In this episode of Unapologetic Edge, Philippa speaks to a quiet but pervasive experience many women are having in midlife:

The sense that you just can’t hold as much as you used to.

Nothing dramatic has changed. The job is the same. The family is the same. Life, on paper, looks familiar.

Yet everything feels heavier. Your mind feels full before the day has begun. Your tolerance is thinner. You’re closer to overwhelm — and often carrying shame for struggling when you “should” be able to cope.

This episode unpacks why that experience is not a personal failing, a lack of resilience, or a discipline problem — but a predictable nervous-system shift that happens during perimenopause.

In this episode, we explore:

• What women are really describing when they talk about the ment ...