#020 - Dr. Sarah McKay: The Female Brain, PMS Reality, Hormone Misconceptions, Emotions & Identity, Pregnancy & Menopause, Orgasms, Daydreaming, Anxie...

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2019

⏱️ 122 minutes

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0:00.0	The vast majority of claims made about males versus female brains are strongly related to gender stereotypes.
0:09.0	We are having that experience because we have been brought up to expect it.
0:13.0	Simply because we are female does not mean that a hormone is the sole provider of an emotion.
0:18.0	Overabundance of cells and connections and synapses, and that's all kind of
0:22.3	there to be then refined and sculpted by life itself. The strongest predictor for a woman's
0:29.0	emotional state was how socially supported she felt. Welcome to the Melanie Avalon
0:34.8	Biohacking podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the
0:40.0	secrets of health, mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your
0:46.7	existence and biohack your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind, we're not dispensing
0:53.2	medical advice and are not responsible for any
0:55.9	outcomes you may experience from implementing the tactics blind hearing. Are you ready? Let's do this.
1:04.5	Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast. Today's episode is a fascinating deep dive into the female brain, which, as we'll
1:14.0	learn, may not be that different from the male brain. I personally learned so much about the brain
1:19.7	with Dr. Sarah Mackay's book, and honestly, it created a huge paradigm shift for me. To learn what
1:25.6	that paradigm shift involved, you'll have to listen to the
1:28.7	episode. The show notes for today's episode will be at Melanieavalon.com slash women's brain.
1:36.0	I do have a sort of exciting announcement. So I know I'm sort of late to the game, but I decided
1:42.3	to try to be more active on Instagram. I've sort of been really shy
1:46.4	about Instagram because I'm actually a very introverted person. I'm not very good with like selfies
1:51.2	and all of that stuff. So Instagram I find very intimidating, like very intimidating. Kind of like
1:56.4	in high school when there's the popular table and the cafeteria and you're scared to go over there.
2:01.5	That's the way I feel about Instagram.
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