Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones and Midlife Women’s Health
You're a woman over 40, you're in the thick of perimenopause or menopause, and lately you keep coming back to the same thought: I just don't feel like myself anymore.
You're doing everything right. Showing up for your family, your work, everyone who needs you. But you feel exhausted in a way that sleep doesn't fix. Work feels harder and less fulfilling than it used to. Your relationship feels distant. Your body is changing. You’re overwhelmed with the neverending decisions. And no matter what you do, you just feel off. Disconnected from yourself.
Midlife Advice is the podcast for intelligent midlife women who are ready to stop white-knuckling through life and feel next-level good.
Each week, host Jessica Long brings you honest conversations about navigating perimenopause and menopause, hormones, overwhelm, relationships, confidence, and the identity shift nobody warned you was coming. Not as a patient. Not as a problem to be solved. As a woman who deserves to actually feel GREAT again.
Jessica is a holistic health coach, certified menopause coaching specialist, breathwork facilitator and fellow midlife woman navigating all of this right alongside you.
If you've ever searched:
- "Why am I so exhausted all the time?"
- "Why does work feel so hard lately?"
- "Why do I feel so disconnected from my partner?"
- "Why can't I relax even when I have time?"
- "Why don't I feel like myself anymore?"
- “Is this perimenopause or something else?”
This podcast was made for you.
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Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones and Midlife Women’s Health
68: Why Your Job Feels So Hard Lately and What to Do About It
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Ever catch yourself thinking… why does work feel so hard lately?
You’re showing up, doing everything “right,” and yet you feel more exhausted, more disconnected, and less motivated than ever. If you’ve been wondering if your job is even right for you anymore—or if you’re dealing with career burnout, overwork, or that nagging sense that something is off—this episode is for you.
In this conversation, I sit down with Allie Stark, leadership coach to high-level female founders, to discuss why hustle culture stops working for women in midlife, and what a different way of working could actually look like. We explore the idea of a “feminine economy”—a model rooted in collaboration, support, boundaries, and sustainable success—and how shifting the way you work can change not just your career, but how you feel in your life.
We also talk about what to do if you’re burned out at work but not ready to quit, how to set boundaries in a high-pressure job, and why your job feeling harder lately might be a signal—not a failure.
In this episode, we cover:
• Why work feels so hard lately (even when nothing is “wrong”)
• Career burnout and how hustle culture contributes to it
• What a feminine economy is and how it changes the way we work
• How to stop overworking and start setting boundaries at work
• What to do if you feel stuck in your job but aren’t ready to leave
• How to explore career change or new opportunities without blowing up your life
Connect with Allie:
Allie Stark Wellness → https://www.alliestarkwellness.com/
Noria (The Residency Network) → https://hellonoria.com/
🎧 Other Episodes You’ll Love:
Director to VP Promotion: Why High-Performing Midlife Women Get Stuck in Corporate Leadership
Midlife Overdrive and Why Slowing Down Feels Hard
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