
Episode #16
Why Women’s Mental Health Starts With Hormones
<p>We make the case that women’s hormones and brain function are one system, and that sleep, mood, anxiety, and focus often reflect real biological shifts rather than personal failure. We connect estrogen, progesterone, and thyroid changes to common symptoms across the cycle, postpartum, and menopause, then lay out whole-person options that can restore clarity. <br/>• framing women’s health as one integrated body brain system <br/>• estrogen effects on neuroplasticity, serotonin, dopamine, neuroinflammation <br/>• progesterone, allopregnanolone, and GABA as a calming pathway for sleep and anxiety <br/>• thyroid hormone and subclinical deficiency as drivers of brain fog and low mood <br/>•...

