Where It Hurts
3/13/202636 min
In this crossover episode with The Story Collider, Karen McCaffrey and Mary Cyn share stories that illustrate the importance of compassion in healthcare. 🎤Live Story: More than Survival by Karen McCaffrey (Content note: sexual assault, rape) After surviving rape and a traumatic hospital experience afterward, Karen transformed her pain into purpose. Decades later, she directed a sexual assault forensic examiner program, advocating for victims' rights and ensuring survivors receive trauma-informed care. 🎤Live Story: My Vagina Job by Mary Cyn Drawing on her own traumatic experiences with dismissive care, Mary transforms vulnerability into a tool for empathy, helping future doctors treat patients with compassion and helping women feel less fear and isolation about their bodies 🎶For more info and songs featured in this episode, visit risk-show.com/podcast/where-it-hurts 🌈 Support RISK! & Get Involved 🎟 See RISK! live in New York City on March 16th, 2026 ✍️ Pitch your story ❤️ Support us on Patreon or make a one-time PayPal donation 📚 Shop merch or the RISK! book 🎓 Take storytelling classes with us 🎥 Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsKaren McCaffrey· Guest0:01
A science story, huh?
Kevin Allison· Host0:03
On this episode of Risk, you'll hear [instrumental music plays] Me, Misha Gajewski, from The Story Collider, where true personal stories about science help us explore just how weird, wonderful, and deeply human this world can be. And me, Kevin Allison, from Risk, the show where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share.
Misha Gajewski· Host0:24
This is a very special episode because we're doing it in collaboration with our dear friends, Risk.
Kevin Allison· Host0:31
Yeah. This is both a Story Collider episode and an episode of Risk, with Misha and me co-hosting it together. And right after this, we'll tell you all about it.
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:43
Risk.
Kevin Allison· Host0:50
[upbeat music plays] All right, folks. This episode is called Where It Hurts: Stories About the Importance of Compassion in Healthcare. And we're gonna tell you just a couple of things before we hear our first story.
Misha Gajewski· Host1:14
Both of the stories in today's episode were part of a show that Risk and Story Collider hosted last year in New York at one of our go-to spots, Caveat. The night explored the intersection of women's health and science, and the result was as moving as it was revealing. Both