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Well To The Core

107: My Journey Through Burnout, Biohacking Myths, and Dopamine Recovery

Well To The Core

Robin Long

Mental Health, Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 794 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this deeply personal solo episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on what’s really been going on in my body, brain, and energy over the past few years.

I share the unfiltered truth about my experience with chronic exhaustion, the surprising results from advanced hormone and neurotransmitter testing, and why popular biohacking advice actually made things worse for me.

We’re talking:

  • The hidden role dopamine plays in motivation, focus, and burnout

  • Why I was not actually low in estrogen (even though I was told it was)

  • How adrenaline depletion kept me stuck in overdrive

  • The habits I unknowingly had that were draining my dopamine—and my energy

  • What I'm doing now to heal, rebuild, and feel more like myself again

This episode isn’t medical advice—it’s a peek into my journey. And it’s an invitation to approach your own health with more curiosity, more compassion, and way less comparison.

Topics We Cover:

  • The truth about “high dopamine brains” and what that means for women in midlife

  • The connection between hormones, neurotransmitters, and stress

  • Why rest isn’t optional for high-performing women—it’s essential

  • Sneaky habits that deplete your dopamine (and what to do instead)

  • Gentle, science-supported ways to rebuild energy and mental clarity

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0:00.0

Ready to unlock the secrets to living a life filled with resilience, energy, and strength?

0:12.5

I'm Robin Long, Pilates instructor, founder of Lindy Well and your host of the Well to the

0:17.3

Core podcast, where we get real about women's health and tackle topics to

0:21.6

help us all age with grace and power. So you can feel more connected to your body, get stronger,

0:27.8

sleep better, and feel your best, all while kicking guilt to the curb.

0:34.5

Hey friends, welcome back to the podcast. Today's episode is a personal health check-in. It's a

0:40.7

vulnerable check-in, a little update at how I'm doing. It's a really personal episode. And I don't

0:46.2

have it overly planned out or overly scripted. So I hope that it can just feel like a conversation

0:51.0

between two friends. Hopefully you have your earbuds in. Maybe we're going for a walk together. Maybe I'm accompanying you as you fold laundry or do some chores around the

0:59.0

house, going for a drive. But I really wanted to share an update on what's been going on in my body,

1:05.0

and my brain, and my energy over the last few years. Some of you have been here for many years and you're aware with the ups and downs I've

1:11.0

had really over the last four to five years. And some of you may be newer. So I'll do a quick recap

1:15.5

on where I was and where I am now. And I just want to say up front, it's not always easy to talk

1:22.2

about this. It's not always easy to share the messy middle that you're trying to figure out, right? When you don't have

1:28.2

all the answers, when you don't consider yourself an expert on this particular topic. And yet,

1:33.9

I provide this podcast is a way to encourage you, a way to support you, a way to point you towards

1:38.2

resources that help you. Well, this is one that's a little bit of the messy middle. It's not

1:43.0

just the polished result. But I hope that in listening, you'll maybe have a few light bulb moments that connect to your health journey or you'll be able to look at what you're navigating with a little bit more curiosity, a little bit less judgment. And just know that you're not alone. You're not alone in trying to optimize and figure out what it takes

2:01.6

to feel and be the healthiest version of yourself in the season that you're in. So a quick

2:07.2

disclaimer, this is not medical advice. This is me sharing my personal journey. And I hope that

2:12.3

it's an invitation that allows you to consider where you're at on your journey right now

2:17.0

and what might need

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