Why You Are Burning Out At 50 - and how to reclaim your peace with somatic therapies
Are you a middle aged woman on the top of your career in a high-stakes environment? Maybe you are the one everyone depends on—meeting deadlines and managing teams with outward grace. But internally, the cost of "over-functioning" and now redesigning your role with AI in mind, has become unsustainable. If traditional productivity hacks like time-blocking and mindset reframes are making you feel worse, if rest makes you feel guilty, it’s time to look beneath the surface. In this episode, Dr. Julie Merriman explains why midlife burnout is a nervous system injury, not a lack of discipline. We dive into how somatic therapies and grounding help professional women move away from the urgency of "pushing through" to build a foundation of genuine internal calm. You’ll learn why chronic exhaustion physically blocks the cognitive flexibility needed for new digital tools and how to set boundaries based on your actual physiological capacity rather than just willpower. ...