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May 2025 Newsletter

May is Mental Health Awareness Month—a perfect time to focus on caring for our mental wellbeing and nervous system. Too often, women show up for everyone else but forget to care for themselves. Whether you’re juggling work, caregiving, training, or all of the above—you deserve care, too. This month, let’s normalize putting ourselves on the list. Buy the food that fuels you, schedule the appointment you’ve been putting off, and move your body in a way that actually feels good. Your mental and physical health are just as important as everyone else’s. This month, we’re talking about the intersection of mental health and nutrition—let’s dive in!

The Invisible Load: How Mental Overwhelm Impacts Women’s Health (and What to Do About It)

1. What is the Invisible Load?It’s the constant, often unseen mental juggling act many women carry: remembering appointments, managing emotional labor, planning meals, coordinating everyone’s schedules—on top of careers, training, and personal goals. It’s not always dramatic, but it’s constant—and that chronic mental stress can wear you down. 2. Signs You Might Be Carrying Too Much:

Constant fatigue (even after sleep)
Brain fog or memory lapses
Feeling irritable, anxious, or emotionally numb
Skipping meals or eating whatever’s easiest—even if it doesn’t actually satisfy
Workouts feel harder, or you’re too drained to do them at all
Losing interest in things you usually enjoy

3. How It Affects Your Body:

Nutrition: You may undereat, skip meals, or lean heavily on caffeine/sugar for quick energy. Blood sugar crashes = mood crashes.
Hormones: Chronic stress impacts cortisol, which disrupts your cycle, increases inflammation, and makes recovery harder.
Performance: You might feel like you’re “training tired” all the time. Overwhelm leads to under-recovery, lower motivation, and plateaus.
Digestion: Stress affects gut motility, increases bloat, and can worsen symptoms of IBS or hormone imbalances.

4. What can you do about it?

Name it. Just acknowledging the mental load can be empowering—you’re not “lazy,” you’re overextended.
Simplify nutrition. Keep go-to meals on hand, prep one protein or grain for the week, and nourish even when it’s imperfect.
Book the appointments. Your mental and physical health need care too—therapy, pelvic PT, annual checkups, etc.
Move for relief, not punishment. Swap “all-or-nothing” for 15-minute walks, strength circuits, or yoga flows that support your nervous system.
Ask for help. Delegating tasks or saying no is not weakness—it’s a boundary.

Self-care isn’t just a spa day… it’s fueling yourself (literally).

Lessen the mental load: Here’s our grocery store guide for fueling yourself and your family well week-after-week!

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