25d • General discussion
I'm over it.
Women in perimenopause are being sold a story. That their hormones are broken. That their body is the problem. That if they could just fix their estrogen, track their macros, and hit their protein goals, everything would fall into place.
I'm done with that narrative.
Of course hormones matter. They do. But I keep having conversations with smart, capable, incredible women white-knuckling their way through protocols and still feeling lost.
The worst part is the sense of identity - still feeling like they misplaced themselves somewhere between the school lunches and the quarterly reports.
My best friend and I have been talking a lot lately about grief. The grief of losing someone special AND ALSO, the grief of being in a life stage that feels sudden, confusing, demanding and overwhelming. We are in it.
Here's what I actually believe: lasting health starts with your nervous system. Not your cortisol panel. Not your supplement stack. Your nervous system.
And sometimes the most powerful thing you can do today isn't a workout.
It's a 3 minute smoothie that fuels you for hours without thinking about it.
It's 15 minutes of online Mahjong when you had other things to do (because your brain needed space, not more input)
It's a podcast that reminds you that you're not falling apart. You're in a season.
The smoothie I make when I need to feel like I'm taking care of myself without making it a whole thing:
1 cup unsweetened almond milk, 1/4 avocado, 1 heaping cup frozen mango, 1 giant handful of baby spinach, 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, 1 tsp ground flaxseed. Ice to thicken
Blend it. Drink it. Done. Anti-inflammatory, genuinely filling, and it tastes nothing like a green smoothie should be allowed to taste.
You're not lost. You're not broken. You're holding an extraordinary amount together and doing it mostly without acknowledgement.
There will be time to exhale. That's coming.
For now? Blend the smoothie. Play the Mahjong. Keep going.
You're doing great.
xxChristie
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