199 Why Perimenopause Feels Harder in 2025 with Dr. Jessica Drummond

Perimenopause can feel like a 10–15 year hormonal remix, but why is it so much harder for women in 2025?. Dr. Jessica Drummond busts myths, challenges outdated narratives, and explains the overlaps nobody talks about: long COVID, autoimmune flare-ups, endometriosis, stress overload, digital overwhelm, and why so many women enter midlife already running on fumes.

🔥 The Big Myth That Needs to Die
Perimenopause is NOT:
✨ “Menopause-lite”
✨ A single moment in time
✨ A sudden cliff-drop hormonal event
✨ A one-size-fits-all hormone prescription
✨ Something you can fix with a supplement stack from Instagram

💥 Why Perimenopause Feels Harder Now
Women today face extra layers:
• long COVID risk
• autoimmune triggers
• endometriosis
• digital overstimulation
• constant work-life overlap
• the “3–5 full-time jobs” workload
• modern toxic load
• stress culture
• chronic under-resting

🚨 The Overlap Nobody Talks About
Fatigue, brain fog, pain, mood swings aren’t just hormones — they can be:
• viral injury
• metabolic dysfunction
• autoimmune activation
• chronic stress fallout
• endo flare-ups
• nervous system dysregulation

🌡️ HRV: The Underrated Biomarker
Heart Rate Variability shows stress resilience — and many women in their 40s have HRV scores of someone in their 90s. Rest isn’t optional; it’s vital.

💆‍♀️ Skincare = Self-care
Gua sha, facial massages, and skincare rituals aren’t just vanity — they support the vagus nerve, lymphatic system, and nervous system. Ten minutes a night can do more for your hormones than you think.

🧠 Integrative Medicine, Demystified
Not woo. Not extreme. Not pills or plants. Science + lifestyle + nervous system + personalized care — because every transition is unique.

💬 What You’ll Walk Away With:
• How hormones ACTUALLY change in midlife
• Why symptoms feel inconsistent or contradictory
• Why one-size-fits-all prescriptions fail
• How viral load, toxins, and stress complicate perimenopause
• What HRV reveals about resilience
• Why rest matters
• How integrative care supports the whole woman
• Practical strategies for real resilience

🌙 There Is Light on the Other Side
Stable moods, better sleep, grounded energy, and a deeper sense of self — it’s possible, and worth it.

📲 Connect with Dr Jessica Drummond:

Website: https://integrativewomenshealthinstitute.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/integrativewomenshealth

Sally's Links:

[Free Guide] Healing The Trauma Underlying Your Menopause Symptom Severity: https://www.sallygarozzo.com/healingtraumatheguide

[On-Demand Masterclass] How To Heal The Trauma Underlying Your Menopause Symptom Severity [£17]: https://www.sallygarozzo.com/healingtrauma

[On-Demand Workshop] Redefine Your Values at Menopause and Live Life in Alignment With Them [£27]: https://www.sallygarozzo.com/redefine 

[Online Practitioners Diploma - Self Paced] Menopause Wellbeing Practitioner [£127]: https://www.sallygarozzo.com/meno

[One to One] Transformational 30 Day Rewire (Includes RTT) [£497]:

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