About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges of self-care and emotional exhaustion faced by women, featuring insights from Dr. Julie Meriman on nervous system regulation and burnout.

Why do a lot of us feel so guilty for putting ourselves first sometimes? How come we feel bad for buying ourselves something nice or treating ourselves? How exactly did we end up so burnt out these days? This episode is for all of the mothers out there, the carers and over-givers, the women who always put others first before themselves, and especially for the ones who feel the guilt, who feel burnt out and emotionally exhausted. I am absolutely delighted to have a very special guest all the way from sunny Texas, quite an inspirational lady actually, a Doctor in the field of counselling, trauma, compassion fatigue, nervous system regulation, and midlife burnout in women @drjuliemerriman Find a self-care, safe and comfy space just for you, with the intention for you to receive exactly what you need for your highest and best good, with a warm and open heart, mind and ears. Enjoy! Sending love and warmth, 💕 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:30 Women coping with stress 00:03:03 When estrogen starts to drop, tolerance and survival mode 00:04:10 Being praised, appeasing, leading to guilt and shame 00:06:55 Getting into the body, somatics. chakras, vagus nerve 00:07:38 Resentment, treating it as…

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Egan

Guest: Julie Meriman

Topics covered

• self-care
• nervous system regulation
• burnout
• guilt
• women's health
• emotional exhaustion

Keywords

• self-care
• nervous system
• burnout
• guilt
• women's health
• emotional exhaustion
• trauma
• compassion fatigue

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas

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