Writing
Perimenopause
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Putting It All Together: Perimenopause, Autoimmunity & Resilience
We’ve walked through a lot together in this series. From blood sugar rollercoasters and sleep disruption to brain fog, libido shifts, and even the overlap with Long COVID—it’s enough to make anyone feel like…
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Faith, Resilience & Identity in Perimenopause: Finding Your Anchor When Everything Shifts
For most of my life, I thought my biggest struggles were with weight. The yo-yo-ing, the sizes going up and down, the guilty twinge of vanity when I didn’t like how my body looked.…
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Long COVID & Perimenopause: When Two Storms Collide
When women ask me if their crushing fatigue, brain fog, cycle chaos, or pelvic pain are “just perimenopause” or “just Long COVID,” I tell them the truth: it’s often both. These two storms overlap,…
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Brain & Bone Health in Perimenopause: Clear Mind, Strong Body
I’ve definitely had moments where I walked into a room and forgot why I was there. Or climbed the stairs five times, only to stand at the top with no clue what I came…
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Libido, Connection & Vitality in Perimenopause
When I was first married, libido wasn’t something I had to think about. I was the one chasing energy, projects—even intimacy. (Confession: I was the horn ball, sometimes waking my husband out of a…
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Perimenopause, Autoimmunity & the Yo-Yo Weight Cycle: Finding Stability in Body Composition
(what’s happening, why it feels different, and how to work with your body instead of against it) 📸 If you’ve ever felt like your body is a rollercoaster you never signed up for, you’re…
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Perimenopause & Minerals: How Electrolytes Protect Hydration, Adrenals & Autoimmune Resilience
When I was 19, sitting at a collegiate football game, I suddenly swelled up like a balloon. My rings got stuck, my jeans felt like a vice, and I had to leave the stadium…
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Movement in Perimenopause: Protecting Mitochondria, Energy & Muscle (Without Burning Out)
📸 These were my “progress” photos. At 37, I looked leaner and more defined than ever. But it wasn’t my first “body chapter.” In my late teens, I was a high school athlete—strong but…
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Perimenopause Nervous System Regulation & The Trauma Layer: Resetting Core Beliefs
You know how in perimenopause your body suddenly develops the emotional range of a Shakespearean actor? One minute you’re fine, the next you’re almost crying at the end of Murderbot or snapping because your…
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Inflammation, Immune Triggers & Food: Why Restriction Alone Isn’t Enough
What if the secret to calming inflammation in perimenopause isn’t restriction—but nourishment? Perimenopause has a way of putting inflammation in the spotlight. Suddenly, the things you used to brush off—achy joints, brain fog, random…