Not Your Doctor Podcast

The IBS industrial complex

This is the episode where we say we’re going to talk about everything gastrointestinal and then mainly talk about IBS. Along the way, we declare war on minimal-privacy ba

Prozac and Jesus are fighting for my soul

This week, the docs are finding god. Tara and Laurel tackle listener questions about SSRIs vs prayer, whether your delivery room needs a religious affiliation, and findin

Radicalized by Daycare Moms United

This week, the docs tackle the people who know you best and therefore know exactly how to drive you up a wall: your family. We get into meddling mothers-in-law, getting c

Build-A-Baby

Are your genes actually calling the shots, or do we just really want someone to blame? This week, the docs tackle listener questions about designer babies, whether Ancest

The discharge is giving yellowish

Laurel and Rachel tackle listener questions about troubleshooting office visits. We chat provider personalities, nosy receptionists, and a doctor who tries to set their p

Sense and Sensitivities

On this episode, Tara and Laurel tackle listener questions about dilemmas in friendships. One listener has a friend who seems dead-set on poisoning her. Another is sick o

The acupuncture of it all

Tara has just moved house and Laurel has moved to Canada (maybe). Amidst it all, the two delve into listener questions about chiropractors, acupuncture, and aromatherapy

Botox and Beyond

This week, Rachel and Laurel dive into the booming world of med spas. We unpack which treatments actually have good evidence behind them, which are mostly marketing, and

Pickles, push plans and panic

Pregnant, pregnancy-curious, or just pregnancy-adjacent via your coworker's baby shower invite? This week the docs tackle listener questions on why your cravings feel lik

What should my vagina smell like?

This week, Tara is moving house and Laurel is on a search for Joy in an otherwise dark time. The gals also tackle your questions relating to the bikini region. From celeb

Rashes and Rationality

This week, docs Rachel and Laurel read and react to your tales from the trenches. We chat waiting rooms. Rashes. Burnout. Telehealth turned Croatian travel guide. And the

Microdosing our way to Enlightenment

Docs Tara and Laurel delve into supplements, giving their take on a myriad of powders and potions from super-molecule anti-aging concoctions to pre-workout creatine to sl

Kaye’s and Rae’s Anatomy

As interns, Rachel and Laurel are the Meredith to each other’s Christina, and they’re both looking for the Dr. Robbys to their Mel. This week the gals gab about their fav

Fellowship of the Oura ring

This week the girls talk wearables, as in the pretty jewellery that also takes your temperature, measures your sleep and judges your exercise habits. The docs answer list

Living our breast life

On this week’s episode, Rachel shares exciting news, Laurel flips to nights, and the docs delve into some double D dilemas on this episode about boobs. One listener is wo

In defence of public toilets

Rachel is back from Greece and Laurel has completed yet another book club. The docs also discuss some of our listener’s common health myths and misconceptions. From STIs

Tuna Talk

This week, Tara and Laurel struggle to make use of the English language, while responding to a grab-bag of listener reactions, a hantavirus haunting, a fertility visit go

Embracing our crone era

Are you aging with grace or subversion? From botox to fillers to wills, Tara and Laurel discuss some of the practical and cultural implications of what it means to age in

Can I afford my lifestyle?

Rachel and Laurel dig in and talk money in this week’s pod. Our listeners have questions about everything from gel nail habits to the hidden costs of food allergies to di

Living Libido Loca

Is your sex drive “normal”? Are you wondering when and how to bring up STIs in a new relationship? Experiencing physical limitations to getting it on? Tara and Laurel tac