Struggling to reclaim your identity and find joy in midlife?  You’re far from the only one! In this episode, I’m joined by women’s health and hormone expert Dr. Sonya Jensen to explore how you can turn your midlife overwhelm into a true awakening.   We talk about the reality of this season—juggling kids, careers, aging parents, and big life transitions—while your body undergoes one of its most profound hormonal and emotional shifts.  Unresolved trauma can surface out of nowhere during perimenopause and menopause, but we cover why these mental and emotional shifts make sense biologically. Dr. Jensen invites you to reframe midlife as a powerful opportunity to celebrate change rather than resist it, and to reconnect with peace, joy, and self-trust.   This conversation is packed with tools to help you refocus your mind and reclaim the parts of yourself that may have been lost along the way.  Tune in here to redefine who you are in midlife! Dr. Sonya Jensen ND Sonya Jensen is a Naturopathic Physician, international speaker, author, and embodied healer who guides women to reclaim their power through hormonal wisdom, emotional depth, and ancestral healing. She integrates trauma-informed modalities, herbs, nutrition, hormone therapy, longevity medicine, and nervous system support to address the unseen patterns behind hormonal imbalance. Dr. Sonya Jensen is the founder of the HER Method and the HER Community, where she helps women decode the stories their bodies are telling to transform relationships, fertility, perimenopause, and life’s transitions.  IN THIS EPISODE Shifts that happen physically and mentally in perimenopause  How to handle the resurfacing of trauma that comes in midlife  Changing the narrative around women’s hormonal shifts in all stages of life  Showing yourself grace and recognizing that shifts in your mental capacity are normal and okay Making changes to help support your emotions during perimenopause and menopause  Best lifestyle tips to regulate your mind and body back to a state of peace  Discussing boundaries and discernment in midlife and what that can look like for you  How to learn more about healing your hormones with Dr. Sonya Jensen’s latest book  QUOTES “I wish I had just sat down with other women and just talked about these transitions, and just talked about the challenges I'm feeling. But when you have this pressure on yourself to make it seem like you have it all together so you can hold space for others, it's really challenging to ask for help.” “When we normalize that, then we can normalize perimenopause and the changes that we go through and the suffering that we may go through, but we can have a different relationship to that suffering.” “We're losing those hormones. We're losing that armor. We're losing that protection that those hormones we're giving you. So if we're low in estrogen, most women will feel less motivated, maybe a little bit more depressed, maybe more fearful too because estrogen does help to stabilize that fear center.” RESOURCES MENTIONED Order my latest book: The Perimenopause Revolution HERE https://peri-revolution.com/ Order Dr. Jensen’s Book: Heal Your Hormones, Reclaim Yourself http://www.healyourhormonesbook.com Dr. Jensen’s Website Dr. Jensen on Instagram RELATED EPISODES  722: Why Women Feel Unsafe Right Now: Trauma, Hormones & Protecting the Next Generation with Dr. Aimie Apigian 720: Why No One Talks About Loneliness in Midlife—And Why It’s Not Just You  717: “I Don’t Feel Like Myself Anymore”: The Mental & Emotional Reality of Perimenopause 702: How to Heal Trauma and Rebuild Trust Through Connectability with Anna Runkle