This week we spiral (scientifically) from Olympic heartbreak and dirty chais into moon cycles, haunted closets, red light bathroom rituals, and the very real metabolic shift of the luteal phase.

We break down:
✨ Why you actually need ~200 extra calories before your period
✨ How hormonal birth control can shift attraction + desire
✨ Light pollution, circadian rhythm, and syncing to the moon
✨ The Inito fertility tracker experiment
✨ Reiki revelations, emotional bandwidth, and motherhood isolation

It’s hormones.
It’s haunted toddlers.
It’s high-functioning chaos.
It’s Functionally Feral.

Sarah Hill, PhD This is Your Brain on Birth Control

Sarah Hill, PhD The Period Brain