Found 12 posts matching "anxiety"

Jul 28, 2026

8 min read

Where Did My Libido Go? Vaginal Dryness, Desire, and Intimacy in Perimenopause

Perimenopause and its associated hormone changes can start affecting your sex drive and vaginal health years before your period ever stops, and most people are never taught to look out for it. It often creeps up! Testosterone is a common blamed culprit, but there's more to the story than that: GSM (genitourinary syndrome of menopause), pain and dryness, loss of estrogen, night sweats, sleep disruption, self-esteem changes, and so much more can affect libido. There's a role for hormones (like vaginal estrogen), moisturizers, lube, therapy, and more.

Jul 13, 2026

6 min read

The 3 AM Wake-Up: Why Perimenopause Changes Your Sleep (And What to do About it)

Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, and then feeling tired all day is incredibly common in perimenopause. If you are struggling to get some Zzzs at night, you're not alone. Changes in estrogen and progesterone can affect anxiety, thermoregulation (hello, night sweats!), sleep apnea, melatonin levels, and more! Hormone therapy, caffeine timing, alcohol reduction, exercise, daylight exposure, melatonin, magnesium, CBT-I, acupuncture can all be involved in your plan. Read on to learn more.

Jun 15, 2026

10 min read

The Hormone Health Guide You Need in Your 30s, 40s, and 50s: 12 Things All Women Should Know

Navigating your hormone-based symptoms across your 30s, 40s, and 50s--insomnia and irritability to period changes and hot flashes--can leave you feeling dismissed, confused, and exhausted. You often have to wade through a mountain of well-crafted marketing, internet fear-mongering, and wellness-industry grifting to get real answers about your health, which is even more exhausting. Consider this your hormone health guide whether you're in perimenopause, have period problems, are on the pill, or are super stressed out. Here are the 12 hormone truths you need to know to navigate the wild, wild webs of the internets.

Nov 3, 2025

6 min read

The Truth About Hormone Testing: Estrogen, Progesterone, and "Hormone Imbalances"

Feeling like something is "off"? Like, you have a hormonal imbalance? Brain fog, cravings, hair loss, acne, hot flashes, insomnia, intrusive thoughts, crippling anxiety, and debilitating fatigue? This can be because of your hormones, but hormone testing isn't always the answer. Read this blog post to understand what tests you actually need.

Oct 16, 2025

5 min read

Perimenopause and Post-Menopause: What Are Your Hormones Doing Around Menopause?

Menopause seemed like a distant reality when I was in school, starting to learn about this transition marked by hormone changes. Not only that, I feel like we didn't really learn much about...

Jan 23, 2025

4 min read

Don't Snooze on These 6 Sleep Teas to Get Your ZZZs

Struggling with sleep disruptions during? These can be common before your period, during PMS symptoms, in perimenopause, and even if you have PCOS. Herbs can be powerful allies to naturally combat insomnia, soothe the nervous system, and help reclaim your restful nights.

Oct 28, 2024

4 min read

Do you have "cortisol face"?

Understanding cortisol face: separating fact from social media hype and exploring the truth behind facial changes and stress hormones.

Jul 17, 2024

4 min read

PCOS: Beyond the "Eat Less, Move More" advice from doctors

Let’s talk about the typical advice PCOS patients often receive: "just eat less and move more.” Mild weight loss can be helpful for anovulatory menstrual cycles and metabolic health, but this advice is often super unhelpful.

Apr 23, 2024

2 min read

Premenstrual Disorders, PMDD and PME: What can they look like?

PMDD was long grouped with PMS or as a severe form of PMS. But, these are not the same. April is premenstrual disorder awareness month. The two types of premenstrual disorders are: Both of these conditions are severe and cause major disruption in life.

Sep 20, 2023

3 min read

PCOS and Fatigue

Feeling tired is no fun. Fatigue seeps into all aspects of life: fun, cooking, making decisions, work, school, hobbies, pain tolerance, mood, aaand the list goes on. And when it comes to PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), the fatigue is typically multifaceted. What this means is that we've got to dot our "i"s and cross our "t"s.

Aug 2, 2023

4 min read

The Changes of Perimenopause

When I thought about menopause in my 20s, it seemed pretty far away. However, as I progress through the second half of my 30s, the transition to menopause doesn't actually seem (and isn't!) that far away.

Apr 5, 2023

3 min read

Natural PMDD Solutions

PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) can be a debilitating condition. I didn't realize just how debilitating until I started seeing it in my practice: not wanting to be around people shutting oneself in their closet or bedroom feeling "out of control" wanting to punch loved ones suicidal ideation Patients and online forums have shared sentiments similar