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Your nervous system triggers the same survival response when you listen to your patient’s trauma as it would if you were the one in danger.
After years of clinical work, your brain no longer distinguishes whose trauma it’s carrying.

That’s not emotional weakness.
That’s neuroscience.

In this episode, I unpack what no one explains in training: how mirror neurons, polyvagal activation, and chronic exposure to distress biologically wire women healers for exhaustion, burnout, and compassion fatigue over time.

We look at what happens when trauma is mirrored repeatedly without discharge—and why your body stays on high alert long after the session ends.

You’ll understand:

• Why chronic hypervigilance becomes your baseline
• How decision fatigue drains personal power and clarity
• Why exhaustion shows up as brain fog, resentment, sleep disruption, and loss of self

This episode reframes exhaustion not as failure, but as accurate nervous system feedback.

This conversation introduces a practical, embodied lens for understanding exhaustion—one that replaces self-blame with physiological clarity and opens the door to restoration without adding more effort or self-improvement demands.

We rise together.

This podcast is for women healers over 50 navigating burnout and compassion fatigue who want nervous-system-informed insight into exhaustion, purpose loss, polyvagal regulation, chakra healing, and embodied recovery so they can move from survival into clarity, stability, and restoration.

Burnout isn’t your failure—it’s the cost of caring too long without support.
In Pursuit of Soul Joy: A 12-Week Guide for Overcoming Burnout and Compassion Fatigue is written for women healers ready to stop surviving and start living again.

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Episodes drop every Tuesday at 5am and every Friday at noon.

Special guest episodes drop the 4th Thursday of every month at 7am.

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You’re so good at showing up for everyone else that you’ve quietly disappeared at home—and the people you love most are starting to feel the distance.

If burnout and compassion fatigue have left you emotionally flat, irritable, withdrawn, or numb in your relationships, this episode names what’s actually happening beneath the surface—without blaming you, shaming you, or asking you to “try harder.”

Women healers over 50 don’t lose connection because they stop caring.
They lose connection because chronic burnout exhausts the nervous system’s capacity for relationship.

After years of emotional labor, trauma exposure, and self-neglect, many high-achieving helpers find themselves overwhelmed, resentful, and quietly disconnected at home—not because they lack love, but because their bodies are still operating in survival mode.

When the nervous system is depleted, presence becomes impossible. Intimacy feels like effort. Conversation feels draining. Withdrawal becomes protection.

This episode explains why that pattern makes sense—and how to interrupt it without sacrificing yourself further.

In this episode, Julie Merriman, Ph.D., LPC-S explores:

• Why compassion fatigue drains relational capacity long before it shows up as open conflict
• How burnout creates emotional withdrawal, irritability, and “ghosting” in close relationships
• The neuroscience behind dissociation, nervous-system depletion, and loss of connection
• Why resentment in relationships is information, not failure
• How unfinished stress cycles keep you trapped in exhaustion and disconnection
• Three somatic practices that support relational repair without self-abandonment
• How heart-centered, body-based work restores connection without re-depleting yourself

This episode is for women who feel confused by their own withdrawal—and want real tools, not platitudes, to reclaim connection, clarity, and purpose.

If this episode described your inner world, don’t ignore that recognition.

Read In Pursuit of Soul Joy: A 12-Week Guide for Overcoming Burnout and Compassion Fatigue. The book walks you through nervous-system-informed recovery, embodied practices, and sustainable repair—for both your energy and your relationships.

If one woman came to mind while listening, share this episode with her.
We rise together.

This podcast is for women healers over 50 navigating burnout and compassion fatigue who want nervous-system-informed insight into exhaustion, overwhelm, resentment, self-neglect, identity loss, and purpose so they can move toward clarity, boundaries, liberation, wisdom, and renewal.

Burnout isn’t your failure—it’s the cost of caring too long without support.
In Pursuit of Soul Joy: A 12-Week Guide for Overcoming Burnout and Compassion Fatigue is written for women healers ready to stop surviving and start living again.

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Episodes drop every Tuesday at 5am and every Friday at noon.

Special guest episodes drop the 4th Thursday of every month at 7am.

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Have you experienced emotional exhaustion or brain fog that leaves you feeling lost and empty? This episode dives deep into the challenges women healers over 50 face, including burnout, compassion fatigue, and the impact of perimenopause on cognitive function. Discover the concept of the Estrogen Void — a misunderstood condition that is not aging or dementia, but a hormonal shift affecting brain health and purpose.

Join Dr. Julie Merriman, Ph.D., LPC-S, as she explores somatic healing techniques, boundary setting, and the role of estrogen as a brain-protective hormone. Learn how functional mushrooms and a Solar Plexus chakra somatic reset can aid emotional recovery and promote self-compassion. This episode draws on polyvagal theory and trauma-informed nervous system strategies to help you regain clarity, confidence, and ignite your passion beyond burnout and compassion fatigue.

If you are a woman healer navigating the challenges of life after 50 and seeking to move from survival to restoration, this episode offers insightful guidance and support. Share it with someone who needs to hear these empowering truths — together, we rise.

This podcast is for women healers over 50 navigating burnout and compassion fatigue who want nervous-system-informed insight into exhaustion, cognitive fog, identity loss, purpose erosion, and embodied recovery so they can move from survival into clarity, stability, and restoration.

Burnout isn’t your failure—it’s the cost of caring too long without support.
In Pursuit of Soul Joy: A 12-Week Guide for Overcoming Burnout and Compassion Fatigue is written for women healers ready to stop surviving and start living again.

👉 Get the Book!

Book a FREE one on one with Dr. Julie to discern you next move.

Episodes drop every Tuesday at 5am and every Friday at noon.

Special guest episodes drop the 4th Thursday of every month at 7am.

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Do you eat lunch alone, scroll your phone, sit in silence on the drive home, and feel too tired to talk—even though you ache for connection?

That isn’t rest.

That’s your nervous system in shutdown—and it’s making your compassion fatigue worse. In this episode, discover how the polyvagal theory explains your nervous system's shutdown response to silence and why your voice is a powerful somatic healing tool that can reignite your purpose and resilience.

In this episode of Compassion Fatigue Cure: From Burnout to Radiance for Women Healers Over 50, I’m naming what no one in healthcare wants to admit:
Silence is not self-care. It’s a trauma response.

I break down the neuroscience of why texting instead of talking, scrolling instead of speaking, and isolating instead of co-regulating is training your nervous system for deeper exhaustion, emotional numbness, and purpose loss.

We explore how your voice—not breathwork, not mindfulness apps—is one of the most underused tools for nervous-system repair, resilience, and burnout recovery.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why your vagus nerve requires voice-to-voice connection to release stress and counter compassion fatigue
• How healthcare systems condition women healers over 50 into silence, efficiency, and self-abandonment
• Why “being too tired to talk” is actually a symptom of nervous system shutdown—not your personality
• A throat-chakra–based practice to reclaim your voice as medicine when grounding doesn’t work
• How speaking truth out loud restores clarity, connection, and purpose

This is not about being social.
This is about survival, sustainability, and reclaiming your life force.

If this episode cracked something open in you—and you know you can’t keep white-knuckling your way through exhaustion—I invite you into my live 7-Day Burnout to Radiance Intensive, starting February 2, 2026.

For seven days, we work directly with your nervous system, identity erosion, voice suppression, and compassion fatigue patterns—live, embodied, and supported.

👉 Save your spot now.
This is not information. This is intervention.

We rise together.

This podcast is for women healers over 50 navigating burnout and compassion fatigue who want nervous-system-informed insight into exhaustion, purpose loss, polyvagal regulation, chakra healing, and embodied recovery so they can move from survival into clarity, stability, and restoration.

Burnout isn’t your failure—it’s the cost of caring too long without support.
In Pursuit of Soul Joy: A 12-Week Guide for Overcoming Burnout and Compassion Fatigue is written for women healers ready to stop surviving and start living again.

👉 Get the Book!

Book a FREE one on one with Dr. Julie to discern you next move.

Episodes drop every Tuesday at 5am and every Friday at noon.

Special guest episodes drop the 4th Thursday of every month at 7am.

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If you’re a woman healer over 50 feeling trapped in a career that drains your energy, this episode dives deep into how fear of change and emotional exhaustion keep you stuck. Learn how burnout and compassion fatigue rewire your nervous system, guided by polyvagal theory and somatic healing principles, to make change feel dangerous — when it can actually be restorative. Discover how chakra imbalances, especially in the root and sacral chakras, contribute to emotional paralysis and loss of purpose.

In this episode of Compassion Fatigue Cure, Dr. Julie Merriman unpacks the biological and energetic reasons why staying in an unfulfilling job feels safer than change, even when it’s harmful. You’ll get practical tools like The Change Map, an embodied practice to transform fear into possibility and move towards restoration.

This episode is perfect for women healers 50+ who are exhausted but afraid to leave, who want to understand their nervous system's role in compassion fatigue and burnout, and who seek somatic healing and chakra balancing to reclaim their life and purpose. Take the burnout quiz included to identify your pattern and start your path forward.

Remember, staying isn’t neutral — it shapes you. Choose to rise into restoration and clarity with nervous-system-informed insight and compassionate self-care. We rise together.

You don’t need to force bravery.
You need your nervous system to remember how to adapt and flow.

If this episode named what you’ve been living, your next step is clarity.
Take the Quiz below to identify your specific burnout pattern and the path forward.

Staying isn’t neutral.
It’s a decision — and it’s changing you.
The question is whether you choose stagnation or restoration.

We rise together.

This podcast is for women healers over 50 navigating burnout and compassion fatigue who want nervous-system-informed insight into exhaustion, purpose loss, polyvagal regulation, chakra healing, and embodied recovery so they can move from survival into clarity, stability, and restoration.

Burnout isn’t your failure—it’s the cost of caring too long without support.
In Pursuit of Soul Joy: A 12-Week Guide for Overcoming Burnout and Compassion Fatigue is written for women healers ready to stop surviving and start living again.

👉 Get the Book!

Book a FREE one on one with Dr. Julie to discern you next move.

Episodes drop every Tuesday at 5am and every Friday at noon.

Special guest episodes drop the 4th Thursday of every month at 7am.

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Do you feel invisible at work, overwhelmed by responsibility, and silently carrying resentment while others see you as "the strong one"? If you’re ashamed of that resentment, know this: nothing is wrong with you.

In this episode of Compassion Fatigue Cure, we explore the hidden messages behind resentment — a key indicator from your nervous system signaling burnout and compassion fatigue, particularly among women healers over 50. Discover why compassion fatigue muffles your voice and burnout drives over-functioning, and how these patterns cause a heart-chakra and throat-chakra disconnect, trapping your truth inside.

You'll learn about The Resentment Receipt, a grounded somatic healing practice designed to help you reclaim your agency without upheaval. This episode is for you if you carry others’ burdens while your own needs remain invisible, if guilt arises from wanting more or wanting out, or if exhaustion tempts you to disappear. Reclaim your purpose and your body’s wisdom without giving up your calling.

Resentment is not your problem—it's your nervous system asking for attention to heal from emotional exhaustion, compassion fatigue, and burnout. Take the quiz below to identify your burnout pattern and start your somatic recovery journey.

We rise together, nurturing clarity, stability, and restoration through polyvagal theory, chakra alignment, and embodied boundary setting.

If this episode feels uncomfortably accurate, your body is asking for clarity.
Take the Quiz below to identify your specific burnout pattern and your next step toward relief and restoration.

Resentment isn’t the problem.
It’s the message.
And your nervous system has been trying to get your attention.

We rise together.

This podcast is for women healers over 50 navigating burnout and compassion fatigue who want nervous-system-informed insight into exhaustion, purpose loss, polyvagal regulation, chakra healing, and embodied recovery so they can move from survival into clarity, stability, and restoration.

Burnout isn’t your failure—it’s the cost of caring too long without support.
In Pursuit of Soul Joy: A 12-Week Guide for Overcoming Burnout and Compassion Fatigue is written for women healers ready to stop surviving and start living again.

👉 Get the Book!

Book a FREE one on one with Dr. Julie to discern you next move.

Episodes drop every Tuesday at 5am and every Friday at noon.

Special guest episodes drop the 4th Thursday of every month at 7am.

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Feeling exhausted despite rest?

This episode explores the root causes of chronic burnout and compassion fatigue among women healers over 50, highlighting why rest alone often can’t help your body recover.

• Dive into how polyvagal theory and somatic healing shed light on nervous system dysregulation, alongside hormonal changes during perimenopause, that trap you in survival mode.
• Discover why boundary setting and self-compassion are crucial steps to reclaim your vitality and purpose.
• We also explore chakra healing, especially focusing on the root chakra, to rebuild your foundation of safety and energy.
• Finally, engage in a guided somatic practice to help regulate your nervous system and move from burnout to embodied recovery.

This episode offers nervous-system-informed insights and practical tools to support healing and radiance beyond exhaustion. It’s not about pushing harder but learning to feel safe enough to truly rest. If this resonates, take the Burnout Assessment Quiz to better understand your nervous system's survival patterns and healing needs.

This episode offers nervous-system-informed insights and practical tools to support your healing journey and radiance beyond exhaustion. This is not about pushing harder. It’s about learning how to feel safe enough to rest.

This podcast is for women healers over 50 navigating burnout and compassion fatigue who want nervous-system-informed insight into exhaustion, purpose loss, polyvagal regulation, chakra healing, and embodied recovery so they can move from survival into clarity, stability, and restoration.

Or send Dr. Julie an email with how you're feeling to get a personalized plan to feel alive and thrive.

Burnout isn’t your failure—it’s the cost of caring too long without support.
In Pursuit of Soul Joy: A 12-Week Guide for Overcoming Burnout and Compassion Fatigue is written for women healers ready to stop surviving and start living again.

👉 Get the Book!

Book a FREE one on one with Dr. Julie to discern you next move.

Episodes drop every Tuesday at 5am and every Friday at noon.

Special guest episodes drop the 4th Thursday of every month at 7am.

Send us your thoughts!

Are you a woman healer over 50 struggling with compassion fatigue and emotional exhaustion, feeling like a "floating head of competence" while your body silently suffers? Your chronic pain, jaw tension, and restless nights are not just signs of aging but manifestations of your nervous system under stress.

In this episode, we dive deep into the science of polyvagal theory and allostatic load to explain how your body physically metabolizes the emotional toll of caregiving. Discover how somatic healing and boundary setting can help you reconnect your brilliant mind with your depleted body, allowing you to cultivate self-compassion and reclaim your vitality.

Learn a powerful 5-minute somatic rescue technique designed to break the cycle of burnout, compassion fatigue, and self-neglect. Reclaim your purpose and rediscover the radiance that comes from nurturing yourself as deeply as you nurture others.

If you're ready to shift from martyrdom to self-care and inner peace, hit play now. Share this episode with another woman healer running on empty—we rise together.

This podcast supports women healers over 50 navigating burnout, compassion fatigue, and midlife transitions with strategies for nervous system regulation, trauma-informed boundaries, and chakra alignment to heal resentment and self-neglect while cultivating soul joy, radiance, and a purposeful next chapter of freedom and inner peace.

Burnout isn’t your failure—it’s the cost of caring too long without support.
In Pursuit of Soul Joy: A 12-Week Guide for Overcoming Burnout and Compassion Fatigue is written for women healers ready to stop surviving and start living again.

👉 Get the Book!

Book a FREE one on one with Dr. Julie to discern you next move.

Episodes drop every Tuesday at 5am and every Friday at noon.

Special guest episodes drop the 4th Thursday of every month at 7am.