CRAMPED

Kate Helen Downey

Booking Overview

This is an interview-led health podcast focused on menstrual pain, endometriosis, reproductive healthcare, and the medical systems that address women's health, typically featuring clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and people with relevant lived experience. Credible candidates include women's-health specialists, reproductive-health advocates, medical researchers, body-image and diet-culture experts, and policymakers; booking difficulty is medium, with prominent officials and top researchers likely more competitive.

Metrics

Episodes: 55

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Instagram: 16.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

katehelendowney@gmail.com

crampedpodcast@gmail.com

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Host

Kate Helen Downey - Kate Helen Downey is a podcast host who investigates menstrual pain, endometriosis, body image, and gaps in women's healthcare through personal reporting and expert interviews.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Relevant clinical, academic, policy, advocacy, coaching, or lived-experience expertise connected to menstrual health, endometriosis, reproductive healthcare, body image, or medical bias.

Required Achievements:

University research or academic appointments, Legislative or policy leadership, Professional expertise in women's health or body image, Public-facing advocacy, media, or speaking work

Recent Guest Discussions

Jenny Zigrino - Endometriosis Research, Pain With Sex, Autoimmune Diagnosis, And Treatment

Yassamin Ansari - The HER Agenda, Reproductive Healthcare Leave, Gynecological Pain Management, PMDD Research, And Legislative Advocacy

Sarah Simpson - Diet Culture, Capitalism, Body Image, And The Belief That Health Requires Becoming Thinner

Nancy N. Chen - Historical And Cultural Ideas About Health, Body Ideals, And The Relationship Between Thinness And Health

Recent Topics

Menstrual Pain, Endometriosis, Women's Health, Reproductive Health, Body Image

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

CRAMPED

New Non-Invasive Tests for Endometriosis w Dr. Gail Busby

August 18, 2026

Huge news for anyone with painful periods who's ever thought "I wonder if I have endometriosis??" - now you can either spit in a tube, or stick some electrode pads on your belly, and know within a few minutes or days, with a high degree of certainty, if you do in fact have endometriosis!! If you live in the UK, Canada, or some countries in Europe, that is. Not in the US...yet. So what are these tests? How accurate are they? When will we get them in the US? Dr. Gail Busby, a UK gynecologist wh...

FIBROIDS: Everything You Need To Know

August 11, 2026

I don't want to freak you out, but between 70-90% of people with uteruses WILL get fibroids at some point in their menstruating years. So what do we need to know??Dr. Soyini Hawkins, gynecologist, minimally invasive surgeon, and founder of the Fibroid and Pelvic Wellness Center of Georgia, answers my technical questions. Tanika Gray Valbrun, founder of The White Dress Project and award-winning journalist, goes deep on community, education, and how we can advocate for ourselves and each other....

Unladylike: Where Does Perimenopause End and Capitalism Begin?

August 04, 2026

Enjoy this episode of Cristen Conger's excellent podcast Unladylike!The perimenopause boom is old news, but where did it come from, and why does it make some ob-gyns wary? Cristen investigates what we do – and don’t – know about perimenopause and what to expect when you’re expecting The Change(s). And as an industry “growth opportunity” at the intersection of beauty, aging and healthcare (usually in that order), how do we tell the difference between our own perimenopause needs and what’s bein...

Publicly listed emails

katehelendowney@gmail.com

crampedpodcast@gmail.com

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