Midlife Rising
This is not just another midlife podcast about belly fat, Botox, or bone broth.
We’re not here to help you stay young, offer makeup tips, or share recipes to sneak kale into your brownies. If you’re looking for hacks to stay small or “age gracefully,” this might not be the space for you.
We’re here to burn down the old rulebook - and help you rise from the ashes.
We unpack the invisible systems and internalized conditioning that keep midlife women stuck, over-functioning, and exhausted. We talk about the links between patriarchy, stress, and menopause symptoms. This is the conversation behind the conversation—raw, wise, and necessary.
We’re Sheri and Jen - twin sisters, former “good-girls” turned paradigm-breakers, and your new favourite midlife truth-tellers. Our unfiltered conversations crack open the things women don’t say out loud. We’re here to offer you the tools, re-frames, and permission slips to finally stop performing and start becoming.
Expect “why didn’t anyone tell me this sooner?!” kinds of insights, advice to nix your menopause symptoms without HRT, and paradigm-shifting “aha” moments that make you want to take your power back.
So if you’re ready to stop performing, and rise into the woman you were always meant to be - pull up a chair. We saved you a seat.
Midlife Rising
3: Why Rest Feels Impossible: The Hidden Forces Draining Midlife Women
If you’re a woman over 40 juggling work, aging parents’ doctor’s appointments, and the constant pressure to be more, do more, give more - while battling symptoms like 2am wakeups, heart palpitations, or constant low energy - you may be caught in the Pronatalism Pressure Trap.
Pronatalism is the belief that a woman’s worth is tied to motherhood, and it collides with patriarchy’s obsession with productivity to leave you over-functioning, undervalued, and completely drained.
If you’re stuck here, you’ve probably been:
- Feeling invisible or less relevant now that you are losing your fertility.
- Trying to slow down but feeling guilty
- Hiding your peri-menopause symptoms, especially at work.
To fix it, you may have tried to just push through with more discipline, supplements like melatonin for sleep, or essential oils for hot flashes, or scheduling a massage, only to cancel because you have too many obligations
If that's not working, listen to this episode to discover:
- What pronatalism is, and how it is quietly driving midlife physical and emotional symptoms
- How these systems show up in your body as stress, anxiety, and burnout.
- Ways to start opting out, so you can reclaim your energy, rest, and joy.
Find us on instagram:
Jen: @jenreimercoaching
Sheri: @sherijohnsoncoaching