Episode 31: Is Cortisol Wrecking Your Hormones? The Stress-Menopause Connection Nobody Talks About

Belly weight that won't budge. Sleep that falls apart at 3am. Anxiety that came out of nowhere. Cravings you can't explain. Sound familiar? These aren't random — they're connected. And cortisol is at the center of all of it. In this episode, I'm walking you through exactly how chronic stress disrupts your hormones in midlife, why the rules change in perimenopause and menopause, and what you can actually do about it starting today. We cover the cortisol steal, the nervous system's two modes, a...