
S7E332 - Why You Can't Focus: The Truth About Distraction, Nervous System Dysregulation, and Reclaiming Your Attention in Midlife with Dr. Zelana Montminy
Published: March 25, 2026
Duration: 1:01:59
Have you ever blamed menopause for your inability to focus — only to wonder if something bigger is going on? I know I did. For years I thought brain fog was just about hormones, but this conversation cracked that wide open for me.
I sat down with Dr. Zelana Montminy, positive psychologist and author of Finding Focus, and what she shared genuinely stopped me in my tracks. Focus isn't a character flaw. It's a biological state. And most of us, especially women in midlife, have been operating in chronic nervous system dysregulation for so long, we don't even kn...