{"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?\nIn 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.\nBecause often… it’s not simply a lack of discipline.\nMany women are trying to function inside overloaded lives while carrying overwhelmed bodies with depleted reserves.\nIn this episode, we explore:\nwhy so many women feel like they’re “trying so hard” but still struggling\nthe connection between nervous system overload, exhaustion, hormones, and emotional capacity\nhidden depletion and the “low reserves” many women are carrying beneath the surface\nwhy women often swing between hyper-control and complete shutdown\nthe fear many women feel around weight, health, and losing control\nwhy your body is not an enemy to defeat or a machine to force into submission\nwhat “restful stewardship” can look like in midlife\nhow thoughtful nutrition and hormone labs can sometimes help women better understand what their bodies have been trying to communicate all along\nBethany 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.\nThis episode marks the beginning of a deeper season of the podcast as we continue exploring:\nhidden depletion\noverwhelmed bodies and overloaded lives\nnervous system strain\nsustainable rhythms\nrestorative care\nbody stewardship\nand what it really looks like to care for ourselves in midlife without immediately falling back into pressure, perfectionism, and exhaustion\n\nAbout Bethany\nBethany Thomson is a Registered Dietitian offering restorative, whole-person functional nutrition care for overwhelmed...","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}