. She was on the team that discovered the genes associated with Dwarfism, Muscular Dystrophy, and Huntington’s Disease. She is an ovarian cancer survivor and thriver.   Sara discusses how the coronavirus is mutating. Unlike the flu virus, coronavirus isn’t mutating at as quickly of a rate. This means that vaccine research should be able to keep up with how the virus is changing.   She talk...2020-07-2747 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica114: Racial Disparities in Mental Health: Postpartum Depression in Women of Color with Dr. Nicole Christian-BrathwaiteDr. Nicole Christian-Braithwaite is a psychiatrist as well as the Founder and CEO of Well Minds Psychiatry & Consulting. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and complete her psychiatry resident training at Massachusetts General/McLean Hospital Residency Program.   Nicole and Donnica talk about postpartum depression and explain what it feels like for new moms. Nicole discusses the details of her experience with postpartum depression and not being able to do basic tasks or feel good enough to be a mom. When she reached out to a a psychiatrist and her support system t...2020-07-231h 07In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica113: Global Health: Covid-19 & Racial Disparities with Dr. Tsion FirewDr. Tsion Firew is an emergency physician at Columbia University, where she’s an assistant professor of Global Health. She’s served as a medic in the Iraq War. She’s also become a huge advocate for COVID testing for front line workers after she tested positive herself.   Tsion joins Dr. Donnica and talks about when it’s necessary to call 911 and take an ambulance or drive to the hospital. Often people will decide to bring their loved ones to the hospital on their own, but calling an ambulance will give them extra time to be treate...2020-07-201h 01In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica112: Mothering Yourself First - Through the Pandemic & Beyond with Latham ThomasLatham Thomas is a Celebrity Doula, one of Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul 100, and a Maternity Wellness Expert. Latham works with women to embrace their optimal wellness and spiritual growth to empowerment. She’s the founder of Mama Glow, a global women’s health and education brand. A new version of her book “Own Your Glow:  A Soulful Guide to Luminous Living and Crowing the Queen” is out this summer!   She tells us about the experience of being a virtual doula in the times of coronavirus. She’s been teaching her methods online during these times. She goe...2020-07-1654 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica111: Restoring Hope and Rebuilding Lives Through Recovery with Claudia GarciaIn the ladies' room, today is Claudia Garcia, MBA, RN, CADAC II, LAC. She has more than fifteen years of direct patient care experience as well as managerial and recruitment experience. She currently is an appointed member of the Indiana Office of the Attorney General and Prescription Drug Task Force. She talks about her personal and professional experiences with addiction which have led her to develop one the most seamless, comprehensive, and resourceful family programs in the country, The Parkland Center in Chesterton Indiana. She discusses the substance abuse issues in America and how treatment and aftercare...2020-06-2536 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica110: Flawlessly Fallen: The Emotional Fallout of Miscarriage with Sekou & Stacy AndrewsA big day in the ladies' room because we have a Grammy nominee, a married couple, and a gender reveal! Sekou Andrews is a world-renowned spoken word poet who has performed for Barack Obama in Oprah's backyard. His video "Flawlessly Fallen" was inspired by his wife Stacy's miscarriage, and you must watch it!  Sekou and Stacy join me in the ladies' room to share their very personal story of having a miscarriage and how most people don't know what to say when their friend has one. So they end up not saying anything and what a lonely e...2020-06-2229 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica109: Debunking the Myths About Coronavirus: Facts Over Fear and Fallacy with Dr. Lucy McBrideDr. Lucy McBride is a Washington DC internist who graduated with honors from Princeton University and Harvard Medical School. Subsequently, she spent a year studying pharmacology as a Fulbright scholar at the University of Cambridge in England, followed by residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital. After several years practicing Emergency Medicine at Hopkins, she joined Foxhall Internists in Washington DC. She has special interests in hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and women’s health. She recently came out with a daily newsletter about COVID-19 that has now gone viral. She gives advice not only about coronavirus but al...2020-06-1749 minLet’s Lang with Global Donnica-The Global Connect in bridging the gap between cultures, communitiesLet’s Lang with Global Donnica-The Global Connect in bridging the gap between cultures, communities3 tips for becoming an expatGet some tips to get you thinking about the possibilities of Becoming an expat2020-06-1602 minLet’s Lang with Global Donnica-The Global Connect in bridging the gap between cultures, communitiesLet’s Lang with Global Donnica-The Global Connect in bridging the gap between cultures, communitiesGetting back to a new normal with COVIDGlobal mindset moment with getting back to life with COVI d2020-06-1502 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica108: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with Una D. McCann MDHere to discuss PTSD with us today is Dr. Una McCann, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where she is also the Co-Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Sleep Research. Previously, she held positions as a research psychiatrist at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and as Chief of the Unit on Anxiety at the National Institutes of Mental Health. She is an editorial board member for 6 different medical journals, and widely regarded as a pre-eminent expert on depression and anxiety. We discuss how PTSD is an anxiety disorder...2020-05-2848 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica107: From Period Problems to Period Power with Lynn Seeley, MDDr. Lynn Seeley is the CEO of Myovant Sciences. She is an endocrinologist with over 20 years of drug development and biopharmaceutical company leadership experience. Prior to joining Myovant, she served as Chief Medical Officer of Medivation for 10 years where she led the development of XTANDI® (enzalutamide) for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Today Lynn and Donnica are taking a break from talking about the pandemic to go back to the basics of the ladies' room:  period talk. Women don't talk about their periods enough so often women are silently suffering from really harsh pe...2020-05-2554 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica106: Braving Chemo with Beverly ZavaletaDr. Beverly Zavaleta is a board-certified family physician, author, mother, and long-time advocate of patient education. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School, and she now works as a hospitalist in Texas. In 2015, she was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, and she underwent grueling chemotherapy, which led to her writing her book Braving Chemo. She talks about her journey with breast cancer. When she first got her diagnosis, she was shocked and started building her support team. Beverly and Donnica break down the different vocabulary used with cancer to make your diagnosis easier to understand. The entire...2020-05-1955 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica105: Telemedicine in the Times of Quarantine with Dr. Ava ShambanDr. Ava Shamban is a celebrity dermatologist in California who is still working hard in the pandemic. She has been taking a number of telemedicine phone calls to help people with their skin from home. We're all washing our hands more than ever. Ava goes over the best way to not only wash your hands but how to moisturize after to keep your skin healthy. She goes into the many benefits of wearing a face mask beyond protecting from coronavirus. Ava talks about the first signs of coronavirus and how to know what to look out for.2020-05-0843 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica104: This is NOT the End: Resilience in the Face of Adversity with Nina Sossamon-PogueNina Sossamon-Pogue has a wealth of experiences behind her: She has been a member of the United States Gymnastics Team, a successful corporate executive, an investigative reporter, an Emmy Award-winning news anchor, and was voted Charleston’s Favorite News Anchor for 10 consecutive years. She has also flown through the eye of Hurricane Andrew, covered the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, experienced a life-altering injury, been downsized from a beloved job, gone through a divorce, and been a single mom. She talks about how she was able to overcome the unimaginable. She was the driver in a devastating accident in her co...2020-05-0458 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica103: Couples’ Communication Counseling with Dr. Sarah RattrayOur guest today is expert couples’ counselor & psychologist, Dr. Sarah Rattray. A native New Yorker, she relocated to the west coast in the 1980’s where she got a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the CA School of Professional Psychology and has been a practicing clinical psychologist for more than 3 decades. She joins the podcast today to discuss building the foundation of good communication in a relationship that creates a safe space for all members. Listening is a huge part of a relationship. What does your partner need from you right now? Do they need you to listen and be t...2020-04-291h 01In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica102: Pandemic Parenting with Dr. Jacqueline JonesDr. Jacqueline Jones is an NYC ear nose and throat doctor with too many awards to list. To name a few, she's received Top 100 Black Doctors in the United States Award, the Talk of the Town Award, Yelp Patient Satisfaction Award, and the Teacher of the Year Award from Weill Cornel Medical Center. She's also currently quarantining at home with her children during the pandemic. She goes through what it means to be a mom and a doctor during this time. No one wants to think about emergencies with their children, but they do happen. And when emergencies happen...2020-04-2050 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica101: Pandemic Anxiety and How to Deal with It with Jessi GoldJessi Gold, M.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine. Today, she joins Dr. Donnica in a conversation about dealing with anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic. They talk about the difference between social distancing and physical distancing. Even while we are physically apart from friends and family, it is still important to check in on people and continue strengthening your relationships in new ways inside the confinements of the pandemic. During these extreme times, Jessi has noticed how the pandemic has affected the mental and physical health...2020-04-1651 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica100: Pandemic Organizing With Dorothy The OrganizerMy guest today is a friend of the show, who millions know as “Dorothy the Organizer”: the fearless-yet-endearing efficient problem-solver on the hit show “Hoarders” on A&E. We’re chatting today during the week that Dr. Anthony Fauci, Gov. Andrew Cuomo & even President Trump anticipated would be one of the toughest weeks of the coronavirus outbreak. But I’m going to talk with Dorothy about the week that was the toughest for her: her personal experiences of being a patient--& the wife of a patient--with Coronavirus. We’re going to get her top tips for planning...2020-04-1346 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica99: Women with a Choice with Karen BlumenthalAward-winning YA writer Karen Blumenthal steps In the Ladies' Room today to discuss abortion as it pertains to women's health. Her book “Jane Against the World: Roe v Wade & the Fight for Reproductive Rights" takes a comprehensive look at abortion without all of the politics. Karen and Dr. Donnica discuss the history of Planned Parenthood in America and talk about the importance of a woman having control over her own body.2020-04-0153 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica98: Unleash the Girls: The Untold Story of the Sports BraFor more information: www.lisalindahl.com Today’s guest is a visionary who’s pioneering invention launched a major industry & helped level the playing field in business & sports for millions of girls & women... including me and--if you’ve ever worn a sports bra--you too. Her new book tells the amazing story behind the creation of the Jog bra, an entrepreneurial victory for which she will be inducted into The National Inventors Hall of Fame in May 2020. As an inventor, Lisa is not a one-hit-wonder. In addition to inventing the sports bra in 1977, she patented a medica...2020-03-2345 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica97: BE BRAVE: Living with Pulmonary Arterial HypertensionIn 2013, Chloé Temtchine, a YouTube sensation and award-winning singer/songwriter, had just finished an album with Smash Mouth’s Grammy-nominated Greg Camp. All set to go on a world tour with him, Chloé suffered severe shoulder & chest pain and was rushed to the ER; she was in congestive heart failure. She was told she had Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), a rare and fatal lung condition, little time left to live, and that she would have to be on oxygen for the rest of her life. It’s an understatement to say that Chloé’s world was turned up...2020-03-201h 02In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica96: Is There a Doctor in the House?For more information: www.Christine4Congress.com We need more doctors in The House... of Representatives. Today we have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Christine Mann, a family physician who is running for the US Congress from Texas District 31. Dr. Mann is a family practice physician in Cedar Park, Texas with 30 years of experience training and working in the healthcare industry. She is the daughter and granddaughter of veterans; a wife and mother of three and was a single mother during medical school and residency. She was a small business owner for 11 years. 2020-03-031h 01In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica95: Carri Levy -- Behind the Mystery: Rare & Genetic DiseasesCarri Levy is the creator of Behind the Mystery: Rare & Genetic, a national television series devoted to rare and genetic disease awareness. Carri started her career in television as a producer for Designing Spaces in 2006, and transitioned to producing The Balancing Act’s “Choose Health” series in 2011. A year and a half into her role at The Balancing Act, Levy took a hiatus to care for her daughter, Ilana, whose health was deteriorating due to a rare and undiagnosed disease. It was during this time that Levy made it her mission to find out everything she could about rare diseas...2020-02-2450 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica94: Ambassador Nancy Brinker -- Promises Made, Promises Kept: Fighting Breast CancerWe have had many distinguished guests In The Ladies’ Room, including 2 Olympic Champions and 1 U.S. Cabinet Member.  Today we are pleased to welcome our 1st U.S. Ambassador, Nancy Brinker, who is even better known as founder of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. She is a breast cancer advocate, a breast cancer warrior, and a breast cancer survivor and thriver.  She is also our first guest who is a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient as well as a member of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. 2020-02-1045 minLet’s Lang with Global Donnica-The Global Connect in bridging the gap between cultures, communitiesLet’s Lang with Global Donnica-The Global Connect in bridging the gap between cultures, communitiesLet’s Lang with Global Donnica...The Global Series (Trailer)--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/global-donnica/message2020-01-2000 minLet’s Lang with Global Donnica-The Global Connect in bridging the gap between cultures, communitiesLet’s Lang with Global Donnica-The Global Connect in bridging the gap between cultures, communitiesLet’s Lang with Global Donnica-The Global Connect in bridging the gap between cultures, communities (Trailer)2020-01-2000 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica93: Janice Asher MD -- Exiting the Cookie Circle of Hell: The MILE Permanent Weight Loss PlanTruth time: How many of you made a New Year’s resolution to lose the same "x" pounds that you resolved to lose last year. . .the year before...or even 10 years ago? And how many of you are still sticking to that resolution a whole week into 2020? Although there are a gazillion diet books on the market, Dr. Janice Asher and Jae Rivera’s book is the only one I know about where the authors themselves actually lost 170 lbs. combined and kept it off for years.2020-01-0848 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica92: Dara Kass, M.D. -- Being a Living Organ Donor For My SonDr. Dara Kass is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Columbia University School of Medicine, the director of Equity and Inclusion of Columbia’s Emergency Department, and the founder of FemInEM, an advocacy & resource site for women in emergency medicine. Previously, she was the director Undergraduate Medical Education at NYU and an Assistant Program Director at Staten Island University Hospital. She is active in both the Academy of Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and the American Association of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).2019-11-251h 02In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica91: Mary Lake Polan, MD, PhD, MPH -- Talking with Your Kids About Sex: Do’s & Don’tsDr. Mary Lake Polan is a rock star amongst American physicians. Dr. Polan has had a distinguished medical and business career. After earning her Ph.D. in molecular biochemistry and biophysics at Yale University, Dr. Polan continued there as a postdoctoral fellow and then became the first woman to complete a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Yale. Following fellowships in gynecologic oncology and reproductive endocrinology, she joined the Yale faculty.  She later became department chair of Ob/Gyn at Stanford University for 15 years and subsequently returned to the Yale School of Medicine faculty where she is still a c...2019-11-1852 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica90: Jen Tractenberg, MD -- Getting Your Kids Through Common Childhood ChallengesPediatrician Jen Trachtenberg, MD – known to her patients and their parents as Dr. Jen – is a nationally renowned parenting expert.  A board-certified pediatrician, she been in private pediatric practice in New York City for over 20 years. She is also an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, a spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics, and mother of three children. You have seen her on television, in your favorite magazines & on websites. . .and now you’re hearing her on your favorite podcast! She has published two parenting books: The Smart Parent's Guide to Gett...2019-11-1134 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica89: Secretary David Shulkin MD -- It Shouldn’t Be This Hard to Serve Your CountrySecretary David Shulkin MD, a national thought leader on veterans’ health and patient-centered care, was appointed by President Trump as the 9th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. He was the only Trump-appointed Cabinet Secretary who was confirmed unanimously by the US Senate; he was the first non-veteran to hold this position; and he was only the 2nd physician ever to serve in this position. Prior to becoming the Secretary of the VA, he was the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health under President Barack Obama.2019-11-0746 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica88: Dr. Elizabeth Ryan -- The Opioid Epidemic on The Front LinesWe’ve heard a lot in the news about the Opioid Epidemic and various half-hearted political efforts to “combat” it. And well we should:  The National Center for Health Statistics estimates there were 68,557 drug overdose deaths in 2018, 47,590 involved opioids, and 31,897 involved synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl and tramadol. To put this in perspective, This is 50% more than all the deaths last year from breast cancer, from gun shot wounds, and from automobile accidents, each of which hover around 40,000 deaths per year. Our next guest is on the front lines doing something radical about it: providing compassionate medical care for people struggl...2019-10-141h 03In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica87: Hana Solomon -- The Booger Lady’s Top Tips on Cold & Flu SeasonAre you ready for cough, cold & flu season? The most important thing is to get your flu shot.  But beyond that, our guest today, pediatrician Dr. Hana Solomon—the self-proclaimed “Booger Lady”—will give us her best tips for children & the adults who love them about how to handle snotty, runny noses and other cold and flu symptoms.2019-10-0744 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica86: Jaime Sanders -- The Migraine DivaAre you a migraine sufferer or someone who lives or works with someone who is? Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. households include someone with migraine, and nearly 12% of our population (adults and children) suffers from migraines. Our guest, Jaime Sanders, has suffered from chronic migraines since she was 8 years old. She has channeled her suffering to help others as a dedicated patient advocate and blogger who is known as “The Migraine Diva.”2019-08-2653 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica85: Katie McKenna -- How to Get Hit By a TruckDid you ever say you felt like you’d been hit by a truck? Well, our next guest actually was. What began as a journal entry on a borrowed laptop during her extended hospital stay, became the best-selling memoir, How to Get Run Over by a Truck. A former stand-up comedian, Katie McKenna is now a professional speaker, life coach and bestselling author, living in Brooklyn. Hear her tell her remarkable story of learning how to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles with resilience, hope, humor and gratitude.2019-08-1242 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica84: Dr. Nancy Yen Shipley On The Hazards of HeelsMore & more women are clinging to higher & higher heels, often at great risk to their leg & foot health.  Ironically, women seem to care more about how their legs & feet look rather than how they feel or how healthy they are.  More ironically:  in the discussion of the costs of health care, foot problems are a glaringly obviously example of how a little prevention goes a long way.  Not only are sneakers are more comfortable than heels, but they’re safer & healthier. Today, we’re going to talk with Dr. Nancy Yen Shipley, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon...2019-08-0935 minChenelle’s language learning journey podcast.Chenelle’s language learning journey podcast.Clljp.ep.101. Donnica Dunlap of global donnica.comAnd today’s episode of Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast. I have the opportunity to sit down with global aficionado Donnica Dunlap. Who is a polyglot, Podcaster, translator and world traveler who speaks Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, French, English and a few other languages. While taking care of her sister who is disabled. She lives the polyglot lifestyle well video blogging her journey to help encourage others to do the same. I hope everyone enjoys this episode of Chenelle‘s language learning journey podcast with my guest global aficionado Donica Dunlap. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po...2019-08-051h 48In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica83: Wendy Poage -- What Women (and Men) Need to Know About Prostate CancerWe’ve discussed BrCA genetic mutations before with respect to increasing the risk breast and ovarian cancers in several different episodes In The Ladies’ Room, but we’ve only mentioned in passing that these mutations can also affect men too, particularly regarding raising their risk of prostate cancer. And while only men can be diagnosed with prostate cancer, it also has a deep impact on the lives of the women who love them. So, today we’re going to talk with Wendy Poage, President of Prostate Conditions Education Council (PCEC) about what women (and men) need to know about prostate...2019-07-2933 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica82: Shan Boodram -- The Game of DesireWe have had a lot of “firsts” In the Ladies’ Room and today is our first guest to return for her 3rd episode! Whether you’ve heard her before or not, you are going to LOVE Shannon Boodram! Widely known as “Shan Boody”, she is a certified sex educator, dating expert and lifestyle personality. She has been featured in numerous media outlets including “The View,” MTV, Fox News, CNN, The New York Times, Forbes and Time Magazine. But today she really hits the big-time by joining “In The Ladies’ Room” yet again!2019-07-2351 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica81: Sarah Nadeem M.D. -- The Other Side of the Bedpan: When the Doctor Become the PatientIn 1989, I wrote an article published in the JAMWA called “The Other Side of the Bedpan” talking about my experiences as a physician having to adjust to the role of being a patient while I underwent major spinal reconstruction surgery. Today, I’m talking with another woman physician, Dr. Sarah Nadeem, who had to adjust to being on the other side of the bedpan.2019-07-1147 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica80: Alan Greene, M.D. -- Vaccines Cause Adults: What You Need To Know About The Measles Outbreak Whether Your Kids Are Vaccinated Or NotBefore the measles vaccine was available in the US in 1963, there were 3-4 million cases of measles per year causing 400-500 deaths per year, 48,000 hospitalizations, and 1,000 cases of encephalitis. Today’s guest, Dr. Alan Greene, M.D. is “The Dr. Spock of our generation”. He has guided thousands of parents through the perils of pediatrics beyond his private practice in San Francisco, CA with his very popular website, DrGreene.com. He is also the author of 3 parenting books that are my go-to gifts at baby showers: Feeding Baby Greene; Raising Baby Greene; and From First Kicks to First St...2019-06-1342 minDoctor Me First with Errin Weisman DODoctor Me First with Errin Weisman DOConnecting with Dr. Donnica MooreDonnica Moore, MD is highly regarded as a women's health expert and women’s health advocate as a media physician commentator and educator. She talks with Dr. Weisman today about her life story, her career and how connecting with other physicians via the internet has been inspirational. Hang with Dr. Donnica on FB - TW - IG her Website DrDonnica.com Podcast: In the Ladies Room with Dr. Donnica2019-06-1226 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica79: Alexis Chiang Colvin, M.D. -- The Big O: OsteoarthritisToday we’re talking about “The Big O”...but before you get too excited, the O stands for osteoarthritis, a very common joint disease that most often affects athletes, and middle-age to elderly people. But stay tuned to the end, because this is one condition where sexual activity may be part of the treatment! My guest, Dr. Alexis Colvin is uniquely qualified to discuss this. She’s an Associate Professor of Sports Medicine at the Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Orthopedic Surgery. She also serves as the Chief Medical Officer of the United States Tennis Association, cares for elite...2019-06-1035 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica78: Jennifer Hunt MD -- Imposter Syndrome: Unlocking the Authentic SelfDr. Jennifer Hunt is Chair of Pathology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She has served in a number of different leadership roles both at her institution and nationally, including Chief of Staff for her hospital, an elected member of the Board of Governors for the College of American Pathologists, and President of the Association for Molecular Pathology and President of the College of American Pathologists Foundation. As if all that wasn’t enough to make me feel like a slacker, she has a second distinguished career: she maintains a practice as an Executive Leadership Co...2019-06-0347 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica77: Jennifer Ashton M.D. -- Living Beyond Suicide LossLike way too many thousands of Americans, Dr. Jennifer Ashton is a woman who has experienced firsthand the impact of a loved one’s suicide. Unlike most of them, she has a national platform as Chief Medical Correspondent for ABC News from which she’s chosen to speak out broadly about Life After Suicide, which is also the title of her new book.2019-05-2730 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica76: Theresa Caridi, MD -- Talking About The "F" Word With The Fibroid LadyToday we’re talking about the "F" word: Fibroid. Most American women will develop these benign (non-cancerous) tumors that grow within or attached to the uterus or womb.  One study found that, by age 50, 70 percent of white women and 80 percent of African American women had fibroids. In many cases, they don’t cause significant symptoms, and many women may be unaware they have them. Our guest today is well known by her twitter handle as “The Fibroid Lady”, but she also has distinguished academic medical credentials. Theresa Caridi, MD is an assistant professor in the Division of Vascular a...2019-05-131h 06In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica75: Megan Ranney MD, MPH -- Gun Violence: An ER Doctor’s PerspectiveIf you’ve been following our podcast, you know that I feel strongly about gun violence and that I consider it a public health emergency...literally thousands of times worse than the measles outbreak. So today we’re going to talk with Dr. Megan Ranney, an ER physician on the front lines who also has a master’s degree in public health. We’re in the midst of a series, covering this from various perspectives that easily get overlooked in the mainstream media who are busily and justifiably focused on the mass shootings du jour.2019-05-061h 06In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica74: Dr. Jaclyn Schildkraut -- Beyond the Death Toll: Long Term Effects of Gun Violence on SurvivorsIt seems that just about every day we hear about another mass shooting in the US.  That’s because there’s nearly 1 per day! Our guest today is Jaclyn Schildkraut PhD. She is the co-author with Glenn Muschert  of the new book: Columbine, 20 Years Later and Beyond.  Jaclyn is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego. This episode—and the subsequent interviews we’re going to do with physicians who treat gunshot wound victims as well as survivors of gunshot wounds—was motivated by the NRA statement chastising physicians to “...2019-04-2938 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica73: “World Meningitis Day: Have Your Children Been Vaccinated for Meningitis B?Topic: “World Meningitis Day: Have Your Children Been Vaccinated for Meningitis B?” Guests: Patti Wukovits and Alicia Stillman For more information: www.MeningitisBActionProject.org We’ve heard a lot about the measles outbreak recently. This is a travesty on so many levels because measles is a highly contagious but vaccine preventable illnesses that was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. Today, in support of World Meningitis Day, we’re going to talk about another vaccine preventable illness starting with M: meningitis. Our guests are both meningitis B advocates for the worst po...2019-04-2334 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica72: Dr. Lara Oboler -- From Barriers to Conception to Erectile Dysfunction: Discoveries of an Entrepreneurial CardiologistWe love stories of women who were motivated by their own medical struggles to overcome and to help legions of other people then overcome similar challenges—especially when those pioneers are also women physicians! Our guest today, Dr. Lara Oboler is an interventional cardiologist and the co-founder of MD Concepts, a company which produces a product to support male erectile health. Previously, Dr. Oboler co-founded PregPrep, a nutraceutical company focused on products related pregnancy and conception.   2019-02-0426 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica71: Dr. Aaron Spitz -- Sexual Anti-Aging in Men...And What Women Need to Know About ItDr. Aaron Spitz is a urologist and a leading expert in male sexual health and fertility. His goal is to empower men to live their healthiest lives by giving them the tools and advice they need...but he knows that he can’t fully do that without reaching out to the women in their lives. Not only are women generally the ones who get men to get their butts to the doctor, but we are often the Health Care CEOs of our immediate and extended families.2019-01-281h 16In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica70: Dr. Alison Escalante -- Are you Caught in a Should Storm? Making a Dent in the Anxiety EpidemicToday we’re talking with Dr. Alison Escalante about one of the biggest epidemics facing Americans: Anxiety. Chances are pretty high that you’ve experienced anxiety first hand; as we’ve discussed previously in episode 61 of this podcast with psychologist Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg, a survey done by the organization HealthyWomen revealed that 96 percent of American women say they have suffered from anxiety.  More alarmingly, 81 percent said they suffer from it at least weekly. Dr. Escalante has an interesting perspective on the anxiety epidemic as both a parent and as a pediatrician who counsels parents on a daily basis about what she...2019-01-2249 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica69: Katie and Reese -- Gathering All Your Resources with GatherMSToday we’re talking about Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in young women.  Our two guests, Katie & Reese were diagnosed at the ages of 29 & 22. They are both passionate athletes who are committed to continuing their high level of fitness and overall quality of life. They also share a commitment to connecting with others who have been diagnosed with MS, particularly an online resourcewww.GatherMS.com.2018-12-2037 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica68: August McLaughlin -- Girl Boner: The Good Girls’ Guide to Sexual EmpowermentI know I’m not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but all I had to hear about August McLaughlin’s new book was the title Girl Boner, and I knew we had to have her as a guest “In The Ladies’ Room”!  August McLaughlin is a nationally recognized health and sexuality writer, media personality and creator of the female sexual empowerment brand Girl Boner™. Her feature articles have appeared everywhere from cosmopolitan.com to the Huffington Post, and livestrong.com, who named her “Nutrition Writer of 2010.” She is the host of a weekly web radio show and podc...2018-12-1746 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica67: Dr. Kelly Culwell -- Debunking Gyn Myths With Dr. Lady DoctorDr. Kelly Culwell a.k.a. "Dr. Lady Doctor" is a fellowship-trained OB/GYN who is passionate about women’s health care. She’s here with me today to dispel any shame or misconceptions women have about their bodies and to debunk the myths about a broad range of female health questions. Dr. Culwell received her medical degree at UC Davis, did her residency at UC San Diego and her fellowship in Family Planning (along with her MPH) at Northwestern University. She's currently based in San Diego where she is the Chief Medical Officer of Evofem Biosciences, a company commit...2018-12-1054 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica66: Dr. Cat London -- People Plan, God Laughs: Who Knew Health Care Could Be So Complicated?Feeling disgruntled by her Maine federal elected officials’ lack of responsiveness, sky-rocketing health insurance costs for herself and her patients, the opioid crisis, Congress’ failure to pass meaningful gun safety laws, and their willful ignorance of environmental issues, Dr. Cat London decided to run for US Senate as the only Democratic challenger thus far to incumbent Senator Susan Collins.  Dr. Cat has worked with Doctors for America serving as a State Director and is currently the women’s delegate from Maine to the American Academy of Family Physicians. She is also on the legislative commission & public Health commiss...2018-12-061h 11In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica65: Dawn Fitch -- GameChangers: From Unexpected Business Opportunities to Unexpected Health ChallengesI met today’s guest a few weeks ago at the introduction of our episode #48 guest, with four-time Olympian Joetta Clark Diggs, who said “Trust me, you will love her!” Dawn Fitch is the founder and CEO of Pooka Pure and Simple, a handmade bath and body company. Dawn is also a health advocate who uses her platforms to support women suffering from auto-immune diseases, to explore natural healing and lifestyles.2018-11-2247 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica64: Regina Hampton, MD -- Breast Surgeon Operates An All-Access Lingerie BoutiqueI met my next guest, Dr. Regina Hampton, on Twitter! Tune in to hear the story! Let’s just say it was about breast cancer, long work hours, and lingerie, so of course I had to invite her to the Ladies’ Room!  Dr. Hampton is the Medical Director and Founder of the Breast Center at Doctors Community Hospital, the first comprehensive breast center in Prince George’s County, Maryland. She is a board certified general surgeon who has focused her practice on breast health and breast cancer. But most recently, she is also the founder of Cherry Blossom...2018-11-1540 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica63: Rabbi Robin Nafshi -- Living with Two Autoimmune Disorders: Sjogren’s Syndrome & FibromyalgiaRabbi Robin Nafshi of Temple Beth Jacob in Concord NH spends a great deal of time counseling her congregants about spiritual healing.  But helping them deal with issues related to physically healing from health challenges is also a frequent focus. Unfortunately, she has had a lot of personal experience with this, having had to manage the challenges of Sjogren’s Syndrome and fibromyalgia for many years.  She is also an endometrial cancer survivor. Today we’re talking with her about all of the above, as well as how she is helping her congregants heal in the aftermath of the recent m...2018-11-061h 00In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica62: Martha Buttenheim -- From Married to a Man to Married to a Woman: How That HappenedMy next guest, Martha Buttenheim, is the first guest I’ve had who was a college classmate! Over the years I heard she had married her college sweetheart and had children, but I didn’t see her in person again until our 25th college reunion, when she introduced me to her partner, who is also a woman. In addition to Martha, I also knew four other women in my age group who were previously married to men & now divorced, but in happily committed relationships with women.  We talked to psychologist Dr. Drema Dial about figuring out she was a lesbian...2018-10-181h 10In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica61: Sheryl Kingsberg -- The Anxiety Epidemic in American WomenAll you have to do is watch the news for an hour on any given day & you’ll see why It’s no surprise a new study reveals 96% of American women are suffering from anxiety. Interestingly, 87 percent of the women surveyed have already gone through menopause or are currently perimenopausal, and 80 percent believe that menopause can cause anxiety.  And this is what we’re going to talk about with our guest today, Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg.2018-10-1155 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica60: #WhyIDidn'tReportWe’re going to do something a little different today. I have no guests on the line. Instead, I’m sharing comments from hundreds of women—and men—who have posted on Twitter in the number one trending hashtag thread #WhyIDidntReport. This thread spontaneously erupted after President Trump tweeted about Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the clinical psychology research professor who has come forth at great personal risk to disclose that when she was 15 and current SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh was 17, he allegedly sexually assaulted her at a party. This is not just about Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Ka...2018-09-2428 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica59: Becky Lynn M.D. -- Becoming CliterateToday we’re talking about one of the greatest gyn mysteries:  the location, anatomy, physiology & function of the clitoris. We’re calling this segment “Becoming Cliterate.”  To guide us is Dr. Becky Kaufman Lynn, Director for the Center for Sexual Health & Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, as well as the Assistant Director of the medical student clerkship at St Louis University in St. Louis MO.  She generally talks about all things involving sexuality & says that the two most common things she hears from her patients are complaints about decreased libido and painful sex, particularly in her patients who are either meno...2018-09-1348 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica58: Shannon Chavez, PsyD, CST -- The Sex Talk You Never HadToday we’re talking with noted sex therapist Dr. Shannon Chavez about “The Sex Talk You Never Had.” Dr. Chavez is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Certified Sex Therapist specializing in the treatment of sexual disorders, sex education for conservative religious and cultural groups, and out of control behaviors surrounding love and sex. She is the Clinical Director of SHAPE (Sexual Health and Pleasure Enhancement) Center in Beverly Hills, California where she provides individual and couples therapy, sex and relationship coaching, and workshops on sexual health and wellness. She frequently appears on national news, radio, and media as a sexual...2018-09-0643 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica57: Nancy A. Shenker -- Workplace Kanoodling: Don’t Hook Up with the Dude in the Next CubeNancy A. Shenker, is a publisher, author, and self-described Chief Disruptive Idea Officer at SheBoom.com. She is also the founder & CEO of theONswitch marketing, a professional writer/speaker, HuffPost contributor, and co-author of Don’t Hook Up With the Dude in the Next Cube and Embrace The Machine. We will be talking with her about her book, which coaches young women on how to navigate the workplace. . .and also includes a section on in-office romance, which we will definitely focus on!2018-08-0257 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica56: Vivian Fransen -- The Straight SpouseToday's guest, Vivian Fransen, is a writer, a thinker, and a self-described human shock absorber. She has worked with a wide range of organizations as a communications officer, a director of development, a hospital grants administrator, a university development officer, a hospice care administrator, a family planning counselor, and a houseparent in a residential treatment center for troubled girls. Little did she know that when she worked as an intern in a crisis intervention center during her senior year at college, Vivian Fransen would later utilize all all of those skills she learned—defining the problem, ensuring pe...2018-07-301h 10In the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica55: Diane Chamberlain -- Rewriting My Journey with Rheumatoid ArthritisToday’s guest is New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Diane Chamberlain. Just as she gives us in-depth, inside looks into the lives of her characters in her 25 novels, today she will give us insight into her personal journey with Rheumatoid Arthritis. She will also discuss her feature story on Arthritis.com. More than two decades ago, Diane was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, which changed the way she works: she wrote two novels using voice recognition software before finding a medication to better manage her RA symptoms and being able to get back to typing. Sh...2018-07-2618 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica54: Nicole Saphier -- Breast is Best: Breast Feeding for Mom & BabyDr. Nicole Saphier is a board certified radiologist with fellowship training in Oncologic Imaging. She works full time at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and is the director of breast imaging at their regional location in Middletown, NJ. You may know her as a frequent medical contributor for Fox News. She has also appeared on MSNBC, HLN, Fox Business, and Dr. Oz discussing a wide variety of medical topics. But I know her from Twitter! We’ve both posted & sometimes even ranted about many overlapping medical topics, most recently the revelation that the Trump administration tried to DEFEAT a UN...2018-07-2339 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica53: Rachel Saintfort -- People Magazine’s Ms.100 PoundsRachel Saintfort is a gifted singer who will be releasing her next single “The Harvest” as well as an accompanying music video in October; the rest of the album is coming out in December. While she is most well known for her music, Rachel was also featured in People Magazine’s "How We Lost 100 Pounds."  She says she was always confident, so her weight — which hit 200 lbs by the time she was in high school— didn’t really bother her. But in January 2017, her daughter, now 10 years old, got in the car and said that a classmate had called her mom “fat.”...2018-07-1935 minLet’s Lang with Global Donnica-The Global Connect in bridging the gap between cultures, communitiesLet’s Lang with Global Donnica-The Global Connect in bridging the gap between cultures, communitiesHer’a to back from the HiatusMusic for the return --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/global-donnica/message2018-07-1602 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica52: Shannon Boodram -- When A Period Becomes An Exclamation PointYou are going to LOVE my guest today: Shannon Boodram. Widely known as “Shan Boody," she is a certified sex educator, dating expert and lifestyle personality. She has been featured in numerous media outlets including “The View,” MTV, Fox News, CNN, The New York Times, Forbes and Time Magazine. But today she really hits the big-time by joining us for the second time “In The Ladies’ Room”. Today we’re going to talk all about periods. . .and how they sometimes turn into exclamation points! We’re going to touch on everything from how to talk with your mom or daughter...2018-07-1252 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica51: Jennifer Rawlings -- Award-Wining Writer and Performer, Comedian, and MotherJennifer Rawlings is an award-winning writer and performer who grew up in Salina, Kansas, went to college to study biology, and decided to become a stand-up comedian instead. Jennifer is the proud mother of five children and lives with her family in Los Angeles. You may have seen Jennifer on Comedy Central, CMT, PBS, FOX, VH-1, A&E, CNN, HLN, CURRENT, Joy Behar, or her recent TEDx talk. I met her in New York City at a Read650 event in NYC. She was such an engaging speaker I invited her to be a guest...before even hearing...2018-07-0945 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica50: Laura Marshall -- Suicide: From a Very Personal PerspectiveI “met” our next guest virtually on Twitter. The past two weeks, I—like many others—have been talking about suicide on Twitter, after the untimely deaths of both Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain.  I wrote a Twitter thread about #SuicideFacts in response to my own frustration that suicide is a public health epidemic that we virtually ignore. . . except every time one of the 123 people per day who kills themselves is a celebrity.  And if something positive can come from their deaths, it’s the fact that it at least raises the topic of suicide prevention to the top of our news...2018-06-2700 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica49: Jeanne Petrucci -- Living With Fibromyalgia & Other Chronic Conditions: How a Living Plate and a Focus on Nutrition May HelpJeanne Petrucci is the founder of a fabulous company called Living Plate: she develops, delivers, and evaluates nutrition education programming that is targeted at changing nutrition-related health behaviors. In doing so, she incorporates hands-on culinary experiences into evidence-based programming saying “it just makes sense to me”.  That short comment—“it just makes sense to me”—hit me & has really influenced my own attitude and approach to diet and nutrition since first hearing it. . .for the better.  As a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, she helps clients map out their our own eating plans that makes sense for their individual lives, their h...2018-06-1800 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica48: Joetta Clark Diggs -- Planting a Garden of Olympian Health Habits: At Any Age, At Any StageOne of the best things about being a podcast host is that I get to reconnect with fabulous people I have met in my past and share their passions with you! My guest today is four time Olympian, Joetta Clark Diggs. We met on my birthday three years ago when we were both speakers at  the AHA Garden State “Go Red for Women” Luncheon in Somerset NJ. I found out that not only is she an incredibly accomplished athlete who has made an indelible impact in sports and business, but she is an inspiring & motivational speaker on heart health, fitne...2018-06-1400 minIn the Ladies\' Room with Dr. DonnicaIn the Ladies' Room with Dr. Donnica47: Dr. Ava Shamban -- Debunking The Myths About Rosacea & Other Common Skin ProblemsWith warmer weather approaching, it’s not just a time to change out sweaters for sleeveless tops – it may also be time to reexamine your skin care routine. Heat and humidity can wreak havoc on your skin – particularly if you are one of the 16 million people with rosacea, a chronic inflammatory skin condition that’s plagued by facial redness, acne-like breakouts, and sensitive skin with burning or itching. With me today is Dr. Ava Shamban, a leading board-certified dermatologist, who is going to debunk common skincare myths, provide need-to-know tips to maintain clear skin in warmer weather, and prov...2018-06-1100 min