Written By Kate Nguy

Episode 106: When Being Strong Becomes Your Prison

Being strong got you here. But it's also what's keeping you stuck.

This episode dives into the difference between resilience and adaptation—and why high-functioning women are often blindsided by burnout, hormonal chaos, and resentment. If you've ever created a four-page document just to leave your house for four days, or felt rage bubbling up every luteal phase, this one's for you. We're talking invisible labor, decision fatigue, and how your cycle has been trying to get your attention for years.

In this episode we explore:

  • The Yale study that found women process 127 decisions before 9 AM while men average 31

  • Why resilience and adaptation are NOT the same thing (and why your body keeps receipts)

  • How estrogen turns you into a yes-woman and progesterone demands boundaries

  • The invisible mental load: why one partner carries the entire household in their brain

  • Three practical ways to start shifting from survival mode to cyclical living TODAY

Resources:

  • Book Fair Play by Eve Rodsky

  • Learn more about the Cyclical: Reclaiming You - 9 Month Program

  • Dr. Emma Seppala research on Decision Fatigue and Cognitive load

  • Cognitive household labor: gender disparities and consequences for maternal mental health and wellbeing. Journal of Family Psychology. citation: Aviv, E., Waizman, Y., Kim, E., Liu, J., Rodsky, E., & Saxbe, D. (2024).

  • Book Your Free Hormone Clarity Call to start getting answers for all your hormone questions.

About Kate

Kate Nguy is the founder of Shee Revival and a Certified Hormone Health Practitioner and Cycle-Syncing Strategist who helps busy women in their 30s and 40s balance their hormones and reclaim their energy. Specializing in the hormonal ups and downs of midlife—from PMS and perimenopause to burnout and cortisol overload—Kate guides women to feel at home in their bodies and live in sync with their natural cycles. Through cycle syncing, hormone hacks, and nervous system regulation, Kate empowers women to rebalance their hormones, reconnect to their bodies, and revive the vibrant, grounded version of themselves underneath the overwhelm.

Tune in now and join the movement toward better hormone health!

Follow me @hormoneswithkate on Instagram for more insights, tips, and support!

Kate Nguy

Kate Nguy is a Certified Hormone Health Practitioner and Cycle-Syncing Strategist who helps women in their 30s and 40s struggling with PMS, perimenopause, and burnout balance their hormones and reclaim their energy. As the creator of the Hormone R.E.S.T. Method, she guides busy women to understand why they feel the way they do—especially in the second half of their cycle—and gives them practical tools to live in sync with their natural rhythms.

Kate is the host of the Aligned Womb, Aligned You podcast and serves as Executive Director of The Menopause Mission. Her mission is simple: to help women stop white-knuckling through their cycles and start working with their hormones instead of against them.

https://sheerevival.com
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