Episode 15: Is It Burnout or Hormones? (Or Just Me Falling Apart?)
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Episode 15: Is It Burnout or Hormones? (Or Just Me Falling Apart?)
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About this listen
You’re tired. You’re irritable. You can’t remember why you walked into the kitchen.
Is it burnout? Chronic stress from being a carer? Perimenopause? Or are you just… falling apart?
In this episode, Kirsten unpacks the perfect storm so many mothers face: the identity shift of post-diagnosis matrescence, the relentless mental load of raising a neurodivergent child, and the hormonal upheaval of perimenopause.
With personal reflection, expert insight, and plenty of validation, we’ll explore:
Why burnout, stress, and perimenopause can look and feel the same
How medical gaslighting leaves mothers unsupported
The biology, the systems, and the cultural silence keeping us stuck
Practical ways to care for yourself when you can’t change the storm
You’re not broken. You’re living through more than anyone should — and you still show up.