Goddess Got Goals
Goddess Got Goals is a podcast for women in midlife who feel tired of pushing, pretending, and holding it all together — and know, deep down, that something is ready to change.
Hosted by Lisa Barwise, Wellness Alchemist and author of Unarmoured, this show explores what it really means to soften, heal, and return to yourself after years of over-giving, people-pleasing, and carrying invisible armour. Through honest personal stories, nervous system wisdom, energy psychology, sacred strength, and practical magic, each episode invites you to stop fighting your body and start listening to it.
This isn’t about discipline, reinvention, or becoming someone new.
It’s about safety before strength, compassion before consistency, and learning how to live — and lead — from a regulated, embodied place.
This is the Warrior Goddess SAGA.
Not the rise before the fall — but the rise after you come home to yourself.
Because Goddess Got Goals.
Goddess Got Goals
196: High Cortisol: The Signs, What It’s Doing to Your Body & What To Do About It
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196: High Cortisol: The Signs, What It’s Doing to Your Body & What To Do About It
Feeling tired but wired?
Waking up at 2–3am?
Holding stubborn belly fat, bloating, tension, or feeling constantly “on”?
This episode breaks down the real signs of high cortisol — including the unexpected symptoms many women don’t realise are linked to chronic stress.
Lisa explains what cortisol actually does in the body, why midlife makes stress feel heavier, and how high cortisol can contribute to symptoms like poor sleep, anxiety, inflammation, stubborn weight, digestive issues, and what she calls Armour Weight™.
Because your body isn’t broken.
It’s overloaded.
In This Episode:
• What cortisol actually is (in simple terms)
• The common signs of high cortisol
• The surprising signs no one talks about (puffy face, body odour, constipation, waking at 2–3am and more)
• Why perimenopause makes stress harder on the body
• How chronic stress impacts weight, sleep, digestion and recovery
• Why more cardio and restriction often make things worse
• What to do instead to lower cortisol naturally
The Key Message
You don’t need more discipline.
You need more safety.
And when your body feels safe again… everything starts to shift.
Ready to Reset?
Lisa is running The Quickening LIVE on Monday 4th May — a simple nervous system reset designed to help women step out of survival mode.
If you’re feeling wired, exhausted, overwhelmed, or stuck…
This is your next step.
🔗www.warriorgoddesskettlebelltraining.com/quickening
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