Weekly Insight: Mental Clarity
After my second baby, I remember sitting at my laptop one morning and feeling like my brain had completely given up on me.
What I came into the room to grab? Blank.
The name of the investor I met last week? Not a clue.
Creating the marketing plan? Took an extra hour.
I was running a growing company, nursing a newborn, raising a toddler, and constantly feeling like my brain was lagging three steps behind the rest of me.
At first, I thought it was just “mom brain.”
But as months went on, I started to wonder - was this my new normal?
So I did what I always do when something doesn’t feel right in my body: I started researching, experimenting, and testing.
And what I found was this:
👉🏼 Brain fog is common, but not normal.
Especially for women.
And it often isn’t just about sleep or stress.
It’s also about hormones, inflammation, and cortisol.
What’s Actually Happening in Your Brain?
Women in their 30s and 40s often start to notice mental changes:
- You walk into a room and forget why
- You read the same sentence three times
- You can’t recall names, appointments, or conversations
Yes, this can be sleep deprivation and multitasking overload.
But underneath that, it’s often a biological shift.
➡️ Imbalanced cortisol impacts memory, focus, and verbal recall
➡️ Estrogen supports brain function - and it starts to decline as early as your 30s
➡️ Chronic inflammation affects neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine
➡️ Nutrient depletion (hello, pregnancy and stress) can impair brain performance
The result?
Mental fatigue. Cognitive haze. Motivation dips. Mood swings. Brain fog.
5 Simple Habits That Helped Me Combat Brain Fog:
Here are 5 habits that actually helped me:
☀️ Start your morning with protein + sunlight
This combo stabilizes blood sugar, boosts dopamine, and helps your brain wake up.
🌿 Take Rootine Focus daily
This clean nootropic supports clarity, memory, and focus with ingredients like CDP-Choline, Bacopa, and Ginseng.
😌 Do a nervous system reset daily
Habits like breathwork, legs up the wall, or a walk without your phone help lower cortisol (and mental chaos).
🥚 Eat choline-rich foods
Eggs, salmon, and leafy greens fuel your brain and support memory—especially postpartum.
⌛ Create 10 minutes of quiet daily
Even a few unplugged minutes gives your brain the space it needs to reset and think clearly.
If You’re Feeling Foggy, It’s Not Just You
The truth is, we were never meant to do this much, this fast, for this long without rest.
Brain fog isn’t a flaw in your system, it’s a signal.
Your brain needs support, just like your body.
You don’t need to accept mental burnout as your baseline.
With the right tools, your brain can feel clear again.
(And yes, even creative, focused, and energized.)