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Dr. Sarah Hill: What the pill does to attraction and mood

An evolutionary psychologist shows how the pill rewires hormones: blunting desire, reshaping attraction, and shifting partner choice in subtle ways.

Steven BartletthostDr Sarah Hillguest
Nov 25, 20241h 52mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released
November 25, 2024
Duration
1h 52m
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The Diary of a CEO
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

From sabotaging sex to axing attraction, new research is showing that the birth control pill can have impacts you never imagined Dr Sarah Hill is a renowned evolutionary social psychologist whose work focuses on women and health. She is also the author of the book, ‘How the Pill Changes Everything: Your Brain on Birth Control’. 00:00 Intro 02:04 What Is the Mission You Are On? 02:58 Is This Conversation Only for Women? 03:47 Why Does Sarah Hill Do This Work? 05:13 Is There a Problem in Dating When Women Have More Resources? 09:00 Is Sex Trending Down? 10:23 Why Don’t Women Date Broke Men? 12:09 Is This Patriarchy? 14:35 Why Do Men Take More Risks? 16:22 Are Men Better at Business Than Women? 22:46 Why Don’t We Live Like Our Biology Intended? 25:22 Signs of a High-Status Male 27:05 How Women’s Preferences Change During Their Cycle 33:17 High Testosterone and Relationship Status 34:12 Do Men’s Testosterone Levels Plummet After Having a Baby? 35:58 Do Nice Guys Get Laid? 37:08 What Makes Us Attracted to Someone? 41:07 Are Men Less Attracted to Successful Women? 42:40 Jealousy Among the Sexes 47:03 Why Do Women Have Gay Best Friends? 48:58 Why Did Sarah Write Her Book on Birth Control? 53:35 What Does Sarah Wish She Was Told About the Pill? 55:34 How the Pill Changes Your Sexual Desires 01:02:05 If My Partner Is on the Pill, Will She Like Me If She Comes Off? 01:05:47 Would a Man’s Attraction Change If a Woman Is Off the Pill? 01:08:04 Will My Testosterone Be Lower If My Partner Is on Birth Control? 01:11:00 Is There a Population Crash Coming? 01:11:51 Advertisements 01:13:53 What Is a Good Man? 01:17:05 Sex Appetite Across Genders and Why 01:20:24 Advice for Young Men Struggling to Get a Woman 01:23:15 Advice for Daughters on Attracting a Man 01:25:41 Are Men Attracted to Confident Women? 01:28:36 What Are Daddy Issues? 01:30:16 What Role Does a Father Play in a Woman’s Sexual Partner? 01:30:51 What Impact Does the Birth Control Pill Have on Stress? 01:33:35 Depression and Suicide Linked to the Pill 01:35:29 How Did Sarah Feel About Her Daughter’s Decision on Birth Control? 01:40:34 What If Men Had to Take the Pill? 01:44:24 What’s the Most Popular Email Sarah Gets? 01:47:51 Guest’s Last Question 🚀 The 1% Diary is live - and it won’t be around for long, so act fast! https://bit.ly/1-Diary-YT-ad-reads Follow Dr Sarah: Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/KjuJon93HOb Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/UFHinMb4HOb Website - https://g2ul0.app.link/f3JSWDd4HOb You can purchase Dr Sarah’s book, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/oEjQpGOwJOb Studies mentioned - https://beacons.ai/thediaryofaceo Get access to exclusive Diary of a CEO content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGq-a57w-aPwyi3pW7XLiHw/join You can purchase Dr Sarah’s book, here: https://amzn.to/4fVNRXh Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Bon Charge - http://boncharge.com/diary with code DIARY for 25% off ZOE - http://joinzoe.com with code STEVEN10 for 10% off

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  • Steven Bartlett

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  • Dr Sarah Hill

    guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Steven Bartlett and Dr Sarah Hill, Dr. Sarah Hill: What the pill does to attraction and mood explores how Birth Control Quietly Rewires Women, Relationships, Sex, And Society Dr. Sarah Hill, an evolutionary psychologist, explains how hormonal birth control fundamentally alters women’s brains, emotions, attraction patterns, stress responses, and even partner choice, far beyond just preventing pregnancy.

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