09/02/2026
If you’re a working Indian woman in your late 30s or 40s and exhaustion feels deeper than tiredness —
this might be perimenopause-related burnout, not lack of discipline.
In this phase, stress tolerance drops and recovery slows.
So juggling work, home, family, late meals, skipped rest, and constant mental load hits harder than it used to.
Pushing through no longer works.
It actually keeps cortisol high and delays recovery.
Burnout here isn’t about doing too much.
It’s about the body struggling to bounce back the old way.
This phase needs support, predictability, and fuel — not more pressure.
Perimenopause Burnout | Slower Recovery | Cortisol Load | Nervous System Fatigue | Working Women | Support > Pushing