Jul 16, 2026
44 min
Perimenopause Without The Gaslighting, with Christina Lewis
Your body starts changing before anyone gives it a name: sleep turns strange, energy drops, mood swings hit, and brain fog makes you doubt yourself. Then you finally ask for help and you get brushed off. We sit with that reality and we push back on it, because perimenopause is not a punchline or a personality flaw. It is physiology, and it deserves real support.
I’m joined by Christina Lewis, founder of Organic Shimmer, who rebuilt her life after a brutal stretch of pandemic loss, chronic pain, and hormone chaos. Christina shares what it looked like to go from feeling alone and depleted to feeling clear, strong, and hopeful again and why Pilates became her unexpected entry point to healing. We also talk about the unglamorous part of wellness after 40: routines that work, community that holds you up, and the decision to keep going even when you feel like you are falling apart.
We get practical about self advocacy in women’s health: broader blood work, asking better questions, and using AI carefully to understand results while still working with qualified professionals. Christina breaks down peptides in plain English, including what peptides are, why sourcing and physician guidance matter, and how topics like NAD+, BPC-157 and TB-500 show up in today’s longevity and recovery conversations. We also touch on hormone therapy, protein intake for women, and the mindset tools behind lasting reinvention.
If you’ve been told “everything is fine” while you feel anything but fine, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share it with a friend who needs a name for what she’s feeling, and leave a review so more women can find it. What question do you wish your doctor would actually answer?
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Website: organicshimmer.com
App: wellpep.app
Instagram: instagram.com/organicshimmer
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