335: Perimenopause—What Does It Even Mean?!

Ghost of a Podcast: Astrology & Advice with Jessica Lanyadoo

Jessica Lanyadoo

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Marci is kind of freaking with the realization that she’s in perimenopause! Perimenopause (aka pre-menopause) is something most of us don’t talk about, but it's completely normal and effects half the population. As she struggles with energy levels, she and Jessica discuss the best ways for Marcy to cope with this important transition in life. ✊ Register for Fascism 101 here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e-QHfUbbRHGzs2V5fOT08g#/registration 🛑 You can still fight Cop City! Visit https://stopcop.city/organize-with-us/ for actions and if you're registered to vote in Atlanta, sign the petition to STOP COP CITY here https://www.copcityvote.com/petition 🪐 Learn with Jessica, get her book & Ghost of a Podcast swag, and your free weekly horoscope at https://www.lovelanyadoo.com/ 👀 Track transits like a pro! Astrology for Days is available at astrologyfordays.com 📍 Support the podcast and get loads of extras (including a Ghost bonus episode monthly) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JessicaLanyadoo. 🍁 Educate yourself about whose land you’re living on, and, if you can, make a monetary donation or pay a land tax to that tribe. List of good orgs to give to: https://seramount.com/articles/top-native-american-organizations-to-know/ ❄️ Consider installing Snowflake by Tor onto your chrome or Firefox browser. It allows people to circumvent censorship in areas that the internet has been restricted at snowflake.torproject.org. If you have friends or family in Iran, send them Snowflakes Persian/Farsi user guide so they can easily connect with the Tor Network at https://forum.torproject.net/t/iran-circumventing-censorship-with-tor/4590

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0:00.0	Welcome to Ghost of a Podcast. I'm your host Jessica Lignato. I'm an astrologer, psychic
0:06.0	medium, and animal communicator, and I'm going to give you your weekly horoscope and no
0:10.4	bullshit mystical advice for living your very best life.
0:14.5	Hey there, ghosties. In this episode, I'll be doing a live reading with one of my beloved
0:21.8	listeners. Everyone stay listening on an intimate conversation and get inspired as we explore
0:27.4	perspectives on life, love, and the human condition. Along the way, we'll uncover valuable
0:32.5	insights and practical lessons that you can apply to your own life. And don't forget
0:37.2	to hit subscribe or at the very least mark your calendars because every Sunday, I'll
0:41.1	be back with your weekly horoscope. And that you don't want to miss. Let's get started.
0:48.0	Marcy, welcome to Ghost of a Podcast. Tell me what you would like a reading about.
0:53.1	Hello, Jessica. So I'm just going to read my question if that's okay. Perfect.
0:58.1	Dear Jessica, I guess I'm going through pre-menopause. I cannot believe it's happening. I am hit
1:05.0	by the idea that my body is actually finite and it's changing. I just now am realizing how
1:11.3	internalized these ideas of perpetuating youngness and being young in the inside and all this bullshit
1:18.4	are we actually do get old and it feels weird. I rarely hear anyone talking about this stage of
1:25.1	life and how raw, exhausting, and confusing it can be. The relationship with my body has
1:30.8	throughout my life been full of ups and downs, being a dancer, a performer, my body has embodied
1:37.5	different roles. And now reaching pre-menopause, I feel like I'm not ready to let go or to transform
1:43.3	some of these roles. I've always seen mature bodies as beautiful and have a really deep respect
1:49.7	for the biological phases in life. So feeling this resistance towards myself is kicking up
1:56.1	lots of shame as well. I would deeply appreciate if you could help me through understanding how to
2:01.8	live my chart at best and give me some advice on how to embrace this new phase of my life.
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