{"podcast":{"title":"Well Enough","slug":"well-enough-7486036","podcast_index_feed_id":7486036,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6877a2d54633a88a38ec3a2a","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/well-enough","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6877a2d54633a88a38ec3a2a/1753267445263-9e7ffc95-4bab-4ffc-a21e-2525ee0ee410.jpeg","author":"The Independent","episode_count":39,"summary":"WELL ENOUGH is here to make sense of the wild world of health and wellness, answering the biggest questions and busting myths and misinformation wide open. How do I know if my gut is healthy? Should I freeze my eggs? What is manifestation? Do I really need therapy? And why is everyone telling me to just be grateful? Join Fitness and Wellbeing Editor Emilie Lavinia and inspiring expert guests as we uncover the truth about mindfulness, the microbiome, fertility, relationships and more. Each episode will tackle a new subject with the help of household names and leaders in their fields, dispelling the nonsense you might have read on TikTok and giving you peace of mind. Fascinated by the pursuit of wellness Emilie Lavinia is one of the UK’s leading health and wellbeing journalists. She’s tried every trend, treatment and life-altering practice, reported on it and lived to tell the tale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T12:19:48.259241+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/well-enough-7486036"},"episode":{"title":"Ashley James: The misogynistic labels that keep women small","slug":"ashley-james-the-misogynistic-labels-that-keep-women-small","published_at":"2026-04-08T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/well-enough-7486036/ashley-james-the-misogynistic-labels-that-keep-women-small","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/well-enough-7486036","url":"https://shows.acast.com/well-enough/episodes/ashley-james-the-misogynistic-labels-that-keep-women-small","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6877a2d54633a88a38ec3a2a/e/69d53546ef4d724206809e89/media.mp3","summary":"What does it really mean to navigate womanhood under constant scrutiny? This week on Well Enough, author, DJ and broadcaster Ashley James explains the impossible standards women face. Ashley reveals the truth about misogynistic labels, from the slut-shaming she experienced at an all-boys school to being called 'selfish' both for not having children and then for wanting a life outside motherhood. She shares how becoming a mum forced her to confront her own internalised misogyny - and why birth trauma is dismissed as a 'negative mindset problem' rather than a maternity care failing. We also explore the hidden costs of being a woman, from the £20,000 women spend on menstruation in their lifetime to the double standards that mean female voices are constantly questioned while male commentators speak without proving their credentials. Ashley James’s bestselling Bimbo is available here Follow Well Enough on Instagram here Follow Emilie on Instagram here   Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction 03:16 The Misogyny Behind Calling Women Influencers 05:46 Slut-Shamed at 14 08:21 Punished for Having a Woman's Body 11:01 Why \"Bimbo\" Needs Reclaiming 14:06 The Impossible Standards of Mothers 17:11 Regretting Motherhood 20:16 Birth Trauma & the Failure of Maternity Care. 22:46 Why C-Sections Shouldn't Be Shamed  26:31 Childcare Costs More Than My Mortgage  28:46 The Pressure to \"Bounce Back\" After Birth  32:26 Trolls & Misogyny: Refusing to Be Silenced  36:41 The Hidden Cost of Having a Period  40:31 Medical Gaslighting: Why Women's Pain Is Dismissed  43:21 Raising Kids Without Misogynistic Labels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"What does it really mean to navigate womanhood under constant scrutiny? This week on Well Enough, author, DJ and broadcaster Ashley James explains the imp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2843,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/well-enough-7486036/episodes/ashley-james-the-misogynistic-labels-that-keep-women-small/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/well-enough-7486036/ashley-james-the-misogynistic-labels-that-keep-women-small.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}