Chronic Stress, Hormones & Healing from the Inside Out

Send us Fan MailThis conversation between Dr. Sonya Jensen and host Dr. Jaclyn Smeaton covers the science of how stress disrupts female hormone health and the emotions women carry that perpetuate that disruption. They also discuss the physiological mechanisms of chronic stress and how hormone testing can tell patients their stress story. This episode also highlights: How chronic stress and sustained cortisol production can lead to suppressed progesterone The downstream effects of resentment and unexpressed emotion How a patient’s emotional history connects to their symptoms The cortisol/cortisone ratio and what it can tell practitioners and patients about fatigue, low motivation, anxiety, and burnout Using the Cortisol Awakening Response on the DUTCH Plus as a clinical conversation toolShow Notes Learn more about Dr. Sonya Jensen and follow her on Instagram @drsonyajensen! Check out Dr. Sonya’s book, Heal Your Hormones, Reclaim Yourself. Read the ovarian aging study mentioned in this episode. Become a DUTCH Provider to get access to comprehensive patient reports, peer-reviewed and validated research, and expert clinical support.