47. Why Your Motivation Feels Different After 40

About this episode

This episode explores the physiological factors affecting motivation in women over 40.

If motivation feels harder to access lately…this episode is for you. In this part of the series “What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You,” we’re unpacking why so many women in midlife feel like their drive, focus, and follow-through have changed. Because motivation is not just mental. It’s physiological. We walk through how hormonal shifts, thyroid function, insulin resistance, stress load, and nervous system overload can all influence motivation, mental energy, and follow-through in this ...

People in this episode

Host: Tanya Pennington-Miller

Topics covered

• motivation
• midlife
• hormonal shifts
• thyroid function
• insulin resistance
• stress
• nervous system

Keywords

• motivation
• midlife women
• hormones
• thyroid
• insulin resistance
• stress
• nervous system

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