{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Nourishing Her Midlife Rest: Body & Soul | Perimenopause, Holistic Nutrition & Life Coaching for Christian Women","title":"024 | Hidden Depletion, Overwhelm & Exhaustion in Perimenopause: What I’m Hearing Beneath the Surface","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1355,"description":"Why do so many women in midlife feel exhausted, overwhelmed, inflamed, discouraged, and stuck… even when they’re trying so hard to take care of themselves?In this reflective bridge episode, Bethany shares some of the deeper patterns she’s beginning to notice after sitting with hundreds of women navigating perimenopause, hidden depletion, nervous system overload, burnout, weight struggles, and chronic exhaustion.Because often… it’s not simply a lack of discipline.Many women are trying to function inside overloaded lives while carrying overwhelmed bodies with depleted reserves.In this episode, we explore:why so many women feel like they’re “trying so hard” but still strugglingthe connection between nervous system overload, exhaustion, hormones, and emotional capacityhidden depletion and the “low reserves” many women are carrying beneath the surfacewhy women often swing between hyper-control and complete shutdownthe fear many women feel around weight, health, and losing controlwhy your body is not an enemy to defeat or a machine to force into submissionwhat “restful stewardship” can look like in midlifehow thoughtful nutrition and hormone labs can sometimes help women better understand what their bodies have been trying to communicate all alongBethany also shares a personal reflection about noticing some of her own depleted reserves through foundational nutrition and hormone labs—and how that experience deepened her compassion for the women she serves every day.This episode marks the beginning of a deeper season of the podcast as we continue exploring:hidden depletionoverwhelmed bodies and overloaded livesnervous system strainsustainable rhythmsrestorative carebody stewardshipand what it really looks like to care for ourselves in midlife without immediately falling back into pressure, perfectionism, and exhaustionAbout BethanyBethany Thomson is a Registered Dietitian offering restorative, whole-person functional nutrition care for overwhelmed women in midlife...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/TWcyjg98Qyff-KsOho0jIKb0EFSafcAxxypgCk9h-T0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNDA2/NDdhNmUyZTljOTFk/YjcyNWNkOGQyY2Ri/ZTg1MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}