Episode 32: Wired, Tired, and Not in the Mood? with Dr. Romie Mushtaq

Feb 4
2 min read

What if the reason you feel disconnected from desire, exhausted in your body, and wired in your brain is not a hormone problem or a willpower problem, but a nervous system problem?

In this episode, Allison sits down with Dr. Romie Mushtaq, board-certified neurologist and bestselling author, to explore how a busy brain, chronic stress, and burnout directly impact hormones, libido, and pelvic health.

They unpack why anxiety, racing thoughts, and poor sleep are often the first signs that your nervous system is overloaded, and how those signals quietly show up as pelvic pain, bladder issues, low libido, and painful sex. Dr. Romie explains how stress-driven inflammation disrupts the brain’s control center and hormone balance, keeping the body stuck in survival mode where pleasure and arousal cannot thrive.

Dr. Romie also shares her personal journey through burnout and healing, offering clarity around why your body is not broken and why desire does not disappear without reason. This conversation blends neuroscience, pelvic health, and lived experience in a way that helps women understand what their bodies have been trying to say all along.

This episode is a reminder that healing libido and pelvic symptoms starts with calming the nervous system, not fixing yourself.

Tune in to hear:

What a “busy brain” is and why anxiety, insomnia, and focus issues are early warning signs
How chronic stress and inflammation disrupt hormones and pelvic floor function
Why pelvic pain and low libido often begin before full burnout is recognized
The connection between nervous system regulation, sleep, and desire
How intimacy, foreplay, and nervous system safety support arousal and pleasure