I Weigh - Be the Expert in Your Own Life with Maisie Hill

I Weigh with Jameela Jamil

Jameela Jamil

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🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Jameela is joined by the world’s leading hormone expert & author Maisie Hill (Period Power) to talk about the science behind our stress hormones, how our stress response system is overwhelmed by modern technology and day-to-day deadlines, and how understanding our hormones will help us build resilience. You’ll hear some open conversations about neurodivergent communication styles and the nuances of autism, plus plenty more.

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0:00.0	Maybe Hill, my huge crush, welcome back to Iowa.
0:15.3	Hello.
0:18.7	Likewise, true to be here.
0:21.5	It's so good to have you here.
0:23.5	I cannot tell you.
0:24.4	I think we've re-released your episode like three times,
0:27.3	just the last time you came on to talk about period power
0:29.8	because of how instrumental that book has been in me and my friend's lives.
0:35.3	It is the book I have most recommended or gifted to other people,
0:39.6	and it has shifted my existential perspective on my own body and the way that I live my life.
0:47.5	I cannot tell you enough how impactful your work has been for me and my listeners and every woman I know. So thank you for that.
0:56.8	You're welcome. And now you've done it again.
0:58.8	Basque in the glory of that praise. Enjoy the glow. Which is important because so often we
1:05.0	brush past that and go, oh, you know, it was nothing. I'm like, no, I'm just going to,
1:10.6	I'm going to receive the compliment. Thank you.
1:12.4	Yeah, please do. Well, you've done it again. You've written another book and this one's called
1:16.0	Powerful, Be the Expert in your life. So many of your books are just about making sure that people
1:21.6	have the actual agency and autonomy via the information. Like, for example, with your book about period
1:28.1	power, you really broke down our cycles to us and told us to, you gave us tangible tips.
1:34.4	Everyone go back and listen to that episode, period power, whenever you can. But you gave us
1:39.7	tips to monitor our own selves as case-by-case individuals and have the, I don't know,
1:47.1	you just, you kind of gave us permission to prioritise our periods, which is so ridiculous,
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