The topic of health anxiety is directly addressed in the podcast episodes provided, with one episode focused entirely on exploring the psychology behind health anxiety, its origins, and strategies to manage it.

In the other episode, the host, Emma Chamberlain, candidly discusses her long history of various vaginal health problems, including an unhealed cut requiring surgery, PCOS diagnosis and treatment challenges, constant pregnancy worries, and recurring issues like yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis. This episode provides a personal example of how health anxiety can manifest, particularly in relation to reproductive and sexual health concerns.

The two episodes complement each other, with the first providing a more general overview of health anxiety and the second offering a specific case study of how it can impact an individual's life.