# #137 - How to Know When Exercise & Running is No Longer a Productive Way to Manage Stress

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Podcast: [Maximizing Hormones, Physique & Running Through Perimenopause](https://stenobird.com/podcast/maximizing-hormones-physique-running-through-perimenopause-6687130)
Published: 2026-06-11T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Your body often tells the truth before your mind is ready to admit it. In this episode of Maximizing Hormones, Physique, and Running Through Perimenopause, Louise Valentine, a leading expert for perimenopausal active women and runners, shares a deeply personal look at what happens when major life stress collides with fitness, hormones, running, and midlife health. Through her own experience with devastating family news, interrupted sleep, inflammation, gut changes, low energy, and emotional o...

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