The War Inside Women: How Hormones Influence Psychology - Dr Sarah Hill

Go see Chris live in America - https://chriswilliamson.live Dr Sarah Hill is a professor at TCU, a research psychologist, expert in women’s hormones and brain science, and an author. Each month, women experience hormonal changes that go far beyond the clichés of PMS. These shifts can influence mood, stress response, and even how women relate to others. So how can recognizing these patterns make it easier for both men and women to navigate relationships when things don’t feel normal? Expect to learn why hormones play such a role in psychological function, what actually happens to women during their time of the month and what a PMS brain is, if women understand what their cycle does to them, what men can learn about women’s hormonal cycles and how birth control changes the brain, if oral contraceptives could be the biggest unexamined mental health experiment currently playing out, if PMS is actually a design feature rather than a flaw, and much more… - 0:00 Introducing the Menstrual Cycle 5:30 What Women Experience During Their Cycle 20:29 The Ovulatory Shift Hypothesis: Researching the Cycle 44:05 How Do Men and Women Differ Hormonally? 56:27 How Does the Pill Effect Women on Their Cycle? 01:05:58 Does Female Hormone Suppression Effect Male Hormone Levels? 01:11:31 Are Career-Driven Women Going to Burn Out Faster Than Women Listening to Their Cycle? 01:17:50 Biological Sex is So Important in Research 01:22:56 Is Feminism Making Women Feel Insufficient? 01:27:26 Why are Periods So Understudied? 01:35:50 Find Out More About Sarah - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostDr Sarah Hillguest

Sep 11, 20251h 36mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: September 11, 2025
Duration: 1h 36m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Go see Chris live in America - https://chriswilliamson.live Dr Sarah Hill is a professor at TCU, a research psychologist, expert in women’s hormones and brain science, and an author. Each month, women experience hormonal changes that go far beyond the clichés of PMS. These shifts can influence mood, stress response, and even how women relate to others. So how can recognizing these patterns make it easier for both men and women to navigate relationships when things don’t feel normal? Expect to learn why hormones play such a role in psychological function, what actually happens to women during their time of the month and what a PMS brain is, if women understand what their cycle does to them, what men can learn about women’s hormonal cycles and how birth control changes the brain, if oral contraceptives could be the biggest unexamined mental health experiment currently playing out, if PMS is actually a design feature rather than a flaw, and much more… - 0:00 Introducing the Menstrual Cycle 5:30 What Women Experience During Their Cycle 20:29 The Ovulatory Shift Hypothesis: Researching the Cycle 44:05 How Do Men and Women Differ Hormonally? 56:27 How Does the Pill Effect Women on Their Cycle? 01:05:58 Does Female Hormone Suppression Effect Male Hormone Levels? 01:11:31 Are Career-Driven Women Going to Burn Out Faster Than Women Listening to Their Cycle? 01:17:50 Biological Sex is So Important in Research 01:22:56 Is Feminism Making Women Feel Insufficient? 01:27:26 Why are Periods So Understudied? 01:35:50 Find Out More About Sarah - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Dr Sarah Hill
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Dr Sarah Hill, The War Inside Women: How Hormones Influence Psychology - Dr Sarah Hill explores how Cycling Hormones Shape Women’s Minds, Desire, and Wellbeing Dr. Sarah Hill explains how women’s sex hormones—estrogen and progesterone—create two distinct psychological and physical states across the menstrual cycle, each optimized for a different reproductive job: attraction/sex and implantation/pregnancy.

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