E116 - Women and Healing | The Strange Story of the Penis Nest Trapped in a Tree | 1
Published: January 29, 2026
Duration: 43:56
Women were the world’s first doctors — mastering plants, childbirth, and healing — until their knowledge became a threat to rising male-dominated medicine and the Church. From ancient shamans to Egyptian surgeons to medieval witch trials and the infamous “penis nest” myth, this is the hidden history of women, power, and healing.
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