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There's a particular kind of tired that has nothing to do with sleep.
You know the one. You've had eight hours. Maybe nine, if the universe was feeling generous. You wake up and think yep, still exhausted. Not sleepy-exhausted. Soul-exhausted. The kind that a lie-in, a holiday, or an aggressively green smoothie is absolutely not going to fix.
That's not tiredness, love. That's weight.
And most women arrive at midlife carrying a truly staggering amount of it. Without anyone ever telling them that's what it was. Without anyone ever giving them permission to put it down.
Ah yes. The age.
You mention that you're tired, or that you've been crying at dog food adverts, or that you absolutely cannot remember why you walked into this room and someone, bless their cotton socks, delivers those three magical words:
"It's your age."
Off they trot, enormously pleased with themselves, as if that explains everything and there's nothing more to discuss. Brilliant. Thank you. So helpful. Truly.
Now. To be fair. They're not entirely wrong.
Read more: Why Your Body Feels Different After 35 (And It's Not Just Hormones, My Friend)
Let me ask you something gently.
What if the reason you feel stuck, tired, overwhelmed, disconnected, or “not quite yourself” has nothing to do with
- Motivation
- Mindset
- or effort?
What if it isn’t because you’re doing something wrong?
Read more: What If the Thing Holding You Back Isn’t What You Think It Is?
Let's be honest about something nobody warned us about.
They gave us the puberty talk. Possibly a Very Serious Leaflet with diagrams (I can’t remember but it brings emotions of embarrassment, I was very shy). They warned us about pregnancy, newborns, and the teenage years and God help every single one of us who survived those.
But MIDLIFE? Absolute crickets.
Take a moment before you read on.
Let your shoulders soften.
Notice your breath without changing it.
(If something inside you just exhaled a tiny bit, that matters.)
If your body feels constantly “on
If rest doesn’t feel restorative anymore
If you’re tired in a way sleep doesn’t fix
If something inside you feels unsettled, even when life looks fine on the surface…
I want to say this gently, and I want your body to hear it as much as your mind:
Nothing has gone wrong.
Read more: Your Nervous System Is Just Trying to Keep You Safe
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