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Podcast: THE PERIOD WHISPERER PODCAST - Perimenopause, Menopause, Cortisol, Weight Loss, Hormone Balancing, Insomnia, Hot Flashes, Night Sweats, Libido, Your Guide To Thriving In MidLife
Episode: Ep 395: Why Youâre Still Exhausted After a Full Nightâs Sleep In Perimenopause
Description: If you wake up tired, foggy, and already disoriented early in the morning⌠this might explain it.So many high-performing women in midlife tell me, âIâm sleeping⌠but I donât feel refreshed.â Youâre in bed. Youâre not scrolling. Youâre doing the ârightâ things. And yet you wake up foggy, wired at 2am, reaching for caffeine like itâs oxygen. What we unpack here is the difference between sleep and recovery â because they are not the same thing. I bring up the two (2) cortisol patterns I constantly see on functional lab testing and how hormonal shifts impact...