Why Your Metabolism Changes After Stress, Burnout & Divorce: 3 Ways to Rebuild Metabolic Resilience

What if your crash after a baby, a divorce, or burnout isn’t a hormone problem, but a stress problem? Discover the overlooked blood test that exposes high cortisol, even if your labs look normal.

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Sabrina Solt, a naturopathic doctor and hormone expert, to talk about why high cortisol pushes prolactin up, drags dopamine down, and stalls your metabolism after major life stress. Start with 100 grams of protein, 7-9 hours of sleep, and a daily dose of joy.

What You’ll Learn: Why chronic stress causes weight gain, insomnia, low libido, and bloating What prolactin reveals about high cortisol, low dopamine, and adult ADHD What hormone blood tests to ask for, including prolactin and DHEA How protein, sleep, strength training, and oxytocin rebuild your metabolism

Timestamps:

00:00 How Stress Wrecks Your Metabolism

04:04 ADHD or High Cortisol? The Prolactin Link

07:41 Waking Up at 3 a.m.? Adrenal Fatigue Mistakes

10:55 Why Cardio Fails When Cortisol Is High

18:53 Best Hormone Blood Tests for Women

22:56 How to Lower Cortisol Naturally

27:13 Best Exercise for Burnout and Bloating

31:01 Magnesium and the Biggest Metabolism Myth