You've done the research. You follow the right people on Instagram. You've Googled perimenopause symptoms more times than you can count, and you've probably even asked ChatGPT for a meal plan. You're not short on information. So why does nothing stick? This is the question I hear from almost every woman who reaches out to me. She's educated, motivated, and genuinely trying. She's not looking for someone to explain what perimenopause is. She's looking for something that actual

You're eating well. You're going to bed at a reasonable hour. You've cut back on wine, and you're trying to manage your stress. So why do you still feel like you've been hit by a truck? Here's something most women in perimenopause don't hear: it might not be what you're eating. It might be cortisol and the way perimenopause changes how your body handles it. The Short Answer Cortisol, your body's primary stress hormone, becomes harder to regulate when estrogen starts to decli