Ep388: Stronger Tommorow Than Today with Poorna Bell

<p>Do you feel strong? Journalist and author Poorna Bell talks to Harriet Minter about how she found both inner and outer&nbsp;strength when she took up powerlifting. Poorna’s new book “Stronger” looks at what society tells us about women’s&nbsp;strength and turns it on its head.</p><p><br></p><p>What about when you go and speak to your doctor? Do you feel strong then? A new study discovers that twenty percent&nbsp;of women who went to see their doctor about gynaecological issues, left feeling like their concerns had been treated as&nbsp;trivial.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Plus Harriet shares some advice for a listener feeling anxious about being around crowds of people at her friend's&nbsp;wedding.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Presenter: Harriet Minter -&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/HarrietMinter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@HarrietMinter</a></p><p>Guest: Poorna Bell -&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/poornabell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@poornabell</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>To have Harriet help with your listener dilemma, e-mail&nbsp;<a href="mailto:harriet.minter@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">harriet.minter@gmail.com</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/stronger/poorna-bell/2928377050955" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stronger, by Poorna Bell</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/poornabell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WFH (Working From Home), by Harriet Minter</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>