Hi

Perhaps a slightly unusual question (?) but here goes -

My mother, who is in her 50s, is being bullied by

another woman (younger but senior to her) at work. (It\'s a non-commercial, local government institution).

She\'s very smart but not at all political and not dominant in social interactions. Also, she suffers from a

chronic medical problem that results in elevated cortisol. (I would imagine this would reduce adrenal androgen

production in women as in men but do not know how strong androgen-induced social signalling [pheros + body posture +

gaze etc] is in influencing the pecking order amongst women).

Obviously there are several avenues to explore

(will be suggesting pregnenolone to boost androgens and phosphatidylserine to bring down cortisol), but can you

think of any phero possibilities that might help her? EW, NPA/w don\'t really seem quite the thing; would dilute

\'none be worth experimenting with?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.