Episode Details

Feeling like you don’t recognise yourself anymore can be the most confronting part of perimenopause and it often sits beneath the better-known symptoms like weight gain, brain fog, anxiety, poor sleep, and mood swings. I’m Susie Garden, a perimenopause naturopath and clinical nutritionist, and I’m talking about the “unlisted symptom” I hear in clinic all the time: that deep sense of becoming a stranger to yourself, sometimes with tears and a lot of self-doubt.

We explore how everyday changes can start rewriting your self-image. Forgetting words can feel like losing your mind, stubborn weight can feel like losing control, and irritability can feel like you’ve become someone you don’t like. I explain why this makes so much sense when hormones influence almost every system in the body including mood, memory, appetite, energy, confidence, and resilience. For many women, there’s also real grief: for the version of you who felt effortless, or for reproductive years ending earlier than expected. Naming that grief and the isolation is not “being negative” it’s being honest, and it can be the first step towards feeling steady again.

Most importantly, I want you to hear this: you haven’t gone anywhere. The symptoms are real, but they’re not your identity. We talk about the mindset shift that helps most, moving from fighting your body to getting curious about what it’s asking for, whether that’s more sleep, better nutrition, strength training, less alcohol, stress support, or a proper medical review. If you’re ready to understand what’s driving your symptoms and find your way back to feeling like you, hit play, then subscribe, share this with a friend who needs it, and leave a review so more women can find this support.

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