Cortisol Decoder Quiz

If you're here reading this, I'm guessing something has felt off for quite a while.

Maybe months. Maybe years.

You've probably been to see your GP. Had the blood tests done. Been told everything looks normal and then found yourself walking back to the car wondering why you still feel so awful.

You've probably tried all sorts. The magnesium, the meditation app, a better mattress, green powders, early nights, cutting back on the wine. Maybe even the cold shower.

Some of it helped for a while, but none of it held and somewhere in all of that, you started wondering if it was you.

If you were being a bit dramatic.
If you'd somehow become someone who couldn't cope anymore.
If this was just what being in your 40's, 50's or 60's felt like and you simply needed to accept it.

Well, let me tell you this.

You are not being dramatic and you are certainly not imagining it.

There is a clear reason you feel this way. There are 3 distinct stages of it, and the reason nothing you've tried has fully worked is that you've been trying to solve the wrong problem.

Those Moments of Truth

You know that moment when you're in the middle of a conversation and the word you want simply disappears?

It used to happen once in a while.
Now it's becoming a thing and you're Googling: "Am I going mad?" at 2am.

You know that moment around 3 or 4 o'clock when your energy suddenly falls off a cliff?

It used to be something a cup of tea could fix.
Now you're wondering how you're going to get through the rest of the day.

You know that moment when you're so exhausted you can barely keep your eyes open?

You fall into bed thinking, "Thank God."

And suddenly your brain decides now would be an excellent time to review every conversation, worry, unfinished task and life decision you've made in the last 10 years.

And then there's the one that catches most women off guard.

The quiet realisation that you don't quite feel like yourself anymore.
Because somewhere along the way, you seem to have lost access to the woman you used to be.

Here's the part most women never say out loud.

This is the REAL COST of running on empty

You're saying no to things you used to say yes to. Not because you don't want them, but because you don't trust your body to show up for them.

Little by little, you're starting to organise your life around what your energy will allow.... not around what you actually want.

You're starting to wonder if this is just what midlife is. If the woman with the spark, the laugh, the ideas, the appetite for life, is just… gone.

She's not gone, she's underneath all of this, waiting for you to stop trying to push through and start understanding what's actually happening.

That's what this quiz is for.

There are 3 stages

of what's happening

in your body.

Each one looks different. Each one feels different.
And each one needs a completely different response.

Stage 1 is invisible to almost everyone, including most doctors.

On the outside, you've got it all together. You're calm. Capable. Reliable. The woman everyone turns to when things need sorting.

On the inside, you're running on caffeine, cortisol, sugar and sheer force of will.
You're starting to pay a quiet price.

Stage 2 is where most women live for years before they realise something's actually wrong.

Your world starts shrinking to fit your energy and you become a UN-level negotiator with yourself, explaining away the tiredness, the brain fog and the fact that you don't feel like you anymore.

Stage 3 is the one that takes the longest to come back from.

This is the stage women reach when nobody spotted the first two.

Almost no one is in the stage they assume.

Most women guess they're worse off than they are or better off than they are.

Until you know which stage you're actually in, you'll keep treating the wrong problem with the wrong tools and wondering why nothing holds.

There are 3 stages of what's happening in your body.

Each one looks different. Each one feels different.
And each one needs a completely different response.

Stage 1 is invisible to almost everyone, including most doctors.

On the outside, you've got it all together. You're calm. Capable. Reliable. The woman everyone turns to when things need sorting.

On the inside, you're running on caffeine, cortisol, sugar and sheer force of will.

You're starting to pay a quiet price.

Stage 2 is where most women live for years before they realise something's actually wrong.

Your world starts shrinking to fit your energy and you become a UN-level negotiator with yourself, explaining away the tiredness, the brain fog and the fact that you don't feel like you anymore.

Stage 3 is the one that takes the longest to come back from.

This is the stage women reach when nobody spotted the first two.

Life starts revolving around what your energy will allow. Work, family, friendships and even simple plans become shaped by the question: "Will I have enough left in the tank?"

You don't just want more energy. You want your life back.

Free. Takes 2 minutes.
Created by a former NHS GP

✓ Over 3,000 high-achieving women have taken this quiz

✓ Created by former NHS GP Dr Margriet van Nieuwburg

✓ Most women discover there's a clear reason they feel this way

If you're here reading this, I'm guessing something has felt off for quite a while.

You are not being dramatic and you are certainly not imagining it.

Those Moments of Truth

You know that moment when you're in the middle of a conversation and the word you want simply disappears?

You know that moment around 3 or 4 o'clock when your energy suddenly falls off a cliff?

You know that moment when you're so exhausted you can barely keep your eyes open?

And then there's the one that catches most women off guard.

Here's the part most women never say out loud.

This is the REAL COST of running on empty

There are 3 stages

of what's happening

in your body.

Stage 1 is invisible to almost everyone, including most doctors.

Stage 2 is where most women live for years before they realise something's actually wrong.

Stage 3 is the one that takes the longest to come back from.

Almost no one is in the stage they assume.

There are 3 stages of what's happening in your body.

Each one looks different. Each one feels different.
And each one needs a completely different response.

Stage 1 is invisible to almost everyone, including most doctors.

Stage 2 is where most women live for years before they realise something's actually wrong.

Stage 3 is the one that takes the longest to come back from.

Almost no one is in the stage they assume.

You don't just want more energy. You want your life back.

Free. Takes 2 minutes. Created by a former NHS GP

✓ Over 3,000 high-achieving women have taken this quiz

✓ Created by former NHS GP Dr Margriet van Nieuwburg

✓ Most women discover there's a clear reason they feel this way

If you're here reading this, I'm guessing something has felt off for quite a while.

You are not being dramatic and you are certainly not imagining it.

Those Moments of Truth

You know that moment when you're in the middle of a conversation and the word you want simply disappears?

You know that moment around 3 or 4 o'clock when your energy suddenly falls off a cliff?

You know that moment when you're so exhausted you can barely keep your eyes open?

And then there's the one that catches most women off guard.

​Here's the part most women never say out loud.

This is the REAL COST of running on empty

There are 3 stages

of what's happening

in your body.

Stage 1 is invisible to almost everyone, including most doctors.

Stage 2 is where most women live for years before they realise something's actually wrong.

Stage 3 is the one that takes the longest to come back from.

Almost no one is in the stage they assume.

There are 3 stages of what's happening in your body.

Each one looks different. Each one feels different.And each one needs a completely different response.

Stage 1 is invisible to almost everyone, including most doctors.

Stage 2 is where most women live for years before they realise something's actually wrong.

Stage 3 is the one that takes the longest to come back from.

Almost no one is in the stage they assume.

Free. Takes 2 minutes.
Created by a former NHS GP

Here's the part most women never say out loud.

Each one looks different. Each one feels different.
And each one needs a completely different response.