The Period Brain: The New Science of Why We PMS and How to Thrive Through It - A Manifesto for Women
Sep 2025 · Random House
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The science-backed guide to navigating your hormonal cycle and easing Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) symptoms with confidence - from the award-winning research psychologist and women’s health expert, Dr Sarah E. Hill.
‘An important resource for women seeking to understand and thrive in their bodies.’ -- Dr Sara Szal, bestselling author of Women, Food, and Hormones
Do you ever wish you could skip the week leading up to your period?
So many of us feel like we’re riding a premenstrual roller coaster every month and, as women, we’ve learned to accept it – until now.
In this transformative book, researcher and women’s hormone expert Dr Sarah Hill explains why we often feel emotional, bloated, tired, anxious and even depressed before our periods— and what to do about it.
The problem isn’t that women are hormonal; the problem is that the second half of the menstrual cycle—the luteal phase, when the hormone progesterone rises and oestrogen decreases—has been systematically ignored by science and medicine.
Drawing on the very latest research, you’ll find out how to:
‘An important resource for women seeking to understand and thrive in their bodies.’ -- Dr Sara Szal, bestselling author of Women, Food, and Hormones
Do you ever wish you could skip the week leading up to your period?
So many of us feel like we’re riding a premenstrual roller coaster every month and, as women, we’ve learned to accept it – until now.
In this transformative book, researcher and women’s hormone expert Dr Sarah Hill explains why we often feel emotional, bloated, tired, anxious and even depressed before our periods— and what to do about it.
The problem isn’t that women are hormonal; the problem is that the second half of the menstrual cycle—the luteal phase, when the hormone progesterone rises and oestrogen decreases—has been systematically ignored by science and medicine.
Drawing on the very latest research, you’ll find out how to:
- Understand and manage mood effectively across your cycle
- Sidestep PMS ‘cravings’ by eating more – you burn up to 11% extra calories in the luteal phase!
- Exercise in a way that’s invigorating instead of draining
- Understand your sex drive and why it changes across the month
- Navigate motivational and energy dips without added stress
- Use anti-inflammatory foods to ease PMS
Providing you with a science-backed roadmap to understanding PMS and the more severe form, PMDD, this book will empower you to finally take control and feel at your best whether you have your period or not.
It’s time we demand a better month, every month – and usher in a new era in women’s health.
The science-backed guide to navigating your hormonal cycle and easing Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) symptoms with confidence - from the award-winning research psychologist and women’s health expert, Dr Sarah E. Hill.
‘An important resource for women seeking to understand and thrive in their bodie...
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About the author
Dr Sarah Hill is the author of This is Your Brain on Birth Control , as well as an award-winning researcher who has spent most of her 20+ year career studying women, relationships, and health. In addition to having established a highly successful health and relationships lab at TCU, she has published nearly 100 academic research articles, is a sought-after public speaker, and sits on the scientific advisory boards for women’s health companies such as Flo and 28 Wellness. Her research is regularly covered by large media outlets such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, and many others, and is published in highly prestigious journals, including Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychoneuroendocrinology, Psychological Science, and Health Psychology.
Dr Sarah Hill is the author of This is Your Brain on Birth Control , as well as an award-winning researcher who has spent most of her 20+ year career studying women, relationships, and health. In addition to having established a highly successful health and relationships lab at TCU, she has publi...
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