Nourishing The Mother

The post-Christmas crash can leave many women feeling not just tired, but disconnected — from their bodies, their partners, and their erotic selves. In this deeply relieving episode, Julie and Bridget explore how the adrenaline of December masks exhaustion until it drops, and why that comedown so often shows up as sexual shutdown. They gently dismantle the myth that intimacy requires energy women simply don’t have at this time of year, and explore what it looks like to reconnect without pressure, performance, or guilt. This conversation reframes low libido not as a relationship problem, but as an intelligent signal of depletion, mental load, and modern motherhood…and offers a softer, more honest pathway back to connection.In this episode we discuss:- Why the post-Christmas adrenaline crash often brings emotional and sexual disconnection- How modern motherhood, constant vigilance, and over-functioning contribute to sexual shutdown- Why Christmas and January amplify “roommate mode” in long-term relationships- T