But if you let this influence how you show up in the world, you’ll limit your creative potential, alienate the people who can most uplift you, squander your opportunities for financial freedom, and fail to step bravely into your true purpose. I’m not suggesting you need to speak every thought you think. Some people are just plain rude under the guise of “speaking my truth.” But every time you fail to express what is true for you, you activate a stress response that weakens your body’s natural self-healing mechanisms and puts your body at risk....

In all my years of personal and professional experience around female endocrine health, I’ve found that very few women know how to spot the signs of hormonal imbalance. After all, we’re often taught that pain and suffering are just a normal part of the female experience. Why would we think to question killer cramps or massive mood swings? Because those things are, in fact, not normal, inevitable aspects of womanhood. They’re just a few clear signs from your body alerting you to a hormonal imbalance....

But the truth is, anyone at any age, at any level of professional success or education accomplishments, could find themselves there. From double board-certified physicians to CEOs to lawyers, people have found themselves trapped. And the shame is suffocating. Note: This is written from the context of a heterosexual relationship, where the man is an abuser, and the woman is the victim, for the ease of word flow. Importantly, women can absolutely be abusers, men can absolutely be victims, and all sorts of relationships can run the risk of being toxic....

According to the National Sleep Foundation, “good” sleep quality means falling asleep within about 30 minutes, staying sound asleep throughout the night with a maximum of one mid-sleep wakeup, and being able to drift back to sleep within 20 minutes of that one awakening. Unfortunately, blue light can be tough to avoid unless you’re making a conscious effort to sidestep it, considering that our computers, smartphones, and all kinds of other electronic devices emit it....

I tend to get really excited about things, like new hobbies and activities, and this felt a little bit addictive, too. I’d heard people talk about addictive personalities on occasion, so I wondered: Do I have an addictive personality? “The term is used colloquially to refer to people who have tendencies that appear to lead to addiction-like behaviors,” says George Koob, Ph.D., director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)....

The last thing I wanted was for my peers to think that I was crazy or woo-woo. When this happens, we often think our grief is obscuring our judgment. Are we hallucinating? Is it wishful thinking letting our imagination run wild? Because of this inner conflict, we usually keep these experiences to ourselves lest family or friends criticize us or back away with a wide-eyed stare. By following these three suggestions, you can strengthen your faith and even heal your grief....

Maybe this heart-wrenching thought has crossed your mind recently. If so, there are two things to recognize right way: First, even though there may be some signs your husband isn’t in love with you, you can’t know for sure until you actually talk to him about what’s going on. There may be an infinite number of reasons your husband might feel distant or seem unloving at the moment, even though he may still be in love with you....