The GSM Collective

The GSM Collective Concierge medicine--elevated, full-service care for the modern woman. I provide each and every service to my patients personally.

My professional passion has always been providing the highest level of service to my patients ensuring good health and well being on the inside and out. You’ll be in my individualized and experienced care throughout your journey at the CGC . As someone who has practiced throughout the nation, in major academic medical centers, and other countries , I have served patients in a variety of culture

s, social situations and have seen a large variety of gynecologic pathology. I have seen almost everything and work to alleviate not only the current problems my patient’s face, but also work toward preventing future medical issues and am open to problems many doctors do not wish to discuss–such as s*xual health and cosmetic surgeries–that when addressed appropriately improve the overall lives of women. As an obstetrician and gynecologist, I have seen women through a variety of phases in their lives –experiencing the joys of bringing a baby into the world and heartaches of diagnosing a cancer. I have seen the changes women undergo postpartum and I specialize in helping women regain the confidence and good health they need during and after the postpartum period. Whether it is addressing your gynecologic health, improving your s*x life, or working to restore your natural beauty to regain your confidence, I can help you in your journey. Our goal here at the Center for Gynecology and Cosmetics (CGC) is to provide individualized healthcare and aesthetic services to our patients regardless of their phase in life, to not only live their life in the healthiest way possible but also to embrace it with full confidence. As we focus here only on gynecologic and aesthetic services, we will customize your care to achieve your best health and well being—no matter how you define it.

06/05/2026

In this episode, I’m talking with Sabrina Johnson, founder and CEO of DARE Bioscience, the only publicly traded pharmaceutical company focused entirely on women’s healthcare.

She spent over 35 years developing medicines and realized something shocking: no one was actually innovating for women. Only 1% of pharmaceutical investment goes toward women’s health.

We dive into why that is. We talk about the s*xism, the stigma, and the cultural barriers to even discussing female pleasure and s*xual health. We also discuss the products she’s building to change it.

This moment from the episode captures the problem perfectly: an NPR station refused to air her interview because she said the word “vagina” too many times.

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06/05/2026

I loved seeing the recent New York Times opinion piece calling attention to menopause and the broader women’s health crisis by
Let’s not forget —-

Patients with s*xual pain.
Women with vestibulodynia
Women with lichen sclerosis
Women with pelvic floor disorders.
Women with PGAD . Those suffering with premature menopause after cancer

These conditions affect millions, yet receive only a tiny fraction of research funding.

And the women most likely to be dismissed—women of color, immigrant women, low-income women, LGBTQ and other marginalized communities—often wait the longest for answers.

Dismissal is harm.

That’s why we need more than awareness. We need investment.

So here’s my ask to Melinda French Gates and other leaders investing in women’s health:

Help fund the future of s*xual medicine.

Support organizations like ISSWSH that are training clinicians, advancing research, and working to ensure that every woman—not just the easiest stories to tell—has access to evidence-based care.

Because every woman deserves to be believed.

And every woman deserves answers. Sexual health for EVERY BODY *xualhealthishealth

06/03/2026

When your child is diagnosed with anxiety or OCD, the first question parents ask is: what actually works?

Dr. John Parkhurst discusses the research behind treatment options from cognitive behavioral therapy to medication to combined approaches. Understanding what the science shows can help you make informed decisions about your child’s care.

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06/01/2026

One of the biggest sources of confusion for parents is understanding the difference between anxiety and OCD.

They can look similar, but they’re actually quite different and require different approaches to treatment.

Dr. John Parkhurst explains what sets them apart and why getting the distinction right matters for your child’s care.

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05/31/2026

Aging without Raging article on Substack . Thanks to my friend for this amazing read . Yes sometimes you feel wronged and all the world seems to be working against you and sometimes someone you trusted betrays you..Sometimes we all need reminders that “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” (Buddha) and so the in perimenopause is real and part of that is rage and irritability and frankly MHT helps but it can erase the stressors that impede your health and longevity. Let’s do the internal work , build community and as says “let it go.” Pillars of longevity are stress reduction and community . Your PSA for the day and thank you for your wisdom

05/29/2026

This episode steps outside my usual focus on women’s health. Many of you are in the sandwich generation managing your own perimenopause and health concerns while parenting kids and often caring for aging parents too. It’s a lot to carry.

I brought on Dr. John Parkhurst, a child psychologist at Northwestern, to give you real tools and insight into what’s happening with kids’ mental health right now.

If you’re watching your child struggle, understanding what you’re actually seeing matters.

Anxiety doesn’t always look like typical worry. It shows up as avoidance, freezing, or kids getting reactive and emotional. Learning what to look for changes everything.

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05/28/2026

In this clip, Brooke Bralove talks about something that doesn’t get discussed enough in long-term relationships—the importance of grieving what’s lost.

Grieving the spontaneous desire, the ripping each other’s clothes off, the dying inside to have s*x with your partner. It’s a real loss. And until you accept what’s no longer there, you can’t create what can be.

Brooke explains how responsive desire works in long-term relationships and why the willingness to try matters more than waiting for desire to show up on its own. Because for most of us in middle age with hormonal shifts and life stress, that’s not happening anymore.

This is about building a different kind of intimacy one that requires intention, transitional activities, and accepting where you are now.

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05/25/2026

In this clip, Brooke Bralove shares a life-changing case where ART helped one of her patients who had six years of debilitating pelvic pain.

Her patient had experienced something traumatic as a child and didn’t even realize that was when her body first learned to grip and guard. Her pelvic floor had been clenching for protection ever since.

Once they traced the pain back to that childhood moment and cleared the memory using ART, the pelvic pain went away. She was finally able to get pregnant.

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05/22/2026

This week I interviewed Brooke Bralove, a licensed clinical social worker, psychotherapist, and s*x therapist who specializes in a therapy called ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy).

In this clip, Brooke explains what actually happens in an ART session and how it works to heal trauma stored in the body.

The process works on trauma, pelvic pain, lost desire, OCD, chronic illness, medical trauma, and birth trauma. And it can happen in 1-5 sessions instead of years of talk therapy.

This is a different approach to healing one that focuses on changing how your brain and body respond to traumatic memories without having to relive them repeatedly.

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