Chaos to Calm

It’s 3 p.m. and your third (or is it fourth?!) coffee isn’t even touching the sides. You’re bone-tired, feeling like you’re living in a fog, no matter how much you sleep, it never feels like enough. (Though let’s be honest, in perimenopause, decent sleep feels like a fantasy anyway!)

If you feel like you’re dragging yourself through mud day after day, and your blood tests look normal, these 5 clues might finally explain why.

KEY TAKE...

Why Are ALL My Hormones So Low at 41? And What About DHEA?

If your blood tests are “normal”… but you feel anything but — this episode is for you.

You’re tired. Moody. Gaining weight. Your thyroid results are borderline. Your estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone are low.

And your doctor says… “Everything looks fine.”

What now?

In this episode of Chaos to Calm, Sarah answers a listener’s question that gets to the heart of what so many...

Eat Less, Move More? Why That Stops Working After 40

It’s not that your body is broken. It’s that your body changed the rules and didn’t tell you.

If your old weight loss strategies are making things worse... this episode is for you.

You’ve cut back on calories. You’ve done more cardio. You’ve skipped breakfast, pushed through the hunger, and skipped family pizza night and wine time with the girls more times than you care to remember....

Your 3pm cravings aren’t about willpower. They’re messages from your body — and they’re louder in perimenopause.

If chocolate, chips, coffee or wine feel like the only thing getting you through the afternoon, this episode is for you.

So what’s really going on at 3pm?

It’s not a lack of discipline. It’s a biological (and emotional) response to hormone shifts, blood sugar drops, low dopamine, and overstimulation. In this episode, I walk...

You’re not lazy — and it’s not just “life.” There are real biological reasons you're still exhausted, even after a full night’s sleep.

If you’re waking up tired every day and wondering what’s going on, this episode is going to connect the dots for you.

Key Takeaways:

• Why your exhaustion isn’t just about sleep quantity — but quality, hormones, and motivation too
• The hidden impact of blood sugar crashes, gut issues, and inflamma...

Feeling like a stranger in your own body lately?

It’s not just "getting older" — and it’s definitely not "all in your head."

In this episode, I’m breaking down what’s really happening inside your body during perimenopause. We’ll talk about why it’s not just about your hormones dropping, but about the chaos and flux happening behind the scenes. You'll learn how your metabolism, mood, and body are changing, eve...

You’ve been told your whole life that your period is meant to be awful.
Painful. Messy. Something you just have to put up with.
But what if that’s not true?

Because just like your blood pressure or body temperature, your period is a vital sign — and when you know how to read it, you can actually use it to feel better, not just dread it coming each month.

Key Takeaways:

• The signs that your period might be trying to tell you...

Is this just how it’s going to be now?

If you’ve started wondering whether you’ve missed your chance to feel good again - this one’s for you.

Because no, you’re not too old. You’re not past it. And you haven’t left it too late.

Key takeaways from this episode:

• Why all your effort (fasting, lifting, tracking protein) might not be working - and what to do instead
• The real reason your symptoms have built up over time (hint: your b...

Feeling like your body isn’t playing by the same rules anymore? You’re doing everything “right,” but the weight won’t budge, your energy is gone, and your mood is all over the place?

Your Body Isn’t the Problem, Your Strategy Is

For decades, women have been told to eat less, exercise more, and just "push through" perimenopause. But that advice wasn’t designed for a body whose hormones are shifting. If your body isn’t respon...

Why your morning coffee is making perimenopause harder

What if your morning coffee routine - the thing you rely on to wake up and get through the day - is actually working against you?

It might be the reason you’re crashing by mid-afternoon, craving sugar, and feeling like you can’t get through the afternoon without more caffeine.

Here’s what we cover in this episode:

• Why coffee first thing in the morning makes perimenopause s...

Two hormone-ravaged brains under one roof? No one warned us about this!

Perimenopause is hard enough on its own - now level it up by adding in a teenage daughter going through puberty, and suddenly, your house feels like a hormonal war zone. Mood swings, tears, interrupted sleep, emotional outbursts over things that make no sense… sound familiar?

The good news? The same things that support your perimenopausal hormones can also suppor...

What if I told you that you’re not exhausted because you’re getting older.

You’re exhausted because your body isn’t getting what it needs.

Most women in perimenopause think they need more coffee, stricter diets, or harder workouts to fight fatigue, brain fog, and weight gain. But what if the real problem is how you’re fueling your body?

After competing in a full-contact national box lacrosse championship at 50, playing against women h...

You’re doing everything “right” - eating well, exercising, taking the supplements, maybe even starting HRT - so why do you still feel exhausted, foggy, and stuck in a body that isn’t cooperating?

If perimenopause has left you frustrated and wondering why nothing is working, chances are you’re making one of these three common mistakes.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Most women are given generic, one-size-fits-all advice when it comes to perimenopause...

More periods, more PMS, more pain?! I thought perimenopause was supposed to be about less…

If you’ve been told that perimenopause means fewer periods, lower estrogen, and less of everything… think again. In the early and mid-stages of perimenopause, many women experience more - heavier periods, more PMS, more breast tenderness, more anxiety, more migraines, more bloating. And it’s all because of one thing: estrogen excess.

Doctors of...

Think eating well means cooking one meal for your family and something different for yourself? That’s a recipe for burnout.

If you’ve ever found yourself making one meal for your family and something completely different for yourself, just so you can eat “healthy,” this episode is going to change the way you think about food.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
•How to make one meal work for everyone - without being a short-order cook, without food b...

Wait… phantom smells are a perimenopause symptom?!

If you’ve ever found yourself Googling, “Is this perimenopause or am I losing my mind?” You’re not alone.

Hot flushes and mood swings get all the attention, but what about the bizarre symptoms no one warns you about? The phantom smells that only you can smell, the itchy ears that make you feel like a dog with fleas, the skin-crawling sensation that makes you want to jump out of your ...

You might be in perimenopause and not even realise it.

Most women don’t know that perimenopause happens in distinct stages, and by the time they start experiencing symptoms that feel impossible to ignore, they’ve already been in it for years.

So, how do you know where you are in the perimenopause transition - and what’s coming next?

If you’ve been feeling off but can’t pinpoint why, or struggling with mor...

Feeling exhausted, moody, and out of sync? It might not be stress or “just getting older.”

Many women dismiss perimenopause as being part of the cause of their symptoms, or are told it’s just part of being a busy Mum. But what if the real cause is perimenopause?

Key Takeaways
In this episode, we’re unpacking four common myths about perimenopause that are keeping women stuck, frustrated, and searching for answe...

Feeling tired, moody, and stuck in your body doesn’t have to be your normal.

So many women believe that fatigue, weight gain, and feeling uncomfortable and out of sync with your body are just part of perimenopause, or worse, that they’re inevitable as you age. But that’s simply not true.

In this episode, Sarah The Perimenopause Naturopath is breaking down the common mistakes that might be holding you back from fee...