NTM 560: Perimenopause, Pressure & The Rage Button

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of managing anger during perimenopause and motherhood, exploring the underlying causes and emotional cycles women experience.

If you've ever found yourself snapping at your partner, yelling at your children, or wondering why your anger feels bigger, faster and harder to contain than it used to, this conversation is for you. In this episode, we unpack the silence-explode cycle so many women find themselves trapped in, particularly during the motherhood and perimenopause years. We explore why anger isn't the problem, what it's trying to tell you, how depletion, over-functioning, sleep deprivation and hormonal changes ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Bridget Wood, Julie Tenner

Topics covered

• perimenopause
• anger management
• motherhood
• emotional health
• hormonal changes

Keywords

• perimenopause
• anger
• motherhood
• emotional cycles
• hormones
• depletion
• sleep deprivation

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