Women's Health Interrupted with Dr. Liisa Galea

S4E7: How Do Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation contribute to the cumulative effects of stress?

In this episode of Women’s Health, Interrupted, we’re joined by Dr. Robert-Paul Juster, a researcher who has done a deep dive into how sexual orientation can influence th

S4E6: Included, But Not Investigated: The Missing Pieces in Women’s Health Research

"In this episode of Women’s Health, Interrupted, we speak with Kathryn “Katie” Schubert, President and CEO of the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR), about the pr

S4E5: Why Aren’t We Studying Sex Differences in Medical Research with Dr Maria Teresa-Feretti?

In this episode of Women’s Health, Interrupted, we speak with Dr. Maria Teresa Ferretti about why sex and gender differences matter in health research, what happens when

Why PMDD Isn’t “Just PMS”: A Deep Dive with Dr. Tory Eisenlohr‑Moul

Welcome back to season 4 of Women’s Health Interrupted! On this episode we speak with Dr. Tory Eisenlohr‑Moul, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Uni

S4E3: One Woman’s Journey Navigating Dementia Care When the System Isn’t Built for You

On this episode of Women’s Health Interrupted, we speak with Ngozi Iroanyah, the Director of Health Equity and Access at the Alzheimer Society of Ontario. Ngozi’s discuss

S4E2: The Woman Behind the Research — Microbes, Mood & Mental Health

In this episode of Women's Health Interrupted, we speak with Dr. Tamar Gur — a scientist whose candor and energy make every conversation unforgettable. Before we get anyw

S4E1: How Does Exercise Change Your Brain?

Dr. Cindy Barha and Dr. Liisa Galea go way back! Dr. Cindy started her training in Liisa's lab, way back when, and has since built a leading research career uncovering ho

S3E12: Making Women's Health Political with Former Minister of Science Dr. Kirsty Duncan

The Honourable Dr. Kirsty Duncan, former Minister of Science, geographer, and author of The Exclusion Effect: Why Women Are Underrepresented in Science, and How to Fix It

S3E11: How Sex and Gender Bias Skews Medical Research with Dr. Kate Womersley

Dr. Kate Womersley, psychiatrist, Research Fellow at The George Institute for Global Health, and leader of the MESSAGE project (Medical Science Sex and Gender Equity), jo

S3E10: How Training Non-Specialists Can Fill the Perinatal Mental Health Gap with Dr. Daisy Singla

Dr. Daisy Singla, clinical psychologist, researcher, and global leader in perinatal mental health, joins us on this episode to discuss perinatal mental health. She explai

S3E9: How Studying Women Led to an Effective Vaccine for Cancers with Dr. Gina Ogilvie

Dr. Gina Ogilvie, clinician-scientist, global women’s health leader, and Professor at the University of British Columbia, joins us on this episode to discuss HPV vaccinat

S3E8: Why Women's Health Needs a Strategy with Jennifer Gillivan

Jennifer Gillivan, President and CEO of the IWK Foundation, joins us on this episode to discuss why Canada needs a national women’s health strategy and how systemic bias

S3E7: How Your Gut Impacts Your Hormones and Mood with Prof Siobhain O'Mahony

Professor Siobhain O’Mahony, neurobiological scientist and microbiome researcher, joins us to discuss how your microbes talk to your hormones and your brain. She explains

S3E6: Why Your Period is a Vital Sign with Dr. Sofia Ahmed

Dr. Sofia Ahmed, nephrologist, clinician scientist, and Academic Lead of Women’s Health Research at the Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (WCHRI), joins us o

S3E5: How Birth Control Impacts Our Mood with Dr. Inger Sundström Poromaa

Dr. Inger Sundström Poromaa, gynecologist and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Uppsala University, joins us on this episode to unpack how hormones affect mental

S3E4 Why Women Have More Severe Strokes Than Men with Dr. Farida Sohrabji

Dr. Farida Sohrabji, Professor and Director of Women’s Health in Neuroscience at Texas Agricultural & Mechanical University, joins us on this episode to discuss the scien

S3 E3 Menopause Myths That Keep Women Suffering with Shirley Weir

Shirley Weir, founder of Menopause Chicks, joins us on this episode to discuss why menopause is still so misunderstood, and how we can replace confusion with confidence.

S3E2 How to Turn Women's Health Research Into Reality with Rachel Bartholomew

Rachel Bartholomew, founder and CEO of Hyivy Health and founder of Femtech Canada, joins us on this episode to discuss how femtech innovation is redefining women’s health

S3E1 How Medical Research Ignores Half the Population with Dr. Cat Bohannon

Dr. Cat Bohannon, researcher and author, joins us on this episode to unpack how default assumptions in science have sidelined female bodies and what’s at stake when women

S2 E11: Breaking the Stigma Around Pelvic Floor Dysfunction - Kiran Mann

Kiran Mann joins us on this episode to discuss pelvic floor dysfunction and breaking stigmas. She explains what pelvic floor dysfunction is, how common it is and useful t