S2 #E3 Dr Naomi Sutton: The Sex Clinic

02/14/24 • 61 min

Naomi Sutton graduated from Sheffield Medical School in 2003 and has been working as a Consultant Physician for the NHS at Rotherham Sexual Health Services since 2016. Throughout her career she has developed a passion for education and raising awareness of sexual health, both for other health professionals and the general public. Naomi starred in series 1 and 2 of the E4’s ‘The Sex Clinic’ which “helps young people get their sex lives back on track” and, as well as other media roles, she has talked frankly about vulvas, sex in old age, HIV and other sexual health subjects, on C4’s ‘Steph’s Packed Lunch’. In conjunction with the charity ‘You Before Two‘ Naomi has recently developed PHSE accredited Sex Education materials, strongly believing fun, clear and accurate education is key to combatting a lot of the struggles she sees people presenting with in her clinics. Naomi is proud to be a Trustee for the charity Saving Lives UK https://www.savinglivesuk.com/ which exists to raise awareness of HIV and STI testing and reduce associated stigma – and is an Ambassador for the Eve Appeal, a charity that raises awareness of the five gynaecological cancers and is now thrilled to also be an FPA Ambassador.

Naomi and Joyce talked a lot about sex. Do you know your vulva from your vagina? What words would you teach your child to use for their genitals? Are you having enough orgasms? They are really good for your health and you can have them on your own or with your partner, with or without sex toys. But how we orgasm often changes as we age and we may have to alter the way we have sex. We discussed the worrying increase in some STIs and how easy it is to get tested, even at home. Both Joyce and Naomi are passionate about ensuring everyone knows about sex and reproductive health and we discussed how this should be taught and normalised. Some useful web sites: https://www.outspokeneducation.com/ https://www.labialibrary.org.au/ https://youbeforetwo.co.uk/

Date of episode recording: 2024-01-26T00:00:00Z
Duration: 01.01.58
Language of episode: English
Presenter: Joyce Harper
Guests: Dr Naomi Sutton
Producer: Joyce Harper

Date of episode recording: 2024-01-26T00:00:00Z
Duration: 01.01.58
Language of episode: English
Presenter: Joyce Harper
Guests: Dr Naomi Sutton
Producer: Joyce Harper

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S2 #E2 Baz Moffat, The Female Body Bible

Baz, together with Dr Bella Smith and Dr Emma Ross, has set up the Well HQ to ensure we have a future where no woman lacks knowledge and understanding of her body, across the life stages. They are on a mission to ensure that everything that makes us extraordinarily females shouldn’t be medicalised or considered niche, but be fully considered in making us fitter, healthier and happier humans. In this episode, Baz explains why all women need to look after their wellbeing including exercise, nutrition, sleep and their mental health. But women are all individual and need to do what is right for them and this will probably change at different stages of their lives. Are you looking after your body? Read the Female Body Bible written by the Well HQ team.

Presenter: Joyce Harper
Guests: Baz Moffat
Producer: Joyce Harper

Date of episode recording: 2023-12-14
Duration: 00.53.51
Language of episode: English
Transcription link:

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S2 #E4 Dr Neil Stanley: How to sleep well

Dr Neil Stanley started working on sleep when he was 16 – working at the neurosciences division of the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine in Farnborough. Since then he has been involved in numerous research studies, a notable one being a study in Pakistan where the team recorded sleep in 8 people for 6 nights at 18500 feet. In 1993 Neil took up a position in the human psychopharmacology research unit, university of Surrey, where he became the director of sleep research. There he created and ran a 24 bed trials sleep laboratory, primarily doing clinical trials into the effects of medications on sleep. He also set up and developed the sleep service at the London Clinic. If Neil is not talking about sleep, he is writing about sleep, if he is not writing about it, he is reading about it, and if not reading about it – he is probably asleep. He is author of the book – How to sleep well. The science of sleeping smarter, living better and being more productive which I highly recommend – as well as being full of evidence-based information about sleep – it is very funny. His latest book is coming out on 24th Feb 'Sleep Divorce: How to Sleep Apart, Not Fall Apart'. Everyone needs to sleep. Virtually every major disease has been linked to sleep. Sleep affects our work, school performance, relationships, emotional wellbeing and our health. But in today’s society we take in so much information - the need for good quality sleep is key to our wellbeing. In this podcast we discuss what happens when we sleep and how much sleep we should get - 8 hours a night is a myth. We are all individual and what works for us is what is important. What is your sleeping environment like and what do you do before you go to bed? How can coffee, alcohol and tech affect our sleep? Neil says that the issue with blue light is a myth. What about sleep during the life course? Should babies cry themselves to sleep? Are teenagers nocturnal? What about the perimenopause? And do we need less sleep as we age? There were so many questions to discuss, this is my longest podcast to date. Sleep well.

Date of episode recording: 2024-02-22T00:00:00Z
Duration: 01.23.46
Language of episode: English
Presenter: Joyce Harper
Guests: Dr Neil Stanley
Producer: Joyce Harper
Transcription link: https://joyceharper.com/podcasts/