@your.menopause.bff: #onthisday I really thought I was losing my mind. The anxious feelings. The brain fog. Feeling overwhelmed by things I used to handle without even thinking about it. And those days when I just didn’t feel like myself at all. Then I started learning what was actually happening in my body during menopause… and suddenly it made so much more sense. Estrogen isn’t just about periods, hot flashes or our reproductive system. It also interacts with the brain and serotonin pathways involved in mood and emotional wellbeing. Then add stress and cortisol into the mix. Poor sleep. Life stress. Hormonal changes. A nervous system that already feels like it’s running on fumes. It can create this perfect storm where you’re thinking… “What is happening to me?” And I think this is one of the conversations we NEED to have more often about menopause. Because sometimes the hardest symptoms aren’t the ones everyone can see. They’re the anxious thoughts. The foggy brain. The irritability. The feeling that everything is suddenly too much. The feeling that you’ve somehow lost a piece of yourself. Learning about the connection between our hormones, stress response and brain health changed the way I approached my own menopause journey. I stopped looking at each symptom separately and started supporting the bigger picture. And that made a HUGE difference for me. ❤️ If this sounds like you and you want to know what I personally do to support my gut-brain-hormone connection during menopause, comment HAPPY and I’ll send you the details. #Men#Menopausen#MenopauseBrainFogr#PerimenopausedlifeWomen
