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Gwyneth Paltrow Discloses New Anxiety and Intrusive Thoughts on Goop Podcast

She links the change to midlife hormonal shifts, describing a frayed nervous system.

Overview

  • Paltrow shared the update on the latest episode of her the goop podcast released Nov. 11.
  • She described physiological stress signs including cortisol spikes, a racing heart at bedtime, intrusive thoughts, and waking with dread.
  • She said she is working with two therapists, including a specialist focused on the nervous system.
  • Paltrow cited decades of public scrutiny as a factor she says has worn down her sensitivity to criticism.
  • She said time with her husband and their four children helps calm her, and she wants to “rewire” how she reacts to difficult news.