What we really need to understand is that as we get into midlife, a menopause, all of those years,

we are naturally going to see a decrease in our deep sleep.

Hi, I want to welcome you to midlife conversations.

I'm Natalie Jill, your host, and I help midlife women redefine and rebrand aging.

On this podcast, I do what I do best, taking complicated information and conversations

around aging that are relevant to us now and breaking it all down simply with actionable

steps that you can implement to level up your life because your best years are yet to come.

I also regularly interview some of the most inspiring people living in their best midlife

years. On this show,

I cover topics about our health, hormones, navigating weight, blood sugars, our mood, focus

changes, even our relationships, career changes, beauty, and more.

Sleep is one of those really touchy subjects, especially in midlife women.

We either love it and we're proud of our sleep, but more often than not, we're frustrated

that we're not getting the right sleep, enough sleep, the early sleep, the late sleep

in, the deep sleep, the restorative sleep that we need.

And especially in midlife with hormone shifting and things happening, there's a lot of buzz around

waking up in the middle of the night, 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, not being able to fall back

asleep. There's also the issues of having delayed sleep, not being able to fall asleep at all,

or even procrastinating when

it's time to go to sleep. Why does sleep become such a change for us in midlife? And is this a

huge concern? Is this going to affect our health, our metabolic health, our livelihood,

our longevity? Is it going to affect that? And is it safe to take supplements or pills

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