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If you’re the one holding everything together – work, family, admin, emotional labour, and everyone else’s needs – this episode is for you. James and Juli unpack the Superwoman Trap: the unspoken belief that your worth is tied to how much you can cope with, manage, and carry. In midlife, that identity often starts to crack, bringing guilt, resentment, exhaustion, and the feeling that rest has somehow become “lazy.”

They explore why this trap hits harder in perimenopause and menopause, when broken sleep, hormonal shifts, and brain fog make the mental load far more expensive than it used to be. It’s not that you’ve lost your capability – it’s that your stress buffering has changed, while the demands on you haven’t. As James puts it, your bandwidth didn’t disappear, your life just kept opening new tabs.

The episode finishes with a practical, no-nonsense toolkit to help you step out of Superwoman mode without blowing up your life – including simple reframes, boundary scripts, the Drop–Delay–Delegate rule, and “minimum dose” self-care that supports your energy instead of adding more to your to-do list.

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We’re hosting The Mother of All Menopause Summits, running February 11–13, 2026 – a fully virtual event created specifically for busy career and business mums who need realistic shifts, not more pressure. With a free ticket, you’ll get 48-hour access to each session during summit week, with the option to upgrade to the Menopause Momentum Power Pack for ongoing access, extras, and a free month inside Club Fabulous Beyond 40.

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And if your inner Superwoman tries to argue, tell her we said she can take the day off.

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If you’re a working mum over 40 and you’ve ever felt guilty for working, guilty for not working, guilty for snapping, or guilty for wanting ten quiet minutes to yourself… this episode is for you.

In perimenopause and menopause, your stress tolerance shrinks, sleep gets messy, and suddenly the mental load you’ve always carried feels twice as heavy. That doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means the rules quietly changed without anyone handing you a new playbook.

In this episode of Empower Your Menopause, we’re unpacking why mum guilt gets so loud in midlife, why menopause amplifies it, and how to work with it rather than letting it run the show. You’ll leave with practical, real-life tools you can use even on your most chaotic days — no perfection required.

And if this conversation hits a nerve, it’s exactly why we created The Mother of All Menopause Summits — a free, three-day online event (February 11–13, 2026) built specifically for busy career and business mums who need clarity, support, and a plan that actually fits real life.

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The summit is free but if you want early and extended access to the presentations, plus lots more goodies there's a low-cost VIP upgrade. You will get the best value on that for the 30 minutes after you sign up to the free option.

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Have you ever had a day where you’re doing all the same things you’ve always done, but suddenly it feels like you’re pushing through mud?

You’re functioning, but you’re not really fine. You’re tired in a way that sleep doesn’t fix. And because so many of your symptoms are nearly invisible, you start doubting yourself instead of recognising what’s actually happening.

This is incredibly common for women 40+, especially those juggling kids, partners, work, ageing parents, pets, and everyone else’s needs, while quietly sliding themselves to the bottom of the list.

And here’s the problem: most women are never given a clear, practical roadmap for this phase of life. Instead, they’re left piecing together advice from social media, half-truths, and well-meaning comments that don’t reflect their reality. No wonder it feels overwhelming.

This is exactly why we created The Mother of All Menopause Summits.

In this episode, we explain what led us to build it, who it’s really for, and why “just push through” is not a strategy. Our aim is simple: to give busy working mums real, usable tools that still work on your most chaotic days, not just on your imaginary “perfect week”.

The Mother of All Menopause Summits is a free, online, three-day event running February 11–13. It brings together 20+ expert speakers covering the things that actually move the needle in midlife: sleep, stress, strength, energy, mindset, confidence, and how to balance it all while still showing up at work and at home.

No extremes. No guilt. Just realistic support for real women in midlife.

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