Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones and Midlife Women’s Health
You're a woman over 40, you're in the thick of perimenopause or menopause, and lately you keep coming back to the same thought: I just don't feel like myself anymore.
You're doing everything right. Showing up for your family, your work, everyone who needs you. But you feel exhausted in a way that sleep doesn't fix. Work feels harder and less fulfilling than it used to. Your relationship feels distant. Your body is changing. You’re overwhelmed with the neverending decisions. And no matter what you do, you just feel off. Disconnected from yourself.
Midlife Advice is the podcast for intelligent midlife women who are ready to stop white-knuckling through life and feel next-level good.
Each week, host Jessica Long brings you honest conversations about navigating perimenopause and menopause, hormones, overwhelm, relationships, confidence, and the identity shift nobody warned you was coming. Not as a patient. Not as a problem to be solved. As a woman who deserves to actually feel GREAT again.
Jessica is a holistic health coach, certified menopause coaching specialist, breathwork facilitator and fellow midlife woman navigating all of this right alongside you.
If you've ever searched:
- "Why am I so exhausted all the time?"
- "Why does work feel so hard lately?"
- "Why do I feel so disconnected from my partner?"
- "Why can't I relax even when I have time?"
- "Why don't I feel like myself anymore?"
- “Is this perimenopause or something else?”
This podcast was made for you.
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Midlife Advice | Perimenopause, Hormones and Midlife Women’s Health
66: Can You Delay Menopause? What Actually Affects Your Hormones (and What You Can Do About It)
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Can you delay menopause—and is your timeline more in your control than you think?
Perimenopause can feel like a moving target you have zero control over—your weight, your mood, your sleep, even when menopause will actually happen. But what if some of this isn’t as predetermined as we’ve been led to believe?
In this episode, Dr. Miranda Naylor and I are diving into whether you can actually delay menopause, and what really affects your hormones in midlife. We talk about ovarian aging (in plain English), the lifestyle factors that may influence your menopause timeline, and what matters most if you’re already in perimenopause.
You’ll also hear what’s within your control (and what’s not), so you can stop guessing and start making more informed decisions about your health. If you’ve ever wondered why perimenopause feels so unpredictable—or whether you can change your experience of it—this conversation will give you a clearer, more grounded perspective.
Connect with Dr. Naylor:
- Visit her website: https://drmirandanaylor.com
- Take her hormone quiz: https://drmirandanaylor.com/hormone-quiz-start/
- Listen to her podcast: Modern Women's Wellness
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