In her signature warm, funny, and deeply relatable way, Poppy Lee dives into why midlife overwhelm hits harder than ever — and how to finally break the cycle. This episode speaks straight to every woman who’s been carrying the load of a small island nation while pretending she’s “fine.”

“Sometimes the weight you’re carrying isn’t yours — it’s just the loudest.”

This quote becomes the emotional heartbeat of the episode as Poppy unpacks the hidden loads women carry — family expectations, emotional responsibilities, guilt, old stories, and the pressure to hold everyone together even when we’re barely holding on.

With humor and raw truth, Poppy explains why this season of life isn’t just “busy.” It’s layered. It’s heavy. It’s years of being the strong one, the dependable one, the emotional backbone of the household.
She reminds us:
“Overwhelm isn’t weakness. It’s a workload that would break a small country.”

If you’ve ever gone from laughing to crying to wanting to fight someone who chews too loud… welcome to midlife biology. Poppy talks about the emotional rollercoaster of shifting hormones and how they collide with family needs, aging parents, adult kids, career changes, and the weight of everyone’s expectations.
It’s not drama — it’s chemistry.

Poppy explores the lifelong conditioning many women receive: take care of everyone else first.
But midlife changes everything.
Your body starts whispering… then nudging… then shouting,
“Hey girl, something is off.”
Ignoring yourself doesn’t make you strong — it keeps you stuck.

Poppy describes the cycle so many women live:
Tired → Foggy → Falling behind → Guilty → Trying harder → Burning out → More overwhelmed.
The escape?
Not a big life makeover — but tiny micro-shifts that bring breathing room and clarity.
The moment you give yourself permission to simplify… you create your exit.

Poppy introduces the practical, simple support women rarely get — tools like ChatGPT that take mental load off your brain.
When you’re too overwhelmed to think, ChatGPT becomes your calm, your planner, your thought-organizer, and your soft place to land.
Poppy shares real prompts and invites listeners to grab her free guide at EasyPeasyPrompts.com to make life easier instantly.

“You’re not overwhelmed because you’ve failed.
You’re overwhelmed because you’ve been a one-woman superhero squad without backup.”
This episode is your permission slip to rewrite how you live, rest, and care for yourself.

Poppy delivers a heartfelt reminder:
This isn’t your breakdown season — this is your breakthrough season, your clarity season, your soft season, your Easy Peasy season.
And you don’t have to walk it alone.

Wash away the overwhelm and reclaim your calm with the free guide:
👉 EasyPeasyPrompts.com
Your new best friend for sanity-saving, life-simplifying prompts.

If you’re stuck in overwhelm, start with ONE tiny shift today — one thought, one need, one reset. That small choice can crack the loop wide open.

Free Guide: EasyPeasyPrompts.com

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Midlife overwhelm, hormone changes, emotional load, self-neglect, mental clarity, breaking cycles, simple tools for support, ChatGPT prompts, soft season, midlife empowerment, emotional resilience, humor + heart.

Produced by The Easy Peasy Life Podcast with Poppy Lee. All rights reserved.