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
52: I’m Doing the Holidays Differently This Year
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A short and sweet check-in on slowing down, protecting your bandwidth, and savoring the holiday week instead of letting it blur.
In this episode, I’m sharing a few small, meaningful ways I’m protecting my energy and sanity during the holiday week — in case it inspires you to do the same.
This is about slowing down enough to actually feel this season and not miss the joy because you’re on auto-pilot.
If the holidays feel a little overwhelming, this is your chance to choose your own version of ease.
In this episode, I talk about:
• Small, sensory rituals that make the holidays feel more meaningful
• What I noticed when gift-giving crossed into overstimulation
• How protecting your bandwidth can help you feel calmer and more present
• Asking yourself how you want to feel this holiday week — and honoring that
Coming Up
Next week, I’m sharing some of my favorite end-of-year reflection prompts to help you celebrate how far you’ve come and set intentions for an aligned year ahead. Make sure you are following the show so you don't miss this episode!
Episode Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
01:37 My Small Traditions for Savoring the Season
05:07 Simplifying Gift Giving
07:06 Mini Digital Detoxes for More Presence
09:38 Questions to Ask Yourself
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