Bitter Pill Studios

Beyond Hysterical

Our flagship production, Beyond Hysterical, is a six-part narrative nonfiction spotlighting solutions to medical misogyny. Blending rigorous reporting with intimate lived experience and expert interviews, Beyond Hysterical moves beyond outrage and reactive reporting to explore real-world solutions and push conversations into action.

Two in three women say they’ve experienced medical misogyny. Women say they often feel dismissed, disbelieved or stereotyped as “hysterical” when seeking healthcare, especially in relation to sexual and reproductive health and chronic pain. Discussions around the scale of this problem are gaining traction. What’s needed now are fast, evidence-based responses to this social problem. That’s where Beyond Hysterical comes in.

Through engaging storytelling, a diverse range of interviews and a thorough analysis of research and data, the podcast moves the conversation forward to explaining, assessing and proposing a wide range of practical solutions that could improve the healthcare experiences of women, as well as trans and gender-diverse people.

Hosted, scripted, and produced by Grace Jennings-Edquist, a health journalist and author with lived experience of chronic illness, Beyond Hysterical features interviews by lived experience advocates, researchers and other experts.

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