Ep 150: Decision Fatigue in Your 40s & 50s: Why You're Mentally Exhausted and What to Do About It

Ep 150: Decision Fatigue in Your 40s & 50s: Why You're Mentally Exhausted and What to Do About It

May 25, 2026 · 36 min · Season 4 · Episode 150

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This episode explores decision fatigue in women in their 40s and 50s, discussing its causes and potential solutions.

Send us Fan Mail That moment when your partner asks what you want for dinner and it feels like an unreasonable question. The 17 browser tabs open for two weeks. The thing you reached for at 9pm that you told yourself you wouldn't. This isn't laziness or weakness. It's decision fatigue — and it's hitting women in their 40s and 50s especially hard. In this episode I break down what's actually happening in your brain, why this season of life makes it so much worse, and why the solution has nothi...

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Host: Kortney Rivard

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