Is There Anything Left? Why Many Women Burn Out in Midlife
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- Many women between their late 30s and mid-50s experience pain, depression and lower energy during menopause, the article says.
- Psychologist Nicole Engel describes this phase as a turning point that can force women to reconsider how they live and work.
- The article follows Christine, who sought therapy after exhaustion led to burnout and wanted to return to her former level of functioning.
Many women spend years learning to keep going, only to find that their energy begins to disappear in midlife. Between the late 30s and mid-50s, the body can force a pause marked by pain, depression and exhaustion.
Psychologist Nicole Engel views this period as a turning point. When energy declines during menopause, women may need to reorganize their lives rather than continue trying to function as before.
Christine appeared to have the life she had always wanted: a job, a husband, two children and a house on the outskirts of town. It was the kind of life commonly associated with happiness. Yet she was not well.
She became exhausted, entered therapy with burnout and, at heart, wanted only one thing: to become her old self again and function as she had before.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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