Mayim Bialik's Breakdown2 Mar 2021

Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein: The Truth About the Pill

Mayim breaks down how the neurochemical basis of women's hormones and the impacts of the menstrual cycle on their bodies and minds. Mayim also covers how our understanding of women's health has changed over time, including a brief overview of what Freud got wrong. Activists Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein discuss their most recent project tackling the misperceptions about women's mental health related to increasing rates of overprescription of the birth control pill. And Mayim shares about her experience on the pill and the differential access to reproductive health in under-serviced communities and what we can do about it. BialikBreakdown.com YouTube.com/mayimbialik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Bill Prady: Origins of Sheldon, Neurodiversity & Sensory Overload

Bill Prady, co-creator of "The Big Bang Theory," discusses how he came up with the idea to make a show about socially challenged scientists. What many may not know is that Prady himself is on the auti...

2 Feb 20211h 7min

Iliza Shlesinger: Hurts to Be Awesome

Mayim breaks down how our overall stress can have real physical impacts and Iliza Shlesinger discusses being a female stand up comedian among men in her profession, how we as a society struggle to com...

26 Jan 20211h 26min

Leslie Jordan: Gay, Sober & Fabulous

Mayim explores the neurobiology and neuroanatomical differences between gay and straight men while the beloved comedian Leslie Jordan shares his personal struggles with crystal meth and alcoholism. He...

19 Jan 20211h

Grace Helbig: Comedy from Home Beats Anxiety

Mayim & Grace Helbig break down anxiety - why we have it and how it impacts many of us. Grace takes us on a journey through her childhood as a young comedian and why she chose to become a "comedian ...

12 Jan 20211h 43min

Introducing Mayim Bialik's Breakdown

Armed with a Phd in Neuroscience and plenty of personal experience, Mayim Bialik connects with special guests and breaks down the things that make us break down. Episodes include insightful interviews...

25 Des 20203min