21|The Sacred Pause: Healing the Givers’ Hearts with Sonia Jenkins

Are you part of the Sandwich Generation—caring for aging parents, supporting your children, and holding it all together while quietly running on empty?

In this heartfelt episode of the Being Brave Podcast, Karen Rae and guest Sonia Jenkins, Functional Medicine Health Coach and former NHS Nurse Practitioner, talk about the emotional and physical toll midlife women face when they’re always giving to others.

Sonia shares how learning to pause, breathe, and listen to your body can restore calm, balance hormones, and begin true healing—especially through menopause, caregiving, and burnout.

You’ll discover:

• How chronic stress and selflessness affect women’s health in midlife.

• Simple daily practices to reduce overwhelm, calm your nervous system, and reclaim your energy.

• Why pausing to “hear the whispers” of your body before it starts to shout is an act of bravery and self-love.

About Sonia Jenkins:

Based in Wales, UK, Sonia has spent over four decades serving others through her work as a Nurse Practitioner in the NHS. Her own journey—caring for family, facing autoimmune challenges, and walking through midlife transitions—led her to her calling as a Functional Medicine and Essential Emotions Coach. Today, she helps women who’ve given everything to everyone else find their way back to themselves… one gentle breath at a time.

Because healing truly begins when we feel safe enough to exhale.

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