139 - Can Burnout Affect Your Sex Drive?: The Effect of Chronic Stress on Desire

Описание: Feeling disconnected from desire or intimacy—even when nothing is “wrong” in your relationship? Burnout may be the missing piece.

In this episode of Burnout-Free Me, Dr. Amy Grimm explains how chronic stress and nervous system survival responses directly impact libido, pleasure, and emotional closeness.

You’ll learn why desire often goes offline during burnout, how fight/flight/freeze shows up around intimacy, and what your body is actually protecting you from.

If you’re a high-achieving woman who feels exhausted, shut down, or confused about your sex drive, this episode is for you.

139 - Can Burnout Affect Your Sex Drive?: The Effect of Chronic Stress on Desire

When you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, and constantly running on empty, desire is often one of the first things to fade. But that doesn’t mean something is wrong with you or your relationship.

In this episode of Burnout-Free Me, Dr. Amy Grimm explores how burnout and chronic stress affect the nervous system—and why that directly impacts libido, intimacy, and pleasure. This isn’t a conversation about fixing desire or forcing intimacy. It’s about understanding what your body is doing when it’s been in survival mode for too long.

Amy breaks down how the fight, flight, and freeze response can turn inward, leading to self-criticism, avoidance, and overthinking around intimacy. You’ll learn how burnout quietly reduces capacity for pleasure, why desire often goes offline as a protective response, and what to pay attention to if you suspect burnout may be affecting your sex drive.

If you’ve ever thought, “Everything is fine, so why don’t I want this?”—this episode will help you make sense of what’s happening with compassion, clarity, and a nervous-system-informed lens.

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About:
Burnout-Free Me is a podcast for high-achievers who are done running on empty. Hosted by Dr. Amy Grimm, the show blends neuroscience, mindset work, and real-life coaching tools to help you create success without sacrificing your well-being.

Meet Amy:
Dr. Amy Grimm is a veterinarian, certified success & wellbeing coach, and founder of Burnout-Free Me. She helps high-responsibility professionals break free from exhaustion and build sustainable, fulfilling lives, without giving up their ambition.

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