How Midlife Burnout Spirals into a Crashout

Let me say this first; we’re not crazy for feeling this tired.
I’ve lived the exhaustion that shows up even when I “did nothing.”
I’ve stared at a to-do list with zero capacity to care.
I’ve been on the floor... mentally, emotionally, and physically.

If you’ve felt that too, you’re not alone.
This isn’t just burnout. It’s something deeper. It’s what I now call a Midlife Crash Out; and once I had language for it, everything began to make more sense.

Because here’s the truth: we’ve been carrying more than just responsibilities.
We’ve been holding up families, managing careers, tending to aging parents, navigating hormonal shifts, and still trying to be "on" for everyone.

And we’ve been doing it for decades.

We’re Not Just Stressed... We’re Depleted

When I was in the thick of it, I used to ask myself, "How can I be so tired when I barely moved?"
But now I understand. Stress doesn’t just live in our minds.
It drains our cells, taxes our adr...

What Is Body Intelligence? And Why It Matters More Than Ever in Midlife

When I shifted from focusing purely on fitness to becoming a health educator, advocate, and wellness coach, there was one thing I knew for sure: we had to start building a relationship with our bodies.

Not a "whip it into shape" kind of relationship.

Not a "look good at all costs" kind of relationship.

But a real one.

A relationship built on listening, responding, trusting, and, most of all, respecting the way our bodies speak to us.

Because let me tell you something:
Your body is always having a conversation with you.
The question is... are you listening?

The Body Is Always Speaking

I’ve said this for over a decade now, and I’ll keep saying it: your body is sending you signals every single day. Whether it’s through pain, fatigue, cravings, mood shifts, skin changes, libido, sleep, or that inexplicable sense of "off", your body has a language. A language that most of us were never taught to interpret.

So, ...