The 2-3am Wake-Up

About this episode

This episode discusses the physiological reasons behind perimenopause insomnia and offers insights on how to address it.

You’re exhausted, you fall asleep, and then boom, you’re awake again at 2 or 3am like your body set an alarm. If you’ve been lying there with a racing mind, a hot flush, a pounding heart, or that strange “wired but tired” feeling, I want you to hear this clearly: you’re not broken, and you’re not weak. There are real physiological reasons perimenopause insomnia shows up so predictably, and once you understand the pattern you can start changing it. Today I unpack the big three drivers behind ...

People in this episode

Host: Susie Garden

Topics covered

• perimenopause
• insomnia
• sleep patterns
• physiological reasons
• health
• wellness

Keywords

• 2am wake-up
• 3am wake-up
• racing mind
• hot flush
• wired but tired
• perimenopause insomnia
• sleep issues

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