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Halloween in Brooklyn: The Best Season in New York
A love letter to Halloween season in Brooklyn: brownstone light, competing decorated houses, the Eighth Avenue pumpkin tradition, and a homemade cloud costume.
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Read post →Stephanie's Perimenopause Blog
Notes from someone living through it: the symptoms, the breakthroughs, and the things nobody told me. Sometimes I post about the small, funny things too. Warning: a lot of coffee stories.
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The Glasses-in-the-Fridge Moment: What Perimenopause Brain Fog Really Feels Like
A friend put clean glasses from the dishwasher straight into the fridge. It's a classic sign of perimenopause brain fog, and it's more common than you think.
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Taming the Hormonal Gremlin (Or: What Is Going On With the Patch Shortage?)
My friend ran out of estrogen patches and quit her job. We joked about becoming hormonal gremlins when our estrogen runs low. But the patch shortage in the US is no joke.
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The Ostrich in Your Bedroom (And How to Help Him Come Up for Air)
Most men want to support their partner through perimenopause. They just do not know how. Here is how to help the ostrich in your life come up for air.
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The Famous Peri 5, No. 2: Omega-3
Lost in Union Square buying pigeon art. Pigeons navigate perfectly. I did not. Here is why omega-3 is what my brain needed in perimenopause.
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The Famous Peri 5, No. 1: Magnesium Glycinate
Magnesium glycinate was one of the first things that helped me sleep through perimenopause. Here is what it does, why you need more of it, and how to take it.
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Is Caffeine Non-Negotiable? On the Things Perimenopause Can and Cannot Take From Me
Bad sleep, happy tears at the school party, and a real talk about sugar, wine, and caffeine. Here's what I'm giving up in perimenopause — and what I'm keeping.
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Perimenopause Brain Fog: Why You Can't Think Straight (And What Actually Helps)
Perimenopause brain fog is a real, hormonally-driven symptom that affects up to 60% of women during the perimenopause transition. Fluctuating estrogen directly
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When Perimenopause Back Pain Kills Your Half Marathon
Nothing Can Stop Me. Except a Dirty Pair of Pants: When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade
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I'm Running a Half Marathon on Saturday. It Just Got Real.
What picking up a race bib feels like when you spent the past two years wondering if your body would ever feel like yours again.
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Happy Mother's Day
A Mother's Day run through Prospect Park, pastéis de nata in Brooklyn, and why community is everything in perimenopause.
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Perimenopause Brain Fog: Why It Happens and What Actually Helped Me
Perimenopause brain fog is real. Learn why hormonal changes affect memory and focus, and what actually helps, from sleep to creatine.
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The Long and Exhausting Way: How I Discovered Perimenopause in New York
I moved to New York, could not sleep, gained weight, and blamed the city. It took months before I realized what was actually happening to my body.
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Perimenopause Rage: Is It Real, and What Can You Do About It?
Perimenopause rage is real. Learn why hormonal changes cause anger and mood swings, and what actually helps.
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Why I Built Peripal: My Journey From Chaos to Control
I threw a carrot at a wall in front of my kid and did not recognize myself. How I found clarity, built peripal, and reclaimed my life.
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