About Katie Farinas
Katie Farinas is a midlife coach, yoga teacher, and spiritual guide who helps women navigate midlife with clarity, peace, purpose, and empowerment. Through yoga philosophy, mindfulness, nervous system regulation, and energy-based practices, Katie supports women in reconnecting with their intuition and stepping fully into their most aligned and authentic selves.
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In this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Zarya Rubin, a former neurologist turned integrative nutrition health coach, for a deeply informative conversation on burnout in midlife women and the powerful connection between perimenopause, hormones, and nervous system health.
Dr. Rubin shares her personal journey through burnout in medicine and how it led her to shift into functional and integrative health, where she now helps women navigate the complex challenges of midlife. Together, Katie and Dr. Rubin explore why so many women experience exhaustion, anxiety, brain fog, and overwhelm in their 40s—and why these symptoms are often misunderstood or dismissed.
This episode breaks down the root causes of burnout in midlife, including hormonal fluctuations, chronic stress, sleep disruption, and the cumulative pressure of balancing work, family, and personal identity.
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Dr. Rubin also explains why perimenopause can act as a wake-up call for change, often prompting women to reevaluate their careers, priorities, and sense of purpose. Rather than something to fear, this phase can become an opportunity for healing, clarity, and realignment.
This conversation is especially relevant for women experiencing:
If you’ve been feeling exhausted, disconnected, or unlike yourself, this episode offers both validation and actionable insight—reminding you that burnout is not a personal failure, but a signal your body and life are asking for change.
Dr. Zarya Rubin is a Harvard-educated functional physician, TEDx speaker, and burnout expert. She helps high-achieving women in midlife break free from burnout to reclaim their passion, purpose and joy. Combining expertise in neurology, functional medicine, mindfulness and nervous system healing, she creates a multidisciplinary approach to breaking the burnout cycle. She is also the host of the podcast, “Outsmart Burnout.”
Connect with Dr. Rubin below!
Website: www.drzarya.com
IG: @drzaryarubin
FB: @drzarya