The Real Reason Youre Exhausted: Body Budgeting, Hormones, and Burnout | Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett @livewellbewellsarah
The Real Reason Youre Exhausted: Body Budgeting, Hormones, and Burnout | Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett  @livewellbewellsarah
Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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You're not exhausted because you're bad at managing stress β€” you're exhausted because modern life is designed to bankrupt your body's energy budget, and hormonal transitions like perimenopause make it exponentially harder to recover. Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett explains why fight-or-flight doesn't work the way you've been told, why fatigue is often confused for hunger, and what a simple check-in question can do to interrupt the shame spiral before it starts. If you've ever hated yourself for being tired, this is the science that finally puts the blame where it belongs.

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