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Podcast: Alive & Well â Nervous System, Productivity, Time Management, Somatic Tools, Work-Life Balance, Burnout, Anxiety
Episode: 418 - 6 Signs High Cortisol Is Blocking Your Joy: How Chronic Stress Steals Your Happiness (And What to Do About It)
Description: âWhy canât I just feel happier⌠when my life is actually good?âIf youâve asked yourself some version of this question - it isnât a gratitude problem,itâs not a mindset failure,and itâs not that youâre âbad at joy.âIt's what's happening in your physiology. Chronically elevated cortisol can quietly shift your nervous system into survival mode â and when that happens, joy becomes neurologically inaccessible, even when good things are happening.In this episode, we unpack:âď¸ The science of high cortisol and l...