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.
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.
Perimenopause brain fog is a real, hormonally-driven symptom that affects up to 60% of women during the perimenopause transition. Fluctuating estrogen directly
Nothing Can Stop Me. Except a Dirty Pair of Pants: When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade
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.
A Mother's Day run through Prospect Park, pastéis de nata in Brooklyn, and why community is everything in perimenopause.
Perimenopause brain fog is real. Learn why hormonal changes affect memory and focus, and what actually helps, from sleep to creatine.
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.
Perimenopause rage is real. Learn why hormonal changes cause anger and mood swings, and what actually helps.
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.
