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Why Rest Fails: Understanding Polyvagal Burnout & Compassion Fatigue

Why Rest Fails: Understanding Polyvagal Burnout & Compassion Fatigue

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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.

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