Empower Your Menopause
Menopause specialist nutritionist and health coaches Juli Madacey and James Ellis talk all things menopause, including how your lifestyle can empower your transition.
Empower Your Menopause
Episode 87: Menopause Didn’t Kill Your Libido. Burnout Did. With Special Guest Julie Merriman
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In this episode of Empower Your Menopause, Juli and James welcome Julie Merriman to talk about libido, burnout, intimacy, and why so many women over 40 feel disconnected from themselves.
Because here’s the thing: menopause may not have killed your desire. Your nervous system may simply have been running a full-blown emergency response for years.
Together, they explore how chronic stress, exhaustion, caregiving, mental load, resentment, poor sleep, under-fuelling, and years of self-sacrifice can leave women feeling numb, shut down, and miles away from pleasure. Julie explains why high-achieving women often fall into the “virtuous trap” of being the reliable one, and how that can quietly erode desire, confidence, and connection.
They also unpack roommate marriages, responsive desire, body image, emotional safety, and what it means to reclaim your radiance after 40.
To find out more about Julie Merriman, her work, books, podcast, and Soul Joy™ approach, visit her website at: https://www.juliemerrimanphd.com/
And if this episode resonates with you, please like, follow, and share it with another woman who needs to hear this message. Because chances are, her desire hasn’t vanished. It may just be buried under burnout, stress, and years of being the one who holds everything together.