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Estrogen acts as a natural shock absorber for stress. When levels drop during postpartum or menopause, stress can feel up to 100 times more intense, leaving people vulnerable to burnout.

Estrogen acts as a natural shock absorber for stress. When levels drop during postpartum or menopause, stress can feel up to 100 times more intense, leaving people vulnerable to burnout.
Estrogen is like a natural shock absorber for your stress. When estrogen drops or it fluctuates, uh, like in postpartum or menopause I talked about, um, your stress system doesn't have that buffer anymore, which is why stress and burnout can feel as overwhelming as it is. 100 times more than what it should be. Yes, exactly. So it, it heightens it in a way. Yes. Mm-hmm. So it's wild.