Nobody Talks About The Mental Health Side Of Perimenopause

Nobody prepared me for the mental health side of perimenopause. For over two years, I lived in a state of hypervigilance, anxiety and panic. And while everyone was talking about hot flushes, weight gain and hormones... Nobody was talking about the mental and emotional reality so many women are living through. In this deeply personal episode of the Queens of Perimenopause Podcast, I'm sharing my experience with anxiety, panic attacks, depression, intrusive thoughts and nervous system overwhelm — and what ultimately helped me find my way back to myself. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ IN THIS EPISODE: The mental health symptoms nobody prepared me for My experience with panic attacks and adrenaline surges Why I spent years convinced I was dying The connection between perimenopause and nervous system overwhelm Why so many women feel disconnected from themselves The danger of outsourcing your power during difficult seasons Why women don't need to be "fixed" The missing ingredient I believe women are truly craving The role of connection, community and being witnessed What helped me move from fear to self-trust QUOTABLE MOMENTS “You are not broken. You are overwhelmed.” “We don't need to be fixed. We need to be held.” “The opposite of fear isn't information. It's connection.” “Everything changed when I started building a relationship with my body instead of fighting her.” LINKS -Get my FREE Perimenopause Food Cheat Sheet HERE https://gemmabenad.kit.com/food Watch "Why Healthy Eating Isn't Fixing Your Symptoms" ⁠HERE⁠    • Why Healthy Eating Isn't Fixing Your Perim...   Join The Perimenopause Reset and our Online Community ⁠HERE⁠ https://stan.store/gemmabenad/p/the-p... CONNECT WITH GEMMA ⁠Instagram⁠:   / thequeensofperimenopause   ⁠ #menopause #perimenopause