Am I Really Held Hostage by My Hormones?
Are you really at the mercy of your hormones? Find out in this episode of Woman Worriers, as host Elizabeth Cush interviews Dr. Sarah McKay, neuroscientist and author of The Women’s Brain Book: The Neuroscience of Health, Hormones and Happiness.
“A lot of us grow up with this story that we’re on this roller coaster of hormones that we can’t really get off and they control our emotional life.”
Show Notes:
Why do so many women seem to lack the self-confidence that appears to come so easily to most men? Are our brains really wired differently? Neuroscience—the study of the brain and its relationship to how we think, feel and behave—is examining those kinds of questions. In this episode of the Woman Worriers podcast, host Elizabeth Cush, LCPC, of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., talks with neuroscientist and author Dr. Sarah McKay about some of the insights that neuroscientists are gaining into the brain and gender, the influence of hormones on premenstrual syndrome and perimenopause, and the debate on “nature” versus “nurture,” and explore how neuroplasticity allows us to create new pathways in our brain and in our lives.
Listen and learn:
What neuroscience is, the disciplines it encompasses and why it matters
How women’s brains are different from mens’ and how they’re similar
Why 5-year-old girls want to be astronauts and 8-year-old girls don’t
What a neuroscientist discovered when she started to study the menstrual cycle
The three key indicators of your emotional state around your period
The greatest predictor of your post-natal experience
The role of hormones in perimenopause and menopause
The not-so-secret resource that can support you through the emotional ups and downs of menopause
A different way of looking at the causes of perimenopausal “brain fog”
When hormone replacement therapy might be helpful
Where to find tools and resources to learn more about neuroscience and how to use it in your life
Learn More:
> Dr. Sarah McKay’s Your Brain Health page on Facebook
> The Women’s Brain Book: The Neuroscience of Health, Hormones and Happiness by Dr. Sarah McKay
> The Women’s Brain Book on Amazon
> The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks, MD,
> Woman Worriers on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook & Twitter
> Woman Worriers Group on Facebook
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