About this podcast
How do hormonal fluctuations shape the brain and mental health across the lifespan? What happens during puberty, pregnancy and perimenopause? And how can new insights into hormonal transitions change the way we understand and support women’s health?
On Let’s Talk About Women, neuroscientist Dr. Franziska Weinmar talks with leading researchers from around the world about women’s mental and brain health, where hormones, brain and mind meet. From hormonal contraception and PMDD to the parental brain, sleep, stress and the menopausal transition - each episode takes you from the background through the state of the art to what comes next, with perspectives from neuroscience, psychology, biology and medicine.
Alongside these in-depth topic episodes, the podcast also puts the spotlight on early-career researchers: the next generation of scientists, their work, and their paths into science.
Evidence-based, warm and curious. For researchers, clinicians and everyone who wants to learn more about women’s brain and mental health.
About your host: Franziska is a neuroscientist of women’s mental health and psychoneuroendocrinology and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Tübingen. She founded the podcast in 2023 during her PhD in the International Research Training Group (IRTG) 2804 (Tübingen × Uppsala).
Feedback, guest ideas or questions? Write to me: [email protected]
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 35 episodes
- Let's Talk About the Female Brain in Midlife · 53 min · Episode 35What happens to the female brain during midlife? In this episode, we welcome Associate Professor Genevieve Steiner-Lim, a cognitive neuroscientist and researcher in translational…
- Let's Talk About Circadian Rhythms · 60 min · Episode 34Light does much more than help us see - it directly influences our brain, hormones, sleep, and overall health. In this episode, we welcome PhD researcher Carolina Guidolin, who…
- Let's Talk About Sex/Gender in Mental Health Research and Care · 28 min · Episode 33How are sex and gender differences reflected in mental health research and care - from prevalence and symptoms to diagnosis and treatment? In this episode, Franziska talks to…
- Let's Talk About Research on Moral Decision-Making · 1 h 5 min · Episode 32How do we decide what is right or wrong? And how are these decisions shaped? In this episode, Franziska speaks with Aiste Ambrase, doctoral researcher in the research group…
- Let's Talk With Young Researchers: Iris Hamers · 52 min · Episode 31Let’s Talk WITH Young Researchers: Welcome to our podcast sideline, in which we give the word to young researchers in the field of women’s mental health! In this episode, meet…
- Let's Talk About Sex & Gender in Sleep · 53 min · Episode 30Sleep is something we all need - but do women and men actually sleep differently? And what happens when we move beyond biological sex to consider gender roles and identity? In…
- Let's Talk With Young Researchers: Livia Ruehr · 57 min · Episode 29Let's Talk WITH Young Researchers: Welcome to our podcast sideline, in which we give the word to young researchers in the field of women's mental health! In this episode, meet…
- Let's Talk About Fetal Development · 48 min · Episode 28What if we could peek into the developing brain before birth? In this episode we welcome Prof. Hubert Preissl, head of the research group Metabolic Neuroimaging at the University…
- Let's Talk With Young Researchers: Romina Garcia de leon · 46 min · Episode 27Let's Talk WITH Young Researchers: our podcast sideline in which we give the word to young researchers in the field of women's mental health! In this episode, meet Romina Garcia…
- Let's Talk About Metabolism · 51 min · Episode 26How are metabolism, cognition, mood, and overall health connected - and do these interactions differ between women and men across the lifespan? In this episode, Franziska talks…
- Let's Talk About the (Stalled) Gender Revolution · 51 min · Episode 25Welcome Prof. Dr. Pia Schober, who brings us a sociological perspective on our field of research! Pia is a professor at the University of Tübingen, where she leads the Chair of…
- Let's Talk With Young Researchers: Zoé Bürger · 54 min · Episode 24Let's Talk WITH Young Researchers: our podcast sideline in which we give the word to young researchers in the field of women's mental health! In this episode, meet Zoé Bürger…
- Let's Talk About Endometriosis · 44 min · Episode 23March is Endometriosis Awareness Month - so Let's Talk About Endometriosis! In this conversation, Elle Murata, PhD researcher in the Cognitive Neuroendocrinology Lab at the…
- Let's Talk About Cognition During Hormonal Fluctuations · 52 min · Episode 22How do hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle or when using oral contraceptives ("the pill") affect cognitive functions? In this episode, Franziska speaks with Prof…
- Let's Talk About Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) · 60 min · Episode 21Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) approximately affects 2-5% of women around the world. In this episode we have Dr. Liza Kaltsouni, postdoc at Uppsala University, Department…
- Let's Talk With Young Researchers: Hanna Wierenga · 47 min · Episode 20Let's Talk WITH Young Researchers: our podcast sideline in which we give the word to young researchers in the field of women's mental health! In this episode, meet Hanna…
- Let's Talk About Menopause · 58 min · Episode 19Despite being one of the major hormonal transition phases in the female lifespan, menopause is still underrepresented in medicine and research. Fortunately, this is changing…
- Let's Talk About Adolescents & Social Media · 49 min · Episode 18After our summer break we're back to talk about women! In this episode we dive into the period of adolescence with Dr. Jolien Trekels, who is currently a postdoctoral researcher…
- Let's Talk With Young Researchers: Gloria Matte Bon · 42 min · Episode 17Let's Talk WITH Young Researchers: our new podcast sideline in which we give the word to young researchers in the field of women's mental health! We kick-off with our very own…
- Let's Talk About Computational Methods in Women’s Health · 48 min · Episode 16Computational methods and machine learning are currently THE hot-topics and they are also applied in neuroscience research, showing us where the field is heading in the future…
