3: Why Rest Feels Impossible: The Hidden Forces Draining Midlife Women

If you’re a woman over 40 juggling work, aging parents’ doctor’s appointments, and the constant pressure to be more, do more, give more - while battling symptoms like 2am wakeups, heart palpitations, or constant low energy - you may be caught in the Pronatalism Pressure Trap.

Pronatalism is the belief that a woman’s worth is tied to motherhood, and it collides with patriarchy’s obsession with productivity to leave you over-functioning, undervalued, and completely drained.

If you’re stuck here, you’ve probably been:

• Feeling invisible or less relevant now that you are losing your fertility.
• Trying to slow down but feeling guilty
• Hiding your peri-menopause symptoms, especially at work.

To fix it, you may have tried to just push through with more discipline, supplements like melatonin for sleep, or essential oils for hot flashes, or scheduling a massage, only to cancel because you have too many obligations

If that's not working, listen to this episode to discover:

• What pronatalism is, and how it is quietly driving midlife physical and emotional symptoms
• How these systems show up in your body as stress, anxiety, and burnout.
• Ways to start opting out, so you can reclaim your energy, rest, and joy.

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