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The XX Lab
Welcome to The XX Lab, where I talk with scientists and top-performing women to give you insights that you can use in everyday life.
This is not another health podcast telling women to optimize endlessly or chase extreme longevity. It’s a science+life podcast for women who want to feel better now—not just live longer later.
Episodes
The XX LabHow Stress Tricks Your Brain Into Eating When You’re Not Hungry | Dr. Sarah Hill
Why do you eat when you’re not hungry? If you’ve ever finished dinner and found yourself back in the kitchen twenty minutes later, or stood in the pantry at…
The XX LabWhat Women Aren't Told About Freezing Their Eggs | Kristen V. Brown #26
Thinking about freezing your eggs? The ads make it sound simple: a few shots, a quick procedure, and more time on your biological clock. What does it really…
The XX LabLove Your Partner But Don’t Want Sex? A Kinsey Scientist Explains | Dr. Cynthia Graham #25
Love your partner but rarely feel like having sex? Most of us were taught that desire should strike out of nowhere, and that if it doesn’t, something is wrong…
The XX LabLost the Attraction to Your Partner? How to Tell If It's Hormones | Dr. Sarah Hill
Can the birth control pill change who you’re attracted to? If you’ve been on social media lately, you’ve probably heard some version of this: go on the pill…
The XX LabWhy You Assume the Worst About the People You Love | Dr. Yael Schonbrun #24
Why do we feel so misunderstood, even by the people closest to us? Clinical psychologist Dr. Yael Schonbrun says it’s because we’re trying to fix…
The XX LabToo Young for Perimenopause? The Early Signs Most Women Miss | Dr. Mariza Snyder #23
What if the reason you don't feel like yourself isn't stress or burnout, but a hormonal transition that started years before your cycle ever changed? For many…
The XX LabWhy Is It So Hard to Say No? The Psychology Behind People-Pleasing | Dr. Vanessa Bohns #22
What if saying yes when you mean no isn't a boundary problem, but a predictable feature of how your brain protects your place in the group? "No is a complete…
The XX LabThe Hormone-ADHD Connection Women Aren’t Told About | Dr. Jolene Brighten #21
You've been told midlife brain fog is just stress. What if perimenopause is actually revealing a brain you've been masking your whole life? In this episode of…
The XX LabYour Relationships Are Affecting Your Health More Than You Think | Dr. Rich Slatcher #20
What if the strongest predictor of how long you live has nothing to do with your diet, your sleep, or the gym? I have spent my career studying hormones and…
The XX LabWhat Women Should Know Before Taking Hormonal Birth Control | Dr. Nusa Faric #19
You've been told the pill is too small to change who you are. What if the science says otherwise, and you're not imagining it? For years, women who reported…
The XX LabHow Sex Hormones Shape the Male & Female Brain | Sarah E. Hill & David Puts | #18
You've been told the pill and the hormonal IUD act "locally," that they barely touch the rest of you. What if science says almost the opposite? Most of us…
The XX LabWHOOP Scientist: The #1 Habit for Better Sleep, Recovery & Long-Term Health | Dr. Kristen Holmes #17
Your WHOOP recovery score dips, you slept fine, you did everything right, so why does the number look worse? What if that "bad" reading is your body working…
The XX LabShira Boehler: The Cancer That Kills More Young Women Than Breast, Ovarian & Colon Combined | #16
You did everything right, kale, running, annual blood tests, and still ended up with a mass in your lung. So why does the disease killing more young, healthy…
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Why Does Attraction Change in Relationships? with Dr. Andrea Meltzer | #15
Why does attraction change once you're in a long-term relationship? And could hormones, physical attractiveness, and even what happens after sex shape how…
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7 Surprising Things Your Voice Reveals About You with Dr. Greg Bryant | #14
What does your voice say before you even finish a sentence? Long before someone processes your words, their brain has already begun decoding your voice. In a…
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Why Women Compete Differently Than Men with Dr. Khandis Blake | #13
Are women really less competitive than men, or have we been measuring competition the wrong way? In this episode of The XX Lab, Dr. Sarah Hill sits down with…
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The Wellness Industry Isn't Making Us Healthier with Sarah Ann Macklin | #12
We have more health information than ever before, yet we're getting sicker, more stressed, and more overwhelmed. So what's missing? In this episode of The XX…
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Why Are We So Lonely Despite Being So Connected? with Dr. Bill von Hippel | #11
We're more connected than any generation in history, yet loneliness continues to rise. What happened? In this episode of The XX Lab, Dr. Sarah Hill sits down…
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Why Dating Apps Make Commitment Harder | #10 Dr. Cari Goetz
Dating apps promised more choice. But what if more choice is making relationships harder to build? In this episode of The XX Lab, Dr. Sarah Hill sits down with…
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The Dirty Little Secret of Female Friendship — What Science Actually Says | #9 Dr. Tania Reynolds
If a friend is gossiping to you, she's probably gossiping about you too. That's the unsettling rule of thumb Dr. Tania Reynolds lives by—and in this episode…
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The Study That Got Pulled From CNN: How your hormones affect you | #8 with Dr. Kristina Durante
How much of your behavior is shaped by biology without you even realizing it? From the clothes you choose to the people you find attractive, your hormones may…
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We're in an Age of Hormonal Hypocrisy | #7 with Dr. Lara Briden
Why are women told their hormones are essential at 45 — that losing them is a health crisis, that we must replace them to protect our brains and bones and…
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How to Build Strong Adult Friendships That Last | #6 with Dr. Jaimie Krems
Why is making friends as an adult so difficult—and why are female friendships often both deeply supportive and unexpectedly complicated? Friendship may be one…
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Female Pleasure, Explained | #5 with Dr. Cindy Meston
Female sexuality is far more complex and fascinating than we’ve been taught. In this episode of The XX Lab with Sarah Hill, Sarah sits down with pioneering…
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Your Fertility Isn’t Just About Age | #4 with Dr. Natalie Crawford
What if infertility is not just about getting pregnant, but one of the earliest warning signs that something deeper is happening in the body? In this episode…
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Trust Yourself and Stop Overthinking | #3 with Gabby Reece
What if the life you’re chasing is already inside you? In this episode of The XX Lab, Dr. Sarah Hill sits down with Gabby Reece to explore how self-trust…
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How to Finally Feel Loved | #2 with Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky
What if the thing you’re craving most isn’t happiness, but feeling truly loved? In this deeply honest conversation, Dr. Sarah Hill sits down with happiness…
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The Science of Being a Woman | #1
What if the reason so many women feel anxious, burned out, and disconnected isn’t personal failure… but a misunderstanding of what women actually need? In this…