Jul 31, 2026

22 min

The Symptoms Aren’t “Just Stress” They’re Perimenopause, with Allison Lorne

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You can do everything “right” and still feel like your mind and body are turning against you: waking up in panic, snapping at people you love, gaining weight you can’t explain, and lying awake at 3 a.m. with a racing heart. We’re naming the thing that gets missed far too often and far too late: perimenopause, the long hormonal transition that can start years before menopause and quietly reshape sleep, mood, energy, and self-trust.

I’m joined by Allison Lorne, CNM, a women’s healthcare provider who openly shares how she missed her own perimenopause signs for nearly a decade, even while working in women’s health. We talk about why so many clinicians receive limited menopause training, how that leads to women being offered antidepressants instead of a deeper root-cause conversation, and why estrogen decline matters across the entire body. If you’ve ever been told you’re “just stressed” while your symptoms keep escalating, this is the language and context you’ve been looking for.

We also widen the lens beyond symptoms and lab values. Allison describes perimenopause as a transformational portal, a time when boundaries get sharper, people-pleasing gets harder to maintain, and big questions rise up: What matters now? Who am I becoming? How do I want to live the second half of my life? We share a holistic approach that includes education, self-compassion, somatic awareness, and evidence-informed treatment options, including conversations about estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and supportive tools for better sleep and steadier moods.

If you want to explore Allison's work, start with her Wise Woman Quiz at healwithalison.com/quiz, and find her on Instagram at Alison underscore lawn underscore CNM. If this helped you feel seen, subscribe, share this episode with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more women can find real perimenopause support.


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