Compassion Fatigue Cure: From Burnout to Radiance for Women Healers 50+

The Empathy Paradox: Why You Feel Guilty Resting & How to Stop the Drain (Women Healers 50+)

Dr. Julie Merriman Episode 53

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Have you ever been so bone-deep exhausted you could cry, yet the moment someone needs you, you override your body's scream for rest just to help them?

You are trapped in the "Empathy Paradox." For women over 50 and healers, your greatest gift has become a heavy chain. Your nervous system is wired to scan for needs and absorb pain, making it impossible to turn off even when you are home. This isn't just fatigue; it is a biological cycle of self neglect and chronic anxiety that leaves you feeling overwhelmed even when you are "off the clock." You aren't just tired; you are running a deficit that sleep cannot fix.

In this validating episode, Dr. Juls teaches you how to stop mistaking everyone else's crisis for your own responsibility. You will learn to break the cycle of guilt and finally prioritize your own mental health. Discover:

  • The Empathy Paradox: Why your nervous system keeps you in high-alert mode and how to finally separate "feeling with" someone from "fixing for" them to avoid resentment.
  • The "Empathy Anchor" Reset: A simple, 3-step nervous system practice (Name it, Ground it, Reclaim your edges) to bring you back into your own body immediately after absorbing exhaustion.
  • The 24-Hour Pause: A practical boundary tool to stop the "automatic yes," forcing you to check your true capacity so you can respond from clarity instead of depletion.

You cannot save the world if you are drowning. Press play to honor your limits without losing your authenticity.

This podcast supports women healers over 50 navigating burnout, compassion fatigue, and midlife transitions with strategies for nervous system regulation, trauma-informed boundaries, and chakra alignment to heal resentment and self-neglect while cultivating soul joy, radiance, and a purposeful next chapter of freedom and inner peace.

THE DIAGNOSIS: Are you the Martyr who can't say no? Or the Warrior who fights until she collapses? You cannot heal what you cannot name.

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