The Hidden Science of Your Menstrual Cycle and What Every Woman Should Know with Dr. Sarah E. Hill
Feel Good Podcast with Kimberly Snyder
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4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Kimberly and Dr. Sarah Hill explore the intricate science of women's menstrual cycles, hormonal changes, and how lifestyle choices impact fertility and well-being. Sarah Hill shares insights from her book 'The Period Brain' to empower women with knowledge about their bodies.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to The Period Brain
03:02 Understanding the Menstrual Cycle
06:00 The Role of Hormones in Attraction and Reproduction
09:11 Infertility and Sperm Quality
11:59 Ovulation and Its Indicators
15:11 Emotional Changes and PMS
17:48 Managing Hormonal Sensitivity
21:21 Understanding Women's Health Through Hormonal Phases
24:14 Listening to Your Body: The Key to Wellness
26:21 The Impact of Research on Women's Health
28:40 Tracking Hormones: Tools and Techniques
32:09 The Journey to Understanding Women's Bodies
37:40 Promoting Awareness and Support for Women's Health
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Dr. Sarah Hill Resources:
Book: THE PERIOD BRAIN: The New Science of Why We PMS and How to Fix It: A Manifesto for Women
Website: www.sarahehill.com
Instagram: @sarahehillphd
Bio: Sarah E. Hill, Ph.D., is the author of This is Your Brain on Birth Control and an award-winning researcher who has spent most of her 20+ year career studying women, relationships, and health. In addition to having established an award-winning health and relationships lab at TCU, she has published nearly 100 academic research articles, is a sought-after public speaker, and sits on the scientific advisory boards for women's health companies such as Flo and 28 Wellness. Her research is regularly covered by national media, such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, and many others, and is regularly published in highly prestigious journals, including Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychoneuroendocrinology, Psychological Science, and Health Psychology.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Feel Good podcast, which is all about heart-led living and wellness. |
| 0:07.8 | When we awaken the power of our hearts and let that guide us through our daily choices and decisions, through our four cornerstones, food, body, emotional well-being, and spiritual growth, we will experience the most incredible |
| 0:22.8 | results and create more vitality, health, strength, peace, abundance, and love in our lives. |
| 0:32.0 | I am your host, Kimberly Snyder, New York Times best-selling author, founder of Saluna, |
| 0:39.3 | creator of the research-based heart-aligned meditation, wellness expert, nutritionist, and international speaker. I am passionate |
| 0:46.1 | about supporting you on your unique heart and wellness journey. Let's get started. Hi, everyone. I am so excited to share my very special |
| 1:01.0 | conversation with you today with Sarah Hill, PhD, who has a new book out called The Period |
| 1:07.2 | Brain, the new science of why we PMS and how to fix it. |
| 1:12.7 | There's a lot of conversation right now about menopause. |
| 1:16.3 | So if you're still cycling and you're wondering why there isn't enough conversation, |
| 1:22.0 | perhaps, about sharing about our monthly cycle, this show is for you. |
| 1:27.3 | I also encourage you to share the show |
| 1:29.0 | with anyone that you think would benefit. We get into some really granular information today. |
| 1:35.1 | We talk about the difference between the follicular, the ludial phase. As I share it today, |
| 1:40.0 | I tend to get, you know, teary, more PMS symptoms after I ovulate, or some people feel it |
| 1:46.2 | before their periods. There's a lot here. And Dr. Sarah is really passionate about women's |
| 1:54.5 | health, women's bodies. She's been an author and a researcher for over 20 years. Her research is regularly covered by national media, |
| 2:03.3 | such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and she's been published in many highly |
| 2:08.6 | prestigious journals. So I'm very excited to share this conversation with you today all about |
| 2:14.2 | our very sacred cycle. |
| 2:25.3 | Before we get into the show, a little reminder over at mycelina.com, there is a whole hub. |
| 2:28.9 | There's a whole world waiting for you. Please join our newsletter. |
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