The Silent Struggle: Brain Fog in Midlife Women, and How Brain Health Coaching Can Help
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The Silent Struggle: Brain Fog in Midlife Women, and How Brain Health Coaching Can Help
By Marilyn Abrahamson, MA,CCC-SLP
You’re sharp. You’re successful. You’ve built a career over
decades of grit, intellect, and commitment. You're managing a team, juggling
meetings, keeping clients happy, and balancing a million moving parts in your
personal life. And then—suddenly—it feels like your brain isn’t keeping up.
You forget the name of someone you’ve known for years. You
lose your train of thought mid-sentence. You reread the same paragraph three
times and still can’t absorb it. You find yourself snapping at colleagues or
family members—your patience, once a strength, is wearing thin.
What’s happening?
If you're a woman in midlife or beyond, you may be
experiencing brain fog. And you’re far from alone.
But here’s the catch:
Most women don’t talk about it.
They’re embarrassed, ashamed, and anxious, worried this might be the beginning of cognitive decline… or worse, dementia.
They question their competence.
They worry about being pushed out or passed over, especially in corporate settings where younger colleagues are climbing the ladder right behind them.
They suffer silently, trying to push through with sheer willpower and caffeine.
And they blame themselves.
As a speech-language pathologist-turned-brain health coach
and educator, with nearly four decades of experience helping people improve
their cognition, I see this scenario play out far too often. Midlife women, many
in the prime of their careers, are silently struggling with something they were
never warned about, never prepared for, and often don’t fully understand.
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Let’s be clear:
Brain fog is real. It’s common. And it’s not your fault.
Hormonal shifts during perimenopause and menopause affect
brain function. So do chronic stress, poor sleep, nutritional deficits, and
unmanaged health risks like blood sugar imbalances and inflammation. But
because brain fog isn’t always discussed openly, or recognized as
legitimate, many women internalize the struggle.
They fear speaking up will label them as “less capable.”
They avoid talking to their doctors, who might dismiss their concerns or chalk it up to stress.
They push through alone, all the while losing confidence in their cognitive
abilities.
Here’s the good news:
You can do something about it.
Brain fog is not a permanent condition. With the
right support, it can be managed, and in many cases, reversed.
That’s where brain health coaching and training come
in.
What Does Brain Health Coaching Do?
Brain health coaching takes a proactive, science-based
approach to help you reclaim your cognitive clarity. It's not about treating
illness—it's about building resilience and creating a personalized strategy to
work with your brain, not against it.
My programs for women in midlife and beyond combine:
- Mindset
& lifestyle adjustments to calm the nervous system and rebalance
your brain chemistry.
- Daily
navigation strategies to reduce overwhelm and increase productivity.
- Targeted
brain training to strengthen attention, memory, and executive function
skills.
This is not a one-size-fits-all solution. You’ll learn how
your brain works, why things are changing, and what to do about
it.
Because you deserve to feel in control of your mind again.
Because you should not have to sit in meetings silently, panicking that you’ll forget what you were about to say.
Because your brilliance didn’t disappear—it just needs
support to shine through this stage of life.
Whether you prefer the privacy of one-on-one coaching
or the camaraderie of a small group program, there is help, and there is
hope.
Ready to Clear the Fog?
Visit www.longliveyourbrain.com to learn more about my brain health
coaching programs, specifically designed for women like you—women who’ve worked
too hard to lose their edge now.
Let’s make sure your best thinking years are still ahead of
you.
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