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.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome 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.
The XX Lab is hosted by Sarah. The show has published 24 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Too Young for Perimenopause? The Early Signs Most Women Miss | Dr. Mariza Snyder #23" (19 October 2026, 60 minutes), "Why Is It So Hard to Say No? The Psychology Behind People-Pleasing | Dr. Vanessa Bohns #22" (12 October 2026, 50 minutes), and "The Hormone-ADHD Connection Women Aren’t Told About | Dr. Jolene Brighten #21" (5 October 2026, 112 minutes).
The XX Lab publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 86 minutes across 24 episodes.
Booking probability for The XX Lab is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The XX Lab requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The XX Lab's contact route on record: verified email.
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Sarah hosts The XX Lab, an education show with 24 episodes published.
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Episode #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 women, early perimenopause begins in the late 30s or early...
Episode #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 sentence" sounds simple, but the research says the moment of...
Episode #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 Lab, I sit down with Dr. Jolene Brighten...
Episode #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 behavior, and this one still stops me: the quality of your...
Episode #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 mood changes on the pill were told it was in their heads, and...
Episode #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 as background chemistry for periods and...
Episode #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 should? In this episode of The XX Lab, Dr. Sarah...
Episode #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 breast, ovarian, and colon cancer combined still...
Episode #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 couples remain over time? On this episode of The XX...
Episode #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 a second, people can make surprisingly accurate...
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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 Blake , PhD, evolutionary psychologist and...
Episode #13
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. Sarah Hill welcomes Sarah Ann Macklin , registered...
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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. Bill von Hippel , evolutionary psychologist and...
Episode #10
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 Goetz, evolutionary psychologist and relationship...
Episode #9
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 why. In this episode of The XX Lab, Dr. Sarah...
Episode #8
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 influencing more than you think. In this episode of The...
Episode #7
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 those same hormones are routinely shut down in...
Episode #6
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 most overlooked public health assets we have. Yet...
Episode #5
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 researcher Dr. Cindy Meston to unpack the science of...
Episode #4
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 Lab with Dr. Sarah Hill , Sarah sits down with...
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University of Georgia
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