Dry, In Pain, and Told It's Just Aging? Not So Fast | Dr. Anna Cabeca
The Girlfriend Doctor w/ Dr. Anna Cabeca
Release Date: 07/30/2026
Why Your Sexless Marriage Isn't About Sex | Tressa Yonekawa
The Girlfriend Doctor w/ Dr. Anna Cabeca
She shut down. Walked out of the room. And you spent the next three days replaying the one sentence that did it. That right there is a trigger talking to a trigger. And it's exactly what my guest today spends her career untangling. Tressa Yonekawa holds a graduate degree in cognitive neuroscience for communication. Twenty five years in, she's used it with corporate leaders, celebrity clients, and couples who feel more like roommates than lovers. We get into her own near drowning at four years old, the voice she heard underwater that redirected her entire life, and how her father's war trauma...
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Dry, In Pain, and Told It's Just Aging? Not So Fast | Dr. Anna Cabeca
The Girlfriend Doctor w/ Dr. Anna Cabeca
She was 63, hadn't been intimate with her husband in years, and was told by every doctor, "This is just aging." Dr. Anna Cabeca had one thing to say back: No, it isn't. Dr. Anna Cabeca, The Girlfriend Doctor—a triple board-certified OB/GYN specializing in menopause, hormones, and women's vitality—shares her fully updated vaginal health protocol. This isn't the "just use a lubricant" advice you've heard before. It's a whole-body approach built from more than 26 years of clinical practice, her own experience with early menopause, and the patients who refused to accept "normal" as the final...
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The Cinderella Organ: Fascia, Trauma, and the Physics of Healing | Dr. Catherine Clinton (Quantum Biology, Part 2)
The Girlfriend Doctor w/ Dr. Anna Cabeca
What if the key to reducing chronic pain, improving mobility, sleeping better, and even slowing the effects of aging has been hiding in plain sight? In this fascinating episode of The Girlfriend Doctor Podcast, Dr. Anna Cabeca welcomes back naturopathic physician and quantum biology expert Dr. Catherine Clinton, author of Optimize, for a deep dive into one of the body's most overlooked healing systems: fascia. Together, they explore why fascia has been called the body's "Cinderella organ"—overworked, underappreciated, and essential for healthy movement, energy production, nervous system...
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Why You Wake Up at 3 AM (And It's Not a Melatonin Problem) | Dr. Catherine Clinton Part 1 (Quantum Biology, Part 1)
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You're not broken. Your light environment is. If you're waking up at 3 AM and staring at the ceiling for hours, struggling with menopause insomnia, or feeling exhausted despite getting "enough" sleep, this episode reveals the missing piece almost nobody is talking about. Dr. Anna sits down with Dr. Catherine Clinton—licensed naturopathic physician, educator, author of Optimize, and Founder of the Quantum Biology Health Institute—to explore the emerging science of quantum biology and how light, circadian rhythms, mitochondria, and your environment influence sleep, hormones, metabolism, and...
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Is Your Home Making You Sick? What I Learned About Feng Shui and Hormones | Marie Diamond
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Can your home be affecting your hormones, stress levels, sleep, and overall health? In this eye-opening episode of The Girlfriend Doctor Podcast, Dr. Anna Cabeca welcomes internationally renowned Feng Shui Master, bestselling author, and The Secret teacher Marie Diamond for a fascinating conversation about how your environment influences your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Marie shares her remarkable journey from surviving a near-death experience to becoming one of the world's leading experts on feng shui, energy, and manifestation. Together, she and Dr. Anna explore how the...
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Sex After Menopause, Energy, and the Science of Reigniting Your Spark | Connie Kean
The Girlfriend Doctor w/ Dr. Anna Cabeca
What if your body already knows the answers — and you just need to learn to listen? If you've been feeling shut down, disconnected, or like the fire that used to drive you has simply gone out, this episode is for you. Whether you're navigating the energy crashes of perimenopause, moving through grief after losing a partner, or just quietly wondering if desire, vitality, and joy are still available to you — Dr. Anna and her guest Connie Kean are here to tell you: they absolutely are. Connie Kean is a Reiki Master, Energy Practitioner, and founder of Quantum Energy Infusion (QEI) — an...
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She Reversed Her Biological Age by 12 Years After Breast Cancer | Bettina Gordon Wayne
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What if your diagnosis wasn't the beginning of the end — but the beginning of everything? Eight years ago, Bettina Gordon-Wayne was handed a breast cancer diagnosis on a beautiful spring day in Washington, D.C. She had a four-year-old at home, a healthy lifestyle, and zero warning signs. Today, she is eight years cancer-free and biologically 12 years younger than her chronological age. And she has the data to prove it. Bettina spent 30 years as an international journalist interviewing world leaders, billionaires, and global experts. She was always the one asking the questions — until life...
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Your "normal" labs are making you sick | Dr. Shamita Trivedi
The Girlfriend Doctor w/ Dr. Anna Cabeca
Have you ever been told your labs are "normal"—but you still feel exhausted, gain weight despite doing everything right, struggle with brain fog, poor sleep, low motivation, or simply don't feel like yourself? In this eye-opening episode of The Girlfriend Doctor Show, Dr. Anna Cabeca sits down with endocrinologist and women's health expert Dr. Shamita Trivedi to uncover why "normal" lab results don't always mean optimal health. With nearly 20 years of experience in endocrinology and hormone health, Dr. Trivedi shares how she blends evidence-based medicine with a personalized, integrative...
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The Truth About Progesterone | Dr. Felice Gersh
The Girlfriend Doctor w/ Dr. Anna Cabeca
Is progesterone the most misunderstood hormone in women’s health? For decades, women have been told that progesterone is only necessary to protect the uterus. But what if that’s only a small part of the story? In this fascinating and thought-provoking episode of The Girlfriend Doctor Show, Dr. Anna Cabeca welcomes renowned OB-GYN and integrative medicine pioneer Dr. Felice Gersh for a deep dive into the science, controversy, and clinical nuances of progesterone therapy in menopause. Drawing on more than 45 years of clinical experience, Dr. Gersh explains why she believes progesterone is...
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What You’re Eating Is Making Menopause Worse | Andrea Donsky
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What if the brain fog, exhaustion, anxiety, bloating, hot flashes, sleep struggles, and weight gain you’re experiencing in perimenopause aren’t “just aging”… but signs your body is asking for a completely different kind of nourishment? In this empowering episode of The Girlfriend Doctor Show, Dr. Anna Cabeca sits down with nutritionist, menopause educator, and 7X published menopause researcher Andrea Donsky for a deeply validating conversation about the real science behind menopause symptoms—and what women can actually do to feel better. Andrea shares how her groundbreaking...
info_outlineShe was 63, hadn't been intimate with her husband in years, and was told by every doctor, "This is just aging." Dr. Anna Cabeca had one thing to say back: No, it isn't.
Dr. Anna Cabeca, The Girlfriend Doctor—a triple board-certified OB/GYN specializing in menopause, hormones, and women's vitality—shares her fully updated vaginal health protocol.
This isn't the "just use a lubricant" advice you've heard before. It's a whole-body approach built from more than 26 years of clinical practice, her own experience with early menopause, and the patients who refused to accept "normal" as the final answer.
You'll learn:
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Why vaginal dryness, bladder leaks, and recurrent UTIs are common after menopause—but not something you have to live with.
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How declining DHEA, estrogen, and progesterone affect tissue health, blood flow, and the vaginal microbiome.
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A simple 5-step daily routine to support adrenal health, tissue comfort, intimacy, and long-term vitality.
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Why oxytocin—not just estrogen or testosterone—may be the missing piece for connection, mood, and desire.
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How Dr. Anna's Sexual CPR framework helps women rebuild communication, pleasure, confidence, and intimacy at any age.
Whether you're in your 30s preparing for what's ahead or in your 60s ready to feel like yourself again, this episode will help you understand what's really happening in your body—and what you can do about it.
Your body has not given up on you. And it's never too late to feel vibrant again.
Timestamps
● 00:03 — The patient who said "I'd rather die than live this way"
● 04:49 — Following her for 20 years, and a better bone scan at 73 than 63
● 07:07 — The psychiatrist who never connected her sleep to her bladder
● 09:24 — Why vaginal health is a whole body issue
● 11:45 — The old advice that wasn't enough, and her own early menopause story
● 14:13 — What declining hormones actually do to tissue, blood flow, and the urethra
● 16:30 — Why Julva was created, and the rise of inflammation and microbiome disruption
● 18:54 — Early symptoms and why earlier intervention makes restoration easier
● 20:57 — When symptoms get louder, and why comfort drives desire
● 23:13 — The 5-part vaginal health protocol, starting with Step 1: nourish the tissue
● 25:38 — DHEA and testosterone before surgery, and canceling surgeries that were no longer needed
● 32:21 — Step 2: restoring the vaginal microbiome
● 39:11 — The gut, mouth, and vaginal microbiome connection
● 41:35 — Step 3: comfort during intimacy, and why she resisted lubricants for years
● 43:51 — Step 4: supporting hormones from the inside out with Mighty Maca Plus
● 48:40 — Step 5: building a simple daily ritual
● 51:02 — Oxytocin, her own PTSD story, and the hormone we never talk about
● 53:22 — Oxy play: free, daily ways to build oxytocin
● 55:40 — Sexual CPR, and why intimacy isn't a reward, it's a path
Memorable Quotes
● "Common is not the same as normal. And you do not have to accept them."
● "You are the CEO of your health."
● "Your body is the cathedral of your spirit, and every cathedral needs constant renovation and repair."
● "Oxytocin is the connection hormone we've overlooked. You cannot buy it, but you can build it."
● "It takes more than hormones to support your hormones."
Mentioned in This Episode
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Protecting Your Heart and Smile with Dr. Ellie Campbell: https://drannacabeca.com/blogs/podcast/protecting-your-heart-and-smile-with-dr-ellie-campbell-how-your-oral-health-affects-your-cardiac-health
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Sexual CPR: https://drannacabeca.com/pages/offers-sexualcpr
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• What you need to know about breast health, testing, and which screenings actually matter
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If you're looking for natural menopause relief, vaginal health solutions, pelvic floor support, hormone balance, or ways to improve intimacy after menopause, this episode is an essential listen.
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