The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Women’s sex lives are being quietly destroyed, and their doctors don’t even know it… Sexual medicine specialist Dr Rachel Rubin reveals the hidden hormone crisis, how prescription drugs can impact sex, and the treatments most doctors aren't prescribing like Hormone Replacement Therapy.

Dr Rachel Rubin is a board-certified urologist and sexual medicine specialist, and one of only 80 doctors in the US trained to treat both male and female sexual health. She recently played a pivotal role in the removal of the FDA's boxed warning on menopausal hormone therapy - one of the most significant healthcare policy changes affecting midlife women in decades. She is also the Founder of Rachel Rubin MD and Director-at-Large of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health.

She explains:
◼️ Why most doctors fail women on sexual health, and how to build a team that won't
◼️ Why menopause is a whole-body hormone event, and the treatments that actually help
◼️ The physical barrier blocking orgasm in 1 in 4 women, and how to fix it
◼️ How a tight pelvic floor could be ruining your sex life
◼️ Why your sexual pain and low libido are physical problems your doctor keeps missing

Chapters

00:00:00 Why Women's Healthcare Is Still Neglected
00:04:17 If Men Had These Symptoms, Would Medicine Be Better?
00:07:02 Why Even Gynaecologists Misunderstand The Clitoris
00:08:03 What You'll Learn From This Conversation
00:11:07 The Question Women Ask Most
00:11:32 Why Testosterone Matters For Women
00:13:41 How Birth Control Can Kill Libido
00:16:25 How GLP-1s And Antidepressants Affect Sex Drive
00:18:26 Should Women Take Testosterone?
00:19:30 Understanding The Menstrual Cycle
00:23:11 Why Perimenopause Starts Earlier Than You Think
00:25:19 What Is HRT And How Does It Work?
00:26:01 Does Estrogen Increase Cancer Risk?
00:27:27 Why HRT Got A Bad Reputation
00:29:24 The 4 Types Of HRT Explained
00:31:19 What Really Causes UTIs?
00:33:22 Vaginal Hormones Explained
00:37:19 Does Cranberry Juice Actually Help UTIs?
00:38:31 When Should You Start HRT?
00:40:36 A HRT Success Story
00:44:43 Ads
00:46:47 Is Pain During Sex Normal?
00:49:28 How To Have Better Sex
00:51:54 What Your Pelvic Floor Actually Does
00:53:48 Signs You Have Pelvic Floor Problems
00:55:24 Is It Normal Not To Orgasm?
00:57:30 What Is A Clitoral Adhesion?
00:58:55 How Sex Toys Can Improve Intimacy
01:00:07 What Men Get Wrong About Arousal
01:01:57 What Happens To Women After Orgasm?
01:02:55 Do Women Get Anything From Penetrative Sex?
01:04:40 How Porn Changed Our Expectations
01:06:58 What Healthy Porn Looks Like
01:08:12 How Porn Can Damage Relationships
01:10:12 Ads
01:12:21 Why You Should Change Up Your Sex Life
01:13:35 Why We Hide Our Sexual Struggles
01:17:17 Responsive Vs Spontaneous Desire Explained
01:19:58 The Question Every Couple Should Ask
01:20:51 What If You Want Different Things In Bed?
01:23:10 How To Tell Your Partner About Kinks
01:24:28 The Secrets People Hide From Their Partners
01:25:42 How To Tell If She's Faking Orgasms
01:27:46 How Stress And Dopamine Influence Libido
01:29:33 Should Sex Be Scheduled Or Spontaneous?
01:31:24 How Self-Esteem Affects Sex
01:33:04 The Most Important Thing We Missed
01:35:06 Better Communication, Better Sex
01:42:51 Why This Work Matters So Much
01:43:57 What Needs To Change In Your Own Life?

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Dr Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author known for her work on the brain, consciousness and recovery after stroke. In this moment, she explains the four “personalities” inside every brain, where trauma, addiction and emotional reactivity live, and how understanding your left and right hemispheres could help you feel calmer, more focused and more in control.

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US Vice President JD Vance reveals the inside story of the Iran peace deal, how his mother's opioid addiction shaped him, why he went from angry atheist to baptised Christian, and how Donald Trump operates behind closed doors!

JD Vance is the 50th Vice President of the United States, serving under President Donald Trump. A Yale Law School graduate and former US Senator for Ohio, he is the bestselling author of 'Hillbilly Elegy' and his new book 'Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith'.

He explains: 

◼️Why one stable person in your childhood can determine your entire future

◼️Why he went from calling Trump 'America's Hitler' to becoming his Vice President

◼️Why governments lying to young people about war are destroying the West

◼️Why AI won't take your job but will make the rich dramatically richer

◼️Why the speed of immigration is what really divides communities

00:00 Intro

02:38 How Childhood Shaped Who You Became

05:34 You Were Put Up For Adoption

06:40 Watching Your Mother's Relationships Up Close

07:42 How Childhood Trauma Shapes Adults

10:13 How Addiction Tore The Family Apart

15:58 Why Empathy Is Missing In Politics

17:48 Why Politics Turns Opponents Into Villains

19:15 Trump's Immigration Rhetoric Explained

22:44 Can You Discuss Immigration Without Division?

24:56 Moving Into An All-White Neighborhood

28:16 How Political Messaging Creates Division

30:36 Would You Cross A Border For Your Family?

33:29 Why You Joined The Marine Corps

36:28 Why George W. Bush Frustrated You

39:00 Ads

41:05 The War With Iran

48:16 Iran's Most Powerful Weapon

51:06 Could Iran Wait Out Trump?

52:01 The Real Deal With Iran

53:08 What's Inside The Iran Term Sheet?

55:42 What Happens To Iran's Nuclear Material?

56:28 Can Inspectors Stop Secret Nuclear Programs?

57:33 Trump's Message To Netanyahu

58:40 Do You Trust Israel?

59:35 Why The US And Israel Are So Closely Linked

01:02:07 What Does Netanyahu Really Want?

01:03:13 Why Your Views On Trump Changed

01:06:43 What You Learned Behind Closed Doors

01:09:02 The Call To Become Vice President

01:11:24 Ads

01:12:23 Did You Know What You Were Signing Up For?

01:14:53 How Becoming VP Changed Your Family

01:19:14 What Surprised Your Wife Most

01:20:16 Does The Secret Service Control Your Life?

01:21:40 Why Faith Came Back Into Your Life

01:23:41 When You Realized Faith Matters

01:27:33 What AI Means For America's Future

01:28:20 Are You Worried About AI Job Loss?

01:37:07 Should America Own The Biggest AI Companies?

01:38:43 What Mamaw Would Think Today

01:42:31 Are Aliens Real?

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What is creatine really doing to your brain? Top Creatine Researcher Dr Darren Candow reveals why 5g won’t reach your brain, how creatine may reverse sleep deprivation, and the 5 myths stopping millions from taking it!
Dr Darren Candow is a professor and Director of the Ageing Muscle and Bone Health Laboratory at the University of Regina, with 175 published research papers. He is a fellow and incoming Vice-President of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and was named on Stanford University's Top 2% Scientists list in 2025.
He explains:
◼ The 5 myths stopping you from taking creatine, and why they're all wrong
◼ How much creatine you really need for muscle, bone, brain and sleep deprivation
◼ How adding creatine to your antidepressant can double your remission rate
◼ Why you lose 1% of your muscle every year after 40 and what to do about it
◼Why creatine protects your brain from stress, sleep loss and cognitive decline
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Dr Mark Hyman is a physician and bestselling author specialising in food, longevity and metabolic health. In this moment, he reveals why willpower fails around food, what the science says about dairy and milk, whether fruit is actually good for us, and how the timing of your meals could affect your health and ageing.

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