Has Anyone Ever Started January 1st Just Feeling... Okay? Let me ask you something. Has anyone, ever , in the entire history of New Year's resolutions, woken up on January 1st and thought: "I feel good about my body." "I'm proud of how I ate over the holidays." "I'm starting this year from a place of peace, not panic." No? Me neither. Instead, we wake up January 1st swimming in it: The guilt. The shame. The immediate mental tally of everything we "shouldn't have" eaten. The weight of another...

Remember when you could skip a few meals, hit the gym harder, and drop five pounds in a week? Yeah, those days are gone. If you're navigating perimenopause or menopause and feeling like your body has betrayed you, let me be clear: You haven't failed. The approach has failed you. The diet culture playbook that worked in your 20s and 30s isn't just ineffective now—it's working against you. And the sooner you understand why, the sooner you can stop spinning your wheels and start making real...

It’s 2 a.m. You’re scrolling again because sleep won’t stick. Suddenly your feed is full of hot flashes, brain fog, mood swings—and you think: Wait… is this me? As a nurse practitioner who works with women and people with ovaries every day, I see this all the time. Social media is scarily good at spotting patterns. But an algorithm isn’t a diagnosis. Let’s turn the scroll into clarity—with simple, evidence-based steps to figure out what’s really going on. What Perimenopause Actually Is...