#59 In Her Head: Understanding Female Brain Health Throughout the Lifespan with Dr. Sarah McKay
In this episode we are delighted to be joined by Dr. Sarah McKay.
Sarah is an Oxford University-educated neuroscientist, educator, presenter, media commentator, director of The Neuroscience Academy and author of The Women's Brain Book: the neuroscience of health, hormones and happiness.
She teaches coaches, therapists, teachers and other helping professionals how to thoughtfully apply insights and tools from neuroscience to their work, so they can coach brain-owners in a way that promotes real change and inspires positive action.
We had an incredibly insightful chat about the intricacies of female brain health through various stages of the lifespan, which we're certain will prove useful for our listeners whether you're female or not.
What we covered:
- The spark that lit Sarah's interest in studying Neuroscience
- What does Neuroscience have to offer to help us live a better life?
- A simple model to understand all the complex ways brain health is influenced
- What's going on in the teenage brain?
- Unravelling common misconceptions about Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and the menstrual cycle
- The remarkable changes occurring inside an expectant mother's brain
- The myth of 'baby brain'
- The impact of stress on a mother and her unborn child in utero
- What is going on in and around the menopause years?
- It's misinformed and too simplistic to blame hormones for everything during a woman's lifespan
- Dealing with the various 'windows of vulnerability', when women are more susceptible to mental health issues.
- What is The Neuroscience Academy and who is it for?
- Answering listener questions
- ...and much more
Follow Sarah on Instagram: https://instagram.com/drsarahmckay
To find out more about Sarah and her courses, The Brain Coach Bootcamp and The Neuroscience Academy, visit https://www.drsarahmckay.com
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