742: Perimenopause Or Career Burnout: Why Your Mental Energy Changes in Midlife

Energized with Dr. Mariza

Dr. Mariza Snyder

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, we’re talking about the very real mental energy drain that so many midlife women are experiencing—and how it can quietly lead to career burnout. From mood swings, irritation, and resentment to brain fog and forgetfulness in high-stakes moments, these changes can leave you feeling like you’re not yourself anymore. But here’s the truth: this is not a willpower problem or a personal failure— it’s a biological shift happening during perimenopause with very real professional consequences. This episode is a call to stop suffering in silence and start advocating for better support, awareness, and care for women in this phase of life. If you’re ready to reclaim your clarity and confidence— and step fully into your most powerful chapter—this conversation is for you. Tune in here! IN THIS EPISODE The neuroendocrine transition happening in perimenopause How to adapt when your brain is functioning less in midlife Different hormone changes and what they mean for your body Understanding your biology and supporting your brain in midlife Why strategic lifestyle changes matter the most right now How to get my top recommendations for battling brain fog from my new book, The Perimenopause Revolution QUOTES “That brilliant brain of yours is suddenly running on 25% to 30% less energy because that’s what's going on in perimenopause.” “65% to 99% of women say their symptoms negatively affected their work performance, with brain fog being the biggest culprit in terms of focus, clarity, alertness, and mental bandwidth. More than half of women make career-limiting decisions during perimenopause.” “It's about you going through a profound biological transition in your life that deserves support, understanding, and solutions that actually work.” RESOURCES MENTIONED Join my Midlife on Fire Collective HERE! Order my newest book: The Perimenopause Revolution HERE! RELATED EPISODES 728: WHY BRAIN FOG ISN’T RANDOM: THE HORMONE SHIFT BEHIND IT 721: No, It’s Not All in Your Head: The Medical Truth About Perimenopause with Dr. Jila Senemar 717: “I Don’t Feel Like Myself Anymore”: The Mental & Emotional Reality of Perimenopause 690: The Perimenopause Revolution: Why midlife isn’t the end — it’s the beginning of your most energized, powerful, and vibrant self

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0:00.0	I want you to know something. I need you to know this, that you are not losing your mind. You are not
0:09.2	getting old and this is not a personal failing. And I know how hard it is to convince yourself otherwise.
0:16.8	But this is what I call the perimenopausal glass ceiling.
0:23.0	And it's time that we talked about it.
0:26.8	Welcome back to the energized with Dr. Marisa podcast.
0:32.6	I'm your host, Dr. Marisa, and I'm here to help you rock your hormones, optimize your metabolic health, and feel energized in your body so that you can age powerfully and wake up feeling amazing
0:39.4	in your body for many years to come. Let's jump on in. Over the last three years, I've had the
0:46.2	privilege of taking care of some of the most incredible women. And there are two major things
0:52.3	that come up in almost every conversation.
0:56.4	The first one are the mood changes.
0:59.7	The rage, the resentment, the irritation, just not feeling like themselves anymore and not
1:07.7	recognizing themselves.
1:09.1	I don't know if you ever had that moment where you were snapping at somebody
1:12.5	or you're reacting to something.
1:14.1	Maybe it's even a road rage.
1:16.0	And you're just like, that isn't me.
1:18.5	This isn't who I am.
1:20.0	I've had those moments a couple of times,
1:21.6	especially at the start of my premenopause journey
1:23.9	because I was so taken aback by my behavior,
1:29.2	I was like, what is going on here?
1:36.9	And the number two is the other brain changes, the cognitive changes, the fear that they are experiencing cognitive decline because they don't remember why they walked in a room.
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