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
208: 8 Signs Cortisol Is Eroding Your Progesterone
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8 Signs Cortisol Is Eroding Your Progesterone
And Why No Supplement Will Fix It Until You Address the Source of the Stress
Everyone is talking about cortisol.
Some are talking about progesterone.
Take this supplement.
Balance your hormones.
Support your cycle.
But what if we've been asking the wrong question?
In this episode, Lisa explores why your hormones aren't simply "out of balance"—they're responding to the messages your nervous system receives every day.
You'll learn the eight common signs chronic stress may be affecting progesterone, why perimenopause isn't something to fix but something to navigate, and why understanding the source of your stress is just as important as understanding your hormones.
Because biology is only one third of the story.
If you've been waking at 3am, feeling more anxious, noticing changes in your cycle or wondering why you don't quite feel like yourself anymore, this episode will help you start connecting the dots.
In This Episode
⚜️ The 8 signs cortisol may be affecting progesterone
⚜️ Why your nervous system influences your hormones
⚜️ The hidden stress patterns that often go unnoticed
⚜️ Why perimenopause is a transition—not a failure
⚜️ How Burned, Unarmoured and Wellness Alchemy connect the biology, psychology and spirituality of midlife
"Your hormones aren't the problem. They're responding to the life your nervous system believes you're living."
Resources mentioned in this episode
✅ Download the FREE Hormone Symptom Checklist
Start connecting the dots between your symptoms and what your body may be trying to tell you.
✨ Book a Wellness Alchemy Reading
Go beyond the symptoms and explore your biology, psychology and spirituality together. We'll uncover the hidden patterns behind your hormones, nervous system and Armour Weight™, creating a personalised path forward.
🌿 Join the FREE Warrior Goddess Tribe
Continue the conversation inside our free community, where we explore strength, hormones, nervous system health, Witch Work and the deeper principles of Wellness Alchemy together.
📖 Read Burned
Discover the inherited beliefs and hidden patterns that keep so many women living in survival mode.
📚 Read Unarmoured
Learn how Armour Weight™ shapes the body, mind and identity—and what it means to begin laying it down.
Be sure to connect with Lisa Barwise and Warrior Goddess Kettlebell Training on social media:
@lisa_barwise
@wgkettlebelltraining
Facebook
www.facebook.com/warriorgoddesskettlebelltraining
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/warriorgoddesskettlebelltraining
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