Ep 150: Decision Fatigue in Your 40s & 50s: Why You're Mentally Exhausted and What to Do About It

Send us Fan MailThat moment when your partner asks what you want for dinner and it feels like an unreasonable question. The 17 browser tabs open for two weeks. The thing you reached for at 9pm that you told yourself you wouldn't.This isn't laziness or weakness. It's decision fatigue — and it's hitting women in their 40s and 50s especially hard.In this episode I break down what's actually happening in your brain, why this season of life makes it so much worse, and why the solution has nothing to do with willpower.You'll learn why decision fatigue is a real physiological phenomenon and not a character flaw, what's making it harder for women in their 40s specifically (the mental load, the sandwich generation squeeze, perimenopause, sleep deprivation), how it shows up in ways you might not recognize, why you keep making the "wrong" choice at the end of the day, and five practical strategies to protect your mental energy.But the bigger question this episode asks is this: decision fatigue isn't the problem. It's the signal. The real question isn't "why can't I make better choices at night?" It's "why am I so depleted by evening that I have nothing left for myself?"Connect with Kortney: Instagram: @k.a.rivard | kortneyrivard.com Work with Kortney: Wellness Wake Up intro program  Support the showWant more?For more information about the podcast, visit www.realbraveunstoppable.com. To learn more about your host, Kortney Rivard, visit www.kortneyrivard.comFollow Kortney on Social media:InstagramFacebook