Episode 54 - The Connection Between Your Menstrual Cycle, Stress, Safety, and Cellular Repair

🐚 Topics covered
Understanding adrenal physiology and the HPA axis (Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis)
The stress response cascade: what happens in your body during stress
How cortisol and adrenaline work and their different roles in stress response
The connection between stress hormones and blood sugar regulation
How modern lifestyle has created chronic stress patterns our bodies weren't designed for
The impact of the menstrual cycle on stress resilience (estrogen's role in cortisol awakening response)
Understanding allostatic load and the cumulative effect of chronic stress
Root-level stress repair versus surface-level "stress management"


About the Host
I’m Iris Josephina—functional hormone specialist, orthomolecular hormone coach, and entrepreneur. Through Cycle Seeds and The Inner Rhythms Podcast, I support people in reconnecting with their cyclical nature, deepening body literacy, and reclaiming hormonal harmony from a place of sovereignty and embodied knowledge. Most people know me from Instagram, where I share stories, tools, and inspiration on cyclical living, menstrual cycles, fertility, hormones and more. 

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