Body Mind Battery: Where All Your Energy Gone?

lynsey635
Jul 3
4 min read

Updated: Aug 15

Recharge Your Life in Menopause: Boundaries, Priorities & Your Mind-Body Battery"

Why This Matters in your MT

Perimenopause and menopause are times of profound hormonal, emotional, cognitive, and physical transformation. Yet it’s also when your mind-body battery is often running low.

Stress, disrupted sleep, fluctuating hormones, emotional load, and the constant societal pressure to keep going drain your reserves. Most women push through until burnout feels normal.

But tuning in to your capacity instead of overriding it is one of the most powerful wellbeing tools you can use right now.

Your mind-body battery isn’t a weakness; it’s your inner dashboard.

When you learn to honour it, you’re protecting your energy now and laying the groundwork for long-term health, emotional resilience, and hormonal balance.

The Body-Mind Energy Tracker

With my clients, I use the Body-Mind Energy Tracker — a gentle, daily tool to help you notice patterns, make small adjustments, and work with your body, not against it.

Like your phone, your system runs on limited energy: rest, nutrition, connection, movement, and recovery. Every task, whether physical, emotional, or cognitive, is a withdrawal. Eating well, sleeping deeply, pausing for rest, and moving joyfully are what replenish it.

When your battery is low, it’s harder to think clearly, manage stress, or stay emotionally balanced. When you’re topped up, you can think sharper, feel more grounded, and handle challenges with greater ease.

Practice: Complete the Cycle to Recharge Your Mind-Body Battery

There’s a simple but powerful habit called “completing the cycle” finishing what you start, whether that’s putting away laundry, cleaning up after a meal, or tidying your workspace.

This practice isn’t about perfection or a spotless home. It’s about saving precious mental energy by closing open loops in your daily life.

Unfinished tasks linger in our minds like background noise, quietly draining our mental and physical energy — our “mind-body battery.” When we complete these small cycles, we clear that clutter and recharge our energy, freeing up capacity for the things that truly matter: rest, creativity, connection, and joy.

For example, putting away clothes right after laundry or cleaning up the kitchen immediately after breakfast may feel small, but it helps preserve your mental energy and reduce overwhelm throughout the day. Similarly, sorting the post as soon as it arrives, or completing a small work task you’ve been meaning to finish, are simple ways to clear mental space and save energy for what truly matters.

Try this today: notice one unfinished task, complete it fully, and feel the shift as your mind-body battery gets a little boost.

Small acts of completion can lead to big gains in your wellbeing.

Beyond Self-Care: Start With Boundaries

Self-care isn’t just massages or facials (though those are lovely). It starts with boundaries — intentional choices about where your energy goes.

Without them, even the “right” wellness habits won’t deliver the benefits you’re craving. Research shows that when we’re burdened by guilt, urgency, or distraction, even a long-awaited massage can feel like just another chore.

Real nourishment begins when you permit yourself to pause, say no, and put yourself first.

One Small Spark: Start with Awareness

The Body-Mind Energy Tracker is your first step.

Notice. Listen. Honour your capacity without judgement or pressure.

Glowing in midlife doesn’t come from doing more, it comes from being more compassionate with yourself and letting that be enough..

Which small spark you choose to commit to today for your wellbeing?”

Complete the cycle - implementing this can help reduce the number of tabs you have open, which in turn stops the constant drain out your mind body battery (see above tip).
Saying no to something that drains you - reclaiming your energy and setting boundaries that honour your capacity.
Going to bed 30 minutes earlier - giving your body and brain the rest they need to restore, repair, and regulate.
Drink your cuppa mindfully - at least once a day, take a moment to sit down and truly savour your tea. Don’t let it go cold or half-finished; enjoy every sip and fill up your battery.

Start small, stay steady and watch your glow return.

Self Care & Boundaries Worksheet

Reignite with Reflection: Coaching questions to spark insight and clarity

Once you’ve tracked your energy for a few days, ask yourself:

What roles in your life currently feel the most draining, and why?
What boundaries could you put in place today to create more space for your own self-care?
What does "self-care" mean to you beyond massages or facials, and how can you embrace that in your life?

Between Surviving and Glowing

Perimenopause isn’t a problem to fix, it’s an invitation to stop striving and start befriending your body.

Through my EMBERS® approach, I help women move from “just getting by” to glowing again, not through relentless routines, but by pausing, listening, and honouring their changing capacity.

Sometimes what looks like glowing, perfect habits, full diaries, clean eating, is still survival in disguise. Real wellness isn’t about performance. It’s about presence.

The first step to glowing in midlife? Befriend your body.