About this episode

The episode discusses how hormonal changes during perimenopause can lead to anxiety in women.

Anxiety that starts in your 40s can make you question everything, especially when you have handled stressful jobs, family pressure, and life curveballs for decades. If you are waking at 2am or 3am with a racing heart, feeling on edge for “no reason”, or getting overwhelmed by everyday tasks, I want you to hear this clearly. You are not going crazy, and you are not weak. For many women, perimenopause anxiety is a hormone driven nervous system shift, not a personality change. We unpack what is...

People in this episode

Host: Susie Garden

Topics covered

• perimenopause
• anxiety
• hormones
• nervous system
• women's health

Keywords

• perimenopause
• anxiety
• hormones
• nervous system
• women's health
• stress
• sleep disturbances

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