Brown Girls' Disease: A Guide to Sexual Health and Empowerment

Seven years ago, I started keeping notes on patient stories I kept coming back to, including a woman who hadn't been able to have sex in seven years, and a 68-year-old cancer survivor who wanted her life back. Somewhere along the way, I ended up writing about myself too, including something I've never told you before. Those stories became my new book, Brown Girls' Disease?, out October 6th. The title comes from a term I once heard used in a hospital to dismiss South Asian women with vaginismus, and I'm reclaiming it. Culture, religion, and ethnicity do shape how we experience sex, but they're context, not a diagnosis, and this book is for anyone who's ever been dismissed, not just South Asian women.Highlights: Why "Brown Girls' Disease" was originally a dismissive hospital term, and why I'm reclaiming it for a book meant for everyone.The patient stories behind the book.A personal story about my own experience with vaginismus that I've never shared publicly before.Why culture, religion, and shame shape how we experience sex, and why that context matters without becoming a diagnosis.Book Tour Dates (as mentioned in this episode)October 6 — New York City (book pub day) October 8 — Chicago, IL (The Veronica Beard) October 15 — Charlotte, NC (hosted by Dr. Sasha Davenport) October 17 — Worcester, MA (UMass OBGYN Department 50th anniversary) October 18 — Menopalooza, Chicago, IL (with Midlife UpgradeOctober 20 — Los Angeles, CA (The Womb) October 21-24 — San Diego, CA (The Menopause Society annual meeting) October 25 — Cleveland, OH (bookstore event, plus a lunch and learn at the OBGYN/Sexual Medicine department the following day) October 28 — Oak Brook, IL (The Book Loft, book signing) ■November 11-15 — ISSWSH Fall Course December 10 — Palo Alto, CA Get in Touch with Me:WebsiteInstagramYoutubeSubstackPreorder my book