As a pregnant 20-year old, Taylor quickly realized that she didn’t know much about her body and cold, uncomfortable doctor’s offices weren’t the places where she was going to learn more. Why can’t we provide greater access to women’s health education for the general public? Taylor, a current senior majoring in psychology, explores challenging the status quo by sharing her journey of utilizing social media platforms to empower and educate women on how to be their own health advocates.
Taylor Ribar is a writer, entrepreneur, and women’s health advocate. Her journey began when she was faced with an unplanned pregnancy in her Junior year at UT. She jokes that she went from having absolutely no sex education to talking about pee, poop, and vaginas at the dinner table after meeting her unofficial mother in law Dr. Teresa Irwin, also known as The Vaginacologist.

Taylor is motivated by her personal experience with her unplanned pregnancy to raising awareness for how women’s health education can empower women to drastically improve their healthcare experience by actually understanding what’s going on with their bodies.

Taylor now helps doctors utilize social media to begin conversations about women’s health issues that are often stigmatized and unheard. By bringing women’s health issues to the public, she hopes to help women better understand their bodies and put that knowledge into historical and societal context to address unique barriers in women’s healthcare.

She is currently an undergraduate studying psychology with a pre-health certificate at the University of Texas at Austin. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]

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