Why So Many Women Feel Numb in Midlife | Jordin Wiggins

Send us Fan MailPleasure isn’t selfish. It isn’t frivolous. And it definitely isn’t something women are supposed to earn after everyone else’s needs have been met.In this episode of The Midlife Rebel Podcast, I’m joined by Jordin Wiggins for a powerful conversation about pleasure, nervous system health, hormones, intimacy, burnout, and why so many women lose themselves while continuing to function for everyone around them.We explore the deeper roots of low libido, anhedonia, emotional numbness, and the experience so many women describe as: “I should be happy… but I’m not.”This conversation goes far beyond sex. We talk about pelvic pain, hormone chaos, chronic stress, autoimmune risk, over-functioning, loneliness, and what happens when your brain and body no longer feel safe enough to access pleasure, joy, rest, or desire.We also unpack the pressure many women carry to hold everything together while disconnecting from themselves in the process.In this episode we discuss:• Low libido and sexual health in midlife• Pelvic pain and hormone imbalance• Nervous system regulation and chronic stress• Anhedonia and emotional numbness• Burnout, overwhelm, and over-functioning• Loneliness, relationships, and women’s mental health• Pleasure-centred intimacy and emotional safety• Reconnecting with joy, desire, and yourselfWe also challenge the old scripts many women inherited around intimacy, relationships, productivity, and self-sacrifice — and explore what becomes possible when women stop abandoning themselves in order to keep everyone else comfortable.If you’ve been feeling disconnected from yourself, emotionally flat, constantly “on,” or simply exhausted by carrying too much for too long, this conversation will hit home.Visit our website to find out more about this week's guest.All of our guests, including this one, are included in our Guest Directory so that you can find out more about them and the work that they do.https://midliferebelpodcast.com/guest-directoryIf you'd like to support the show you can buy me a coffee!https://buymeacoffee.com/midliferebelpodcast