Finding the Off-Switch for Exhaustion
Why you’re so tired all the time (even when you’re doing everything right)

Have you ever felt like your exhaustion just doesn’t have an off-switch?

Are you tired of being tired all the time?

Not the kind of tired that comes from a big week or a late night — but the kind that settles in over months or years. The kind where rest doesn’t restore you, motivation feels hard to access, and even things you love start to feel heavy.

In this episode, we explore what’s really happening in your body and nervous system when you’ve been under chronic stress for too long — and why pushing harder with stricter diets, harder workouts, or more discipline often backfires instead of helping.

You’ll learn:
• Why chronic stress quietly drains your energy over time
• What allostatic load is and how it explains why rest doesn't restore you
• Why procrastination, emotional eating and motivation struggles aren’t character flaws
• How to restore energy gently by reducing load instead of increasing effort

If you’ve been feeling like something’s wrong with you because you “should” be coping better by now, this episode will help you understand what’s actually happening — and what truly helps your system recover.

✨ Gentle next step:
If you’d like a calm, low-pressure place to start restoring your energy, download our free Bitesize Health Hacks Reset — small, simple steps designed to support your nervous system instead of demanding more from it.
👉 https://www.bitesizehacks.com/

🎧 Related Episodes if you want to take a deeper dive:
• Episode 001 — Is Taking Massive Action Holding You Back?
• Episode 002 — The Hidden Sources of Stress
• Episode 003 — Lightening Your Load

You can join the free Bitesize Health Hacks Bootcamp and get access to the Eat Sleep Play Repeat App at www.bitesizehacks.com

Enjoy this short calming guided meditation - perfect for anyone anytime. This short meditation offers an oasis of calm you can take with you throughout your day, even if you generally struggle to sit down to meditate.

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Today’s episode is all about reducing your festive stress, because let’s face it, the festive season is supposed to feel magical and joyful and all sparkly lights and cinnamon smells… but more often it feels like you’re sprinting toward December with a to-do list that multiplies when you blink.

And then on top of everything else… there’s gift buying.

So today, I want to help take that pressure completely off your plate, by giving you a way to make gift-giving meaningful, joyful, and actually easy.

This episode pairs beautifully with our free guide Meaningful Gifts Made Easy, which covers everything we talk about today AND is packed with over 100 healthy happy festive gift ideas.

You can get the gift-guide inside our FESTIVE DE-STRESS program, which we're running absolutely FREE this year, so if you haven't already, then jump into Festive DeStress and join us for a calm, restorative holiday season!

You can join the free Bitesize Health Hacks Bootcamp and get access to the Eat Sleep Play Repeat App at www.bitesizehacks.com

If you’re tired of punishing workout routines that promise weight loss but leave you feeling exhausted and demotivated…

OR if you’re still on the couch and WANT to exercise more, but just don’t have the time or energy…

Then this eye-opening episode on exercise is for you!

Because today we’re busting the myth that more is always better when it comes to exercise, so that you can dump the “no pain - no gain” mentality and create your own movement program that is not only fun, but also gets you the BEST health and weight-loss results with the LEAST possible effort!

Forget grueling gym sessions and strict calorie counting - this is about using the science to work smarter, not harder. Discover how even small amounts of movement can trigger a powerful hormonal cascade that transforms your body and mind, without burning yourself out.

Get ready to revolutionise your approach to fitness and unlock a healthier, happier you!

You can join the free Bitesize Health Hacks Bootcamp and get access to the Eat Sleep Play Repeat App at www.bitesizehacks.com

Enjoy this audio to go with our Bitesize Health Hack #7, where we explore an easy way to bring more positivity and gratitude into your life, with life-transforming benefits,

If you'd prefer to read this hack, you can do this at
https://www.bitesizehacks.com/bshh7-savour

And if you haven't yet received our free Bitesize Health Hacks Kickstarter - 10 essential hacks to transform your health and happiness, even if you have no time or energy right now - you can get those at www.bitesizehacks.com.

Diets absolutely DO work. In fact, almost all popular diets out there are a huge improvement on the way most of us eat and just about anybody who follows one of these diets consistently over an extended period will see significant weight loss and improved health across a number of markers.

So why does our own experience tell us (repeatedly!) that diets just don’t work?!?

Well, the problem is NOT THE DIET.

The problem is not being able to STICK to the diet!

And in today's episode we tuck into ten underlying drivers of your eating behaviour, so that you can break free from sugar cravings, heal your relationship with food and take back control of your eating habits.

Accompanying Blog article coming soon!

Links mentioned in the podcast:
Download the Bitesize Health Hacks completely free and enjoy our 10 day Bitesize Bootcamp.
Get on the guestlist for the Myth of Willpower private podcast, where we dive into why it's so hard to stick to the things you say you'll do.
And currently the only place to get hold of the various programs mentioned, including Kick Cravings, Motivation Jumpstart, NOURISH, NURTURE and MOVE is in our Fit, Fired-up and Fabulous Tribe, which you can still join as a Foundation member.

You can join the free Bitesize Health Hacks Bootcamp and get access to the Eat Sleep Play Repeat App at www.bitesizehacks.com

Discover 10 limiting beliefs holding you back from health and happiness so that you can start your journey from burnout to badass today.

It's time to shrug off the limiting beliefs sabotaging your best efforts to lose weight, feel great and live your best healthy, happy life!

If you prefer a quick read to this 30minute podcast, you can also read the corresponding blog post.

Links mentioned in podcast:
You can join the Fit, Fired-up and Fabulous Tribe as a Foundation member, for a limited time.

Bitesize Health Hacks Bootcamp - 10 days to 10 tiny, but powerful health hacks that will transform your health and happiness

Myth of Willpower Private Podcast series for our Bitesize Health Hackers

For a deeper dive into limiting belief #1, "I have no time", refer to Podcast Episode 005 - Your one Wild and Precious Life.

You can hear more on limiting belief #2 "I need to take Massive Action for Massive Transformation" in Podcast episode 001 - Is taking Massive Action Holding you Back?

For more on stress, see episodes 002 - The Hidden Sources of Stress and 003 - Lightening your Load.

And episode 004 - The Epic Goal Setting Fail is all about thinking about BEing instead of DOing (from limiting belief #10).

You can join the free Bitesize Health Hacks Bootcamp and get access to the Eat Sleep Play Repeat App at www.bitesizehacks.com

Enjoy this audio to go with our Bitesize Health Hack #6 - a key hack to changing your relationship with food... for good!

If you'd prefer to read this hack, you can do this at
https://www.bitesizehacks.com/bshh6-mindful-eating

And if you haven't yet received our free Bitesize Health Hacks Kickstarter - 10 essential hacks to transform your health and happiness, even if you have no time or energy right now - you can get those at www.bitesizehacks.com.