EP.146 - It's Good To Gup Shup - "My Body Is Changing. My Relationship With Myself Has To Change Too.”

In this gup shup, I want to talk about something we don’t talk about enough —
rebuilding our relationship with ourselves during perimenopause.

Not the charts.
Not the protein grams.
Not the supplements or the workouts.
Those matter — trust me, I’m on top of them.
But I’m realizing I’m ready to focus on something deeper:

How do I stay in relationship with myself while everything in me is shifting?

Mood swings? Check.
Brain fog? Check.
Zero patience? Check.
Crying in the laundry room? Check.
Feeling like your body isn’t yours? Check.

This is perimenopause.
This is hormones rewriting the rules without asking for permission.

Progesterone (pro-JESS-ter-own — the hormone that’s supposed to chill us out) drops. Hard.

When it drops?
Anxiety spikes.
Sleep tanking.
Irritability shooting up.
Body stores fat differently.
Joints ache.
Libido shifts.
Stress response goes haywire.
Emotions sit right under your skin — raw, reactive, ready.

And we’re still expected to “function normally.”

This phase calls us back to the relationship we have with ourselves — right now, in this body, in this season.

Not the old version of us.
Not the one patriarchy shaped.

This version.
This hormonal tornado.
This woman who’s trying, learning, changing, holding so much.

And if you’re going through this “second puberty” with a male partner — here’s a quick heads-up for him:
Listen. Step up. Be the safe place. Learn what’s happening inside her.

That’s my gup shup.
That’s where I’m at.
And if you’re here too — you’re not alone.