If you’ve ever been told to “just relax,” lower your stress, or try another nervous system tool and it still didn’t fix your hormones, gut issues, energy, libido, or fertility struggles, this episode is for you.
In this episode of the Hormone Happy Hour, I’m talking about something I don’t hear discussed enough, the difference between trying to lower stress and actually metabolizing stress. Because the goal isn’t to eliminate stress from your life (that’s impossible), it’s to close the stress loop so your body can return to safety.
When we stay stuck in fight-or-flight, cortisol stays elevated, and your body will literally divert blood flow and nutrients away from things like your gut and reproductive organs. Over time, this can contribute to things like estrogen dominance, low progesterone, poor bile flow, histamine issues, mineral imbalances, pelvic floor tension, and even fertility struggles.
Why most stress tools don’t actually solve the problemThe difference between minimizing stress and metabolizing stressWhat fight-or-flight really does to your hormones and digestionThe three biggest reasons women stay stuck in stress patternsFear, faith, and making decisions from safety instead of survivalThe problem with doing “all the protocols” but still feeling stuckWhat it actually means to close the stress loopThe steps of metabolizing stress: trigger, immobilization, action, expression, resolution, and safetyHow movement, crying, prayer, breathing, and nourishment help complete the stress cycleThe masculine and feminine parallel in stress and healingSign Up for My Weekly Newsletter
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