Overlooked

Overlooked

Overlooked is an award-winning women’s health podcast, hosted by Golda Arthur.

In this podcast, we ask, what has been most overlooked, and where is the inequality felt more deeply?

The mission of Overlooked is to empower women by helping them advocate better for themselves, and we do this by featuring immersive personal storytelling, and in-depth conversations about women’s health.

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"This podcast feels so close and personal. Even through just the trailer and episode 1, the depth and intimacy of the show is clear, and the editing is excellent. Excited to hear future episodes!"

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"This pod is incredible. The narrator explains complex aspects to cancer and its treatments while directly taking me on an emotional journey that is real and stretches beyond the stereotype to bring me into the story."

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"I listened to every available episode of this podcast in one sitting [...] I learned so much about the disease and treatment while listening. The science and the story are presented so clearly.
I also felt connect to the lives of the host and her mother. At the time, I was young and took the approach to look away instead of witnessing my mother's journey. This podcast helped piece back and rebuild some of those memories that I've been too afraid to look at.  "

Podcast Episodes
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Surviving an almost fatal brain aneurysm, with Alicia Trujillo
November 04, 2024x
8
00:24:4322.64 MB

Surviving an almost fatal brain aneurysm, with Alicia Trujillo

When journalist Alicia Trujillo felt a sudden, searing headache while swimming, she knew something was wrong. Doctors finally uncovered the cause a few days later - a ruptured aneurysm in her brain. In this episode, Alicia recount...

Screening yourself for cervical cancer could be a game changer, with Dr Anita Lim
October 29, 2024x
7
00:27:5125.51 MB

Screening yourself for cervical cancer could be a game changer, with Dr Anita Lim

Cervical cancer is preventable, but nobody really likes showing up at the gynecologist’s office to get their screening done - which is likely the reason the number of women who show up for screening has been falling. Now, a DIY sc...

Can we talk about menopause in the office yet, and what are menopause benefits?
October 22, 2024x
6
00:24:4922.73 MB

Can we talk about menopause in the office yet, and what are menopause benefits?

Despite all the noise about menopause (and there’s a lot), there’s one place where we’re still not talking about it openly, and that’s the workplace. But that’s changing - slowly. Now, some companies are offering menopause benefit...

Managing pain from an IUD insertion, and the importance of the pelvic floor, with Carine Carmy
October 15, 2024x
5
00:22:2520.56 MB

Managing pain from an IUD insertion, and the importance of the pelvic floor, with Carine Carmy

Earlier this year, the CDC updated its recommendations on pain management for IUD insertion (intrauterine devices used for birth control), which prompted Carine Carmy to share her story of how an IUD insertion sent her to the emer...

The revelation of a midlife ADHD diagnosis, with Claire Tomkins
October 08, 2024x
4
00:22:4420.83 MB

The revelation of a midlife ADHD diagnosis, with Claire Tomkins

Claire Tomkins found out she had Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in her early fifties, while going through perimenopause. When it comes to ADHD, women are generally under-diagnosed, and Claire talks about how this ...

A full hysterectomy could prevent cancer - but it also kickstarts menopause: Pamela Esposito-Amery’s story
October 01, 2024x
3
00:25:5823.82 MB

A full hysterectomy could prevent cancer - but it also kickstarts menopause: Pamela Esposito-Amery’s story

When Pamela Esposito-Amery discovered she had a genetic predisposition to cancer, she took a decision to undergo a full hysterectomy - which also put her in ‘surgical’ menopause. Pamela talks about the physical and emotional impac...

Innovating Ovarian Cancer Diagnostics, with Nicole Sandford, CEO of Aspira Women’s Health
September 24, 2024x
2
00:19:3918.03 MB

Innovating Ovarian Cancer Diagnostics, with Nicole Sandford, CEO of Aspira Women’s Health

How do you bring women’s health innovation to life when the healthcare system is set up to resist change? In this episode, Nicole Sandford, CEO of Aspira Women’s Health, shares the hurdles her company faces in pushing forward diag...

Discovering a borderline tumor in your 20s, with Lucy Rudd
September 17, 2024x
1
00:22:5120.93 MB

Discovering a borderline tumor in your 20s, with Lucy Rudd

In this episode, host Golda Arthur speaks with Lucy Rudd, a biomedical scientist from the UK, who shares her powerful story of discovering a borderline ovarian tumor at just 28 years old. What began as a small lump quickly spirale...

Not your mother's menopause, with Dr. Gillian Goddard
July 16, 2024x
6
00:23:5922.24 MB

Not your mother's menopause, with Dr. Gillian Goddard

Episode Description: What’s the difference between menopause and perimenopause anyway? Is there such a thing as menopause misinformation? Why don’t we know more about menopause and HRT? Dr. Gillian Goddard, an endocrinologist and ...