#564: The Stress Episode: Managing Symptoms, Regulating Cortisol, and Undoing Damage with Christa Biegler [Renewed]

Stress messing with your energy, sleep, digestion, and sanity? Christa Biegler and I dig into why your cortisol might be all over the place and what you can do to get your body back on track. Think practical tools, smart strategies, and actionable tips that help you finally feel grounded again.

Timestamps:

[1:59] Welcome

[4:22] Interview with Christa Biegler

[7:28] What sources of stress, in your opinion, are doing the most damage to women living right now?

[17:40] What are some biomarkers of stress for women and how do we know how our bodies are handling the stress we’re enduring?

[32:28] How do you actually build stress resilience? 

[47:39] I keep waking up between 3 and 5 AM – is this stress related and why is this happening?

[49:38] How do you know when you’re stacking too many stressors?

[51:17] Does managing stress really mean managing your reaction to it?

[54:25] How can I reduce cortisol and do so consistently?

[57:55] What do you do if you’ve been under stress for years? How do you get out of it an heal your body in the moment?

[1:02:15] Top three free ways to reduce cortisol that are not seeing the sun first thing in the AM. 

[1:06:42] A big modern world stressor for me has become Instagram.  What is best moving forward? 

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