Upgrade your Female Brain, Mood and Memory with Dr. Anna Cabeca and Dr. Louann Brizendine

<p>Dr. Louann Brizendine talks about why menopause is not only a period of transition for women but also an opportunity for positive transformation and more happiness than you thought possible. Learn why the female brain becomes stronger and better in the midlife, how to adapt and thrive during that time of change, and why we need to incorporate more compassion, community, and connection in our lives as we age. </p> <ul> <li>[0:45] There is a physiology of mental health that is often ignored. There are changes to our brain that happen as we age and we need a comprehensive approach to healing. Biology and psychology have always both been fascinating for Dr. Anna, which is why she graduated with a double major in both fields.</li> <li>[4:30] To thrive you must honor your physiology. There is no mind/body dichotomy, they work together and rely on each other to make up you.</li> <li>[6:45] The Female Brain recently became a movie. It told the story of Dr. Brizendine, played by Whitney Cummings, and her book.</li> <li>[11:30] Being in psychiatry, Dr. Brizendine thinks of life in chunks. The Female Brain takes you to the beginning of the transition of your brain and the developmental stages from the ages between 40 and 90.</li> <li>[12:30] Declining progesterone and other hormones after the age of 30 affects our mood and thoughts through our physiology. Psychosis and mood changes can happen because of this transition.</li> <li>[13:50] Menopause is a rewiring of our brain that is as important as puberty. Hormones cause behavior. We think we are driving our own ship, but that’s not entirely true. Right around the late 30s there are some shifts in our hormones which can cause all kinds of disruptions.</li> <li>[16:05] These hormone disruptions can cause all sorts of behavior changes where you feel calm and cool one moment and a raging inferno the next. It’s important to honor and nurture yourself during those days of the cycle and realize that you can get a handle on it.</li> <li>[18:30] Even with women who have had their