The XX Lab

How 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 treat hormones

WHOOP 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 exactly as it

Shira 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 women than b

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 satisfied coupl

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 fraction of

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 Dr. Khandis

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 Lab, Dr. Sa

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 with Dr. Bi

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 Dr. Cari

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, she explains

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 be influenc

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 hearts — while

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 of the mos

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 sexuality res

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 of The XX L

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, curiosity, and

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 researcher Dr

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 inaugural

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