#44 Why Women Over 40 Start Second Guessing Themselves

#44 Why Women Over 40 Start Second Guessing Themselves

From The Michele Broad Show by Michele Broad

March 11, 2026 · 18 min · Season 2 · Episode 44

About this episode

This episode explores the physiological changes women over 40 experience that lead to self-doubt and decision-making challenges.

Many successful women begin noticing subtle shifts sometime in their forties. Decisions take longer, focus feels less steady, and moments of self-doubt appear where confidence once felt automatic. In this episode, I explore why these experiences are often misunderstood as confidence problems when they are actually signals from the body. Midlife brings changes to the biological systems that support the brain, including blood sugar regulation, hormone fluctuations, sleep patterns, and metabolic resilience. Drawing from my clinical experience in women's health, I explain how these physiological shifts can influence cognitive clarity, decision-making, and emotional steadiness. She also shares why so many capable women interpret these changes as personal shortcomings when in reality their biology is simply adapting to a new stage of life. Understanding how the body supports the brain can help women restore clarity, confidence, and sustainable leadership energy. In This Episode I discusses • why many high-achieving women begin second guessing themselves during midlife • how blood sugar stability influences focus and decision making • the neurological transition that happens in the…

Topics covered

  • women's health
  • midlife changes
  • confidence
  • decision making
  • cognitive clarity

Keywords

  • blood sugar regulation
  • hormone fluctuations
  • sleep patterns
  • metabolic resilience
  • perimenopause

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