{"podcast":{"title":"CRAMPED","slug":"cramped-7088693","podcast_index_feed_id":7088693,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/cramped","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/cramped","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/f9/a6/76/88/f9a67688-388c-4e46-9516-e9bc63a0e85d/fffd129ff7b20823061f5643817becf8b9fcbe210319d6dc8a11c4149d8337c1552cebbc1b6cbba374c8416218404f809d4a75271877186794acf29daa4fff31.jpeg","author":"Kate Downey","episode_count":42,"summary":"One nerd’s quest to find out why we know next to nothing about period pain. Tired of suffering from \"death cramps\" with no diagnosis for 20 years, Kate Downey has to look for her own answers. She interviews top doctors and researchers, and delves into topics from Greek history to sitcoms to TikTok wellness scams, all to figure out why menstrual pain is so often dismissed and untreated. What she finds will change how you think about your own body and the medical system. Because having a microphone gets you more answers than having a uterus. Season 1 launches weekly episodes starting February 2025.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cramped-7088693"},"episode":{"title":"Is Period Pain All In Our Heads? A Pain Psychologist Explains What's Actually Happening","slug":"is-period-pain-all-in-our-heads-a-pain-psychologist-explains-what-s-actually-happening","published_at":"2026-01-13T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cramped-7088693/is-period-pain-all-in-our-heads-a-pain-psychologist-explains-what-s-actually-happening","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cramped-7088693","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/bb327fbc-77d6-408d-9eb5-42f1764bb1b9.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/bb327fbc-77d6-408d-9eb5-42f1764bb1b9.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Dr. Laura Payne, the best-named clinical & research psychologist studying menstrual pain, joins us to talk about how our brains process the sensations of pain. Are there psychological interventions that can actually relieve chronic pain? Does having severe period pain mean we're doomed to chronic pain forever? What's the difference between a doctor telling you \"you're just anxious\" and a pain psychology specialist helping you reprocess your pain pathways? Will Dr. Payne ever start a band? LETS FIND OUT!  Listen to the full episode and support CRAMPED by joining the Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/CRAMPED CRAMPED episodes are intended for informational and entertainment purposes only, and are not medical advice. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Dr. Laura Payne, the best-named clinical & research psychologist studying menstrual pain, joins us to talk about how our brains process the sensations…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":926,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cramped-7088693/episodes/is-period-pain-all-in-our-heads-a-pain-psychologist-explains-what-s-actually-happening/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cramped-7088693/is-period-pain-all-in-our-heads-a-pain-psychologist-explains-what-s-actually-happening.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}