Her Health Lab: Women’s health, hormones & wellness

In this episode of Her Health Lab, host Angel Mclaughlin tackles the pervasive silence surrounding menstruation and challenges the societal stigma that treats periods as a dirty secret. This conversation is essential for women who have ever felt ashamed to discuss their menstrual health, cramps, or hormonal fluctuations in professional or social settings. We explore how the wellness industry’s obsession with the 'perfect cycl...

In this episode of Her Health Lab, host Marie Roberts explores the profound and often invisible connection between a mother’s health history and her daughter’s well-being. This discussion goes beyond standard genetic inheritance to examine how inherited fear, trauma, and stress responses can manifest in women today. If you find yourself checking your pulse after hearing about your mother’s diagnosis or feeling an ...

This episode of Her Health Lab offers a practical survival guide for women managing endometriosis pain while maintaining a professional career in the corporate world. Host Kelli Furey addresses the specific challenge of 'endometriosis in a business suit,' providing actionable strategies to navigate eight-hour workdays without compromising dignity or sanity. The discussion is tailored for professionals who feel forced to hide their ...

In this episode of Her Health Lab, host Angel Mclaughlin explores the transformative power of viewing bodily changes as evidence of resilience rather than signs of failure. This episode is designed for women navigating aging, postpartum shifts, perimenopause, or chronic stress who feel disconnected from their physical selves due to societal beauty standards. Angel challenges the cultural narrative that treats the female body as a s...

In this episode of Her Health Lab, host Angel Mclaughlin explores the complex intersection of women's wellness, anxiety, and physical intimacy. If you have ever flinched before someone reached out their hand or felt an invisible suit of armor when hugged, this episode is for you. We discuss why physical touch can trigger anxiety, often rooted in nervous system responses rather than personal rejection. This guide helps listeners und...

In this episode of Her Health Lab, host Catherine Deehan explores the critical distinction between everyday stress and clinical burnout, offering women a roadmap to identify warning signs before they lead to total collapse. Burnout is not simply being tired; it is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress, often characterized by cynicism, detachment, and a loss of joy. This episode is designed...

Stop being told to drink more water. This episode of Her Health Lab dismantles the toxic wellness trend of rigid hydration mandates, offering a compassionate, science-backed approach to women’s health and longevity. Host Angel Mclaughlin explores why the generic advice to consume gallons of plain H2O often fails, leaving you feeling bloated, foggy, and frustrated rather than energized. If you have ever felt guilty for not hit...

In this episode of Her Health Lab, host Kelli Furey explores the transformative science behind joyful movement and why your body craves play over punishment. This guide is essential for women who feel exhausted by transactional fitness routines, chronic diet culture, and the pressure to treat their bodies as projects to be managed rather than vessels to be enjoyed. We dive deep into how shifting from high-stress 'hustle' workouts t...

This episode of Her Health Lab explores why rigid, optimized sleep habits often lead to insomnia and anxiety, offering a compassionate alternative for women struggling with sleep perfectionism. Host Catherine Deehan addresses the modern obsession with tracking metrics like heart rate variability and REM cycles, explaining how treating sleep as a performance metric creates pressure that keeps you awake. If you find yourself lying aw...

In this episode of Her Health Lab, host Angel Mclaughlin explores the profound isolation and quiet loneliness that often accompanies fertility treatments like IVF and IUI. This conversation is designed for women navigating the complex emotional landscape of trying to conceive, offering a safe space to process feelings of grief, anxiety, and invisibility. Many women feel disconnected from friends and family who cannot understand the...

In this episode of Her Health Lab, host Kelli Furey addresses the terrifying and isolating experience of an IUD shifting or expelling during sex. Many women describe a specific hollow silence and panic when they feel a 'pop' or shift, fearing their device has vanished or that they have been injured. This episode is designed for anyone who uses hormonal or non-hormonal intrauterine devices and wants to understand the physiological r...

In this episode of Her Health Lab, host Angel Mclaughlin explores the critical concept of finding strength in the stillness between breaths, challenging the modern cultural obsession with constant motion and productivity. This episode is designed for women who feel overwhelmed by burnout, chronic stress, or the pressure to always be 'on.' It offers a compassionate, science-backed perspective on why rest is not laziness but a biolog...

In this episode of Her Health Lab, host Catherine Deehan explores the quiet shame many women feel when asking for help with simple daily tasks. Drawing from a personal anecdote about dropping a spoon in a grocery store, she examines how midlife and aging can trigger anxiety around physical decline and independence. This discussion is essential for women navigating the emotional complexities of healthy aging, offering a compassionat...

In this deeply empathetic episode of Her Health Lab, host Kelli Furey explores the profound emotional landscape of infertility, addressing the 'quiet weight' of waiting and the isolation that often accompanies fertility treatments. This episode is essential listening for women navigating IVF, IUI, or unexplained infertility who feel alone in their journey, validating the specific loneliness of tracking cycles while the world celebr...

This episode of Her Health Lab explores how women can adapt their daily wellness rituals as their bodies and hormones change, particularly during perimenopause and beyond. Host Kelli Furey addresses the common experience of feeling like your body is speaking a different language than it did in your twenties, highlighting that treating yourself with the same intensity at forty-five as you did at twenty-five is often neglect rather t...

Discover why stress hits your gut first in this deep dive into the science of digestive distress, specifically tailored for women who carry emotional weight silently. In this episode of Her Health Lab, host Angel Mclaughlin explains how chronic stress triggers the body's fight-or-flight response, shunting blood away from digestion and causing inflammation, bloating, and urgency. This is not just a dietary issue; it is a physiologic...

Brain fog is a frustrating and isolating symptom of hormonal shifts, affecting millions of women during perimenopause, postpartum recovery, and monthly cycles. This episode of Her Health Lab explores why your mind feels cloudy, explaining the biological connection between estrogen fluctuations, cortisol stress, and cognitive decline. Host Catherine Deehan breaks down how estrogen acts as 'oil' for your brain's neurons, and when lev...

Irregular periods in your 30s are more than just stress; they are critical data points from your body. In this episode of Her Health Lab, host Marie Roberts explores why cycle irregularity is common yet isolating, explaining that hormones act as messengers reacting to stress, sleep, and nutrition rather than static variables. If you are experiencing skipped cycles, heavy flow, or anxiety around your period tracker, this guide helps...

Friendships After Life Shifts: Keeping Bonds Alive When You’re Different explores the complex emotional landscape of maintaining close relationships when life paths diverge. Host Catherine Deehan addresses the silent grief and guilt that often accompany major life transitions such as becoming a mother, experiencing loss, career changes, or personal evolution. This episode is essential for women navigating the 'social body'&md...