You've Got to Be Kidding Me!: Perimenopause Symptoms, Stages & Strategies

by Jen Sweeney

Overview

"You've Got to Be Kidding Me!: Perimenopause Symptoms, Stages & Strategies" is the go-to, take-anywhere guide that helps women survive (and thrive!) in perimenopause. Comprehensive, concise and easy-to-read, the guide combines personal anecdotes with research to demystify a significant stage in women's lives. This guide is for every woman who wants to be prepared for perimenopause, hear from other women about their experiences and know they aren't alone in this journey. Everyone deserves a guide for challenging times, and this is your ticket to thrive. Learn how to: Recognize the strong and weird symptoms of perimenopause, including those affecting your personal life, career, and family dynamic. (Like getting baby fever at 47. Where did that come from?) Have informed conversations with your providers—and talk about symptoms with clarity (and data!). Create more self-awareness, self-worth, and self-confidence so you can become a fearless advocate for your own care and support, as well as a fierce fighter for your dreams, your impact, and the rest (and best) of your life. Find your Perimenopause Dream Team and the support you need in this often complicated stage of life. Laugh about it—because they don't always make a better medicine for perimenopause. And things are dry enough around here.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781667827667
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	03/14/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
Sales rank:	806,821
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Jen Sweeney is an author, entrepreneur, health care strategist and passionate patient advocate. Frustrated by the lack of information and support women receive in perimenopause, Jen researched and wrote this Guide and launched Periwinkle, a movement to help women thrive in mid-life.

In addition to leading Periwinkle, Jen is the co-founder of X4 Health, a purpose-driven organization, and the co-creator of 3rd Conversation, an experiential program aimed at inspiring human connection and deeper relationships in health care.

A practical dreamer, Jen is inspired as much by the Dalai Lama as Dolly Parton. As an empath and intuitive, she believes deeply in the importance of pursuing our dreams and listening to our intuition.

Table of Contents

Welcome! 1

Chapter 1 Why I Needed This Guide Four Years Ago 5

Chapter 2 We Are Our Own Best Hope 10

Chapter 3 What Are the Stages and Symptoms of Perimenopause Anyway? 16

Chapter 4 Hormones Are Everything! 31

Chapter 5 Don't Ignore Your Thyroid 44

Chapter 6 The Nightmare That Is Estrogen Dominance 57

Chapter 7 Hormone Replacement Therapy: A Long and Complicated Story! 68

Chapter 8 The Perimenopause Dream Team 85

Chapter 9 Food Is Not the Enemy 98

Chapter 10 The Truth about Alcohol and Perimenopause 110

Chapter 11 Sleeping Beauty Strategies 116

Chapter 12 Moving Our Bodies 128

Chapter 13 Monitor Mental Health 138

Chapter 14 Flip the Script on Perimenopause 150

Chapter 15 Navigating Sex & Intimacy: It's Complicated 160

Chapter 16 We're All Adults Here: Talking about Perimenopause 177

Chapter 17 Highlights and What's Next? 186

Acknowledgments 189