Eps 452: Perimenopause Burnout: Why Women Feel Exhausted, Disconnected, and “Not Like Themselves” with Maraya Brown
41m | Sep 24, 2026When was the last time you felt truly vibrant, not simply “fine”?
For many high-achieving women, “fine” means sleeping poorly, waking up exhausted, dragging themselves through workouts, losing interest in intimacy, and continuing to take care of everyone else without stopping long enough to ask what they need.
In this episode, I sit down with Maraya Brown CNM, MSN, Yale and functional medicine-trained women’s health expert, founder of The Women’s Vibrancy Code, and host of The Women’s Vibrancy Code podcast.
Together, we explore why ambitious women can become so connected to productivity and achievement that rest begins to feel uncomfortable. We discuss perimenopause burnout, nervous system regulation, loneliness, receiving support, and why optimizing your hormones is only the beginning of feeling like yourself again.
You deserve more than getting through midlife feeling “fine.” You deserve to feel connected, supported, energized, and fully present in your life.
In This Episode
00:00 When was the last time you felt truly vibrant?
02:24 How Maraya’s work with women has evolved
05:50 What vibrancy actually means in midlife
06:20 Why “fine” has become the standard for so many women
09:24 Why high-achieving women struggle to rest
10:50 Who are you when you are not achieving or producing?
12:50 The dull-knife analogy and the productivity of rest
13:41 How feeling unsafe can affect our ability to think clearly
17:02 Rest, hydration, nutrition, breathwork, and time in nature
19:17 Why no protocol can replace the ability to rest and digest
20:24 It is not only what we do, but who we are while doing it
22:17 What a truly vibrant woman in midlife looks and feels like
24:14 The women’s experiences that still happen behind closed doors
25:26 Shame, loneliness, and why women isolate when they feel like they are failing
27:12 Learning how to receive meaningful support
31:02 Small practices for returning to yourself
35:20 When a personalized health protocol becomes another stressful checklist
36:12 Moving out of comparison and into possibility
38:21 Maraya’s most important takeaway for women
42:38 Where to connect with Maraya
Connect with Maraya Brown
Instagram: @marayabrown
Website: https://marayabrown.com
Connect with Bria
Instagram: @bria_period_whisperer
Website: https://theperiodwhisperer.com
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