#50 Why Perimenopause Feels So Confusing

#50 Why Perimenopause Feels So Confusing

From The Michele Broad Show by Michele Broad

April 22, 2026 · 23 min

About this episode

This episode explores the complexities of perimenopause and aims to help women understand their bodies amidst the confusion.

Perimenopause is suddenly everywhere. You are hearing about it in conversations, seeing it across social media, and beginning to recognize pieces of your own experience in what other women are describing. But even with all of this information, many women still feel unsure, not because they are not paying attention, but because what they are hearing does not fully match what they are experiencing. In this episode, we slow the conversation down and look at what is actually happening beneath the surface, so you can begin to understand your body in a way that feels grounded, clear, and connected to your own experience rather than dependent on someone else to interpret it for you. What We Talk About Why perimenopause has become such a prominent conversation right now and what is driving this shift The difference between hearing information and truly understanding what your body is doing Why you may feel "off" even if your experience does not match what you have been told to expect How your ability to manage a full life may have made these changes harder to recognize earlier Why more information is not always creating more clarity—and what to focus on instead The beginning of learning…

Topics covered

  • perimenopause
  • women's health
  • body awareness
  • mental clarity

Keywords

  • health
  • fitness
  • entrepreneurship
  • business

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