Overthinking at Night: Why Your Brain Won’t Shut Off When Your Body Is Exhausted
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Overthinking at Night: Why Your Brain Won’t Shut Off When Your Body Is Exhausted

B2Upper-intermediateJune 23, 202621 min
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Pre-order ADHD and Women by Dr. Jolene Brighten http://drbrighten.com/adhdandwomen and discover how hormones shape focus, motivation, executive function, and emotional regulation. Overthinking at night can feel like anxiety, but for many women, racing thoughts, waking up at 3 AM, and feeling exhausted but unable to sleep may be connected to cortisol, blood sugar, ADHD, hormones, and nervous system dysregulation. View the full show notes at https://drbrighten.com/podcasts/overthinking-at-night/ for links, resources, and more from this episode. In this episode of The Dr. Brighten Show, Dr. Jolene Brighten, board-certified in naturopathic endocrinology, Cer...

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Hey, friend, welcome back. I want to invite you to pull up a chair, get cozy And let's take a collective deep breath together because today we are tackling a quiet epidemic that is keeping millions of women exhausted, lonely, and staring at their ceilings in the

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dark night after night. So take that breath and I want you to picture this. 10.47pm. Dishes are finally in the dishwasher.

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Kids are asleep. The house is finally quiet. The emails are paused until tomorrow and then you crawl into bed.

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