If you feel like you’re doing “everything right” — eating well, exercising, trying to rest — yet your body still feels stuck, inflamed, or resistant to change, cortisol may be part of the conversation. Cortisol is often blamed as the villain hormone, but the truth is more nuanced. Cortisol is not bad. In fact, it’s essential for survival. The issue arises when stress becomes chronic and the nervous system never truly returns to safety. For many women, especially those who are

Many women experience fluctuations in energy, mood, and productivity throughout the month, but few realize that these changes are linked...