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Why Your Body Says No When You Say Yes: Hormones & Boundaries | The Hormone Project
In this episode of The Hormone Project, host Ellen Lyden explores the critical connection between setting healthy boundaries and hormonal health, specifically for women navigating perimenopause, menopause, and midlife transitions. Many women struggle with a deep-seated guilt around saying 'no,' often prioritizing politeness and family harmony over their own emotional safety. This episode explains that when you override your body's natural instinct to retreat from intrusive or demanding interactions, you trigger a stress response involving cortisol spikes, elevated blood pressure, and immune…
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