{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5efb7d62a08b3c145c6ba91c/6a032ba2ece5b71f1f6fb4a4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dr Sarah Hill: Believe Your Body","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5efb7d62a08b3c145c6ba91c/1778592077261-c3dd56b6-1aae-4036-b422-1c4e59ac87b9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We’ve got a corker for you today! I’m so pleased to share my conversation with Dr Sarah Hill, the author of the books <em>How The Pill Changes Everything: Your Brain on Birth Control </em>and <em>The Period Brain: The New Science of the Luteal Phase and How To Thrive Through It </em>on today’s episode of Period Story.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Dr Sarah shares:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why her experience as a psychologist led her to write two books on the effects of women’s cycling hormones and the brain</li><li>Her thoughts on biological essentialism and how our biology, including our hormones, influences what we do&nbsp;</li><li>Why progesterone is underrated, including the amazing fact that our peak progesterone levels are up to 250 times higher than our peak oestrogen levels</li><li>Why we need to eat more in the second half of our menstrual cycle&nbsp;</li><li>Why PMS is not a pathological condition, but an inevitable consequence of experiencing hormonal changes in a world that wasn’t created with female bodies in mind</li><li>What the vagus nerve is and how vagal nerve stimulation can be a helpful treatment in decreasing the symptomology of PMDD, perimenopause, and heavy menstrual bleeding</li><li>And of course, the story of her first period&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Dr Sarah says that it’s important to learn to listen to your body and trust what it’s telling you, so you believe your body.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you, Dr Sarah!</p><p><br></p><p>Get in touch with Dr Sarah:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.sarahehill.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sarahehillphd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Le'Nise Brothers"}