Perimenopause

You're 35, not 50 — so why do you feel like a stranger in your own body? The periods that used to run like clockwork are all over the place. You're wired at 2 a.m., foggy by noon, and snapping...

You're standing in the pharmacy aisle, staring at a wall of bottles that all promise "hormone harmony" and "menopause relief." Or maybe it's 11 p.m. and you've fallen down a rabbit hole of blog posts, each one naming a different...

You're doing the cardio you've always done. You're watching what you eat. But your body feels like it swapped out the manual when you weren't looking — softer where you used to be firm, more tired, joints that creak on...

You're in a meeting, or asleep, or just standing in the kitchen, and suddenly the heat rolls up your chest and neck like someone opened an oven inside you. Then comes the flush, maybe the sweat, maybe a wave of...

You're exhausted no matter how much you sleep. Your patience is thin, your brain feels foggy, and your period showed up early this month for no reason. You mention it to someone and get the classic answer: "You're probably just...

You're 36. Your periods have gone strange, you're wide awake at 3 a.m. for no reason, and your patience is thinner than it's ever been. You mention it to someone and get, "You're way too young for that." So you...