Ep 90 Alcohol and Perimenopause: Why Your Evening Glass Feels Different Now

Have you noticed that alcohol affects you differently than it used to?Maybe one glass of wine now leaves you waking at 3am, feeling anxious, exhausted or irritable the next day. If you're in your 40s and navigating perimenopause, you're not imagining it.In this episode of Happy Thriving Mums, Amanda explores the relationship between alcohol and perimenopause, explaining why hormonal changes can make your body respond differently to alcohol and how this can impact your sleep, mood, energy and blood sugar.This isn't an episode about giving up alcohol or feeling guilty for enjoying a drink. Instead, it's an invitation to become curious about what your body is telling you and to make choices that help you feel your best.Amanda explores:✨ Why alcohol affects women differently during perimenopause✨ The connection between oestrogen, alcohol metabolism and hormone changes✨ How alcohol can impact your sleep quality and contribute to 2–3am waking✨ The link between alcohol, blood sugar, cravings and energy crashes✨ Why that evening glass of wine often represents something deeper than the drink itself✨ Simple experiments to help you discover what works best for your body✨ Ways to create that "Friday night feeling" without relying on alcoholYour body isn't working against you, it's changing.Perimenopause is an opportunity to listen more closely to what helps you feel energised, calm and confident. Rather than focusing on restriction, focus on curiosity. Small changes can have a big impact on how you sleep, how you feel and how you show up every day.If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to Happy Thriving Mums, leave a review and share it with another woman navigating motherhood and perimenopause.Remember: you're not giving something up—you're choosing more of what helps you thrive.You’ve got this!👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇✨ Sign up for my newsletter 💖and I’ll share my favourite simple tips to support you wherever you are in your perimenopause and motherhood journey.Every fortnight I share inspiration, ideas and easy ways to become a happier, healthier version of yourself - not perfect, but in love with all your imperfections.Let's team up to support each other because when Mums Support Mums, we can be the best version of ourselves and that is great for everyone 💕💕⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribepage.io/radiatefitness-and-happy-thriving-mums-newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋Say hi 👋Linkedin: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/in/amandareidyradiatefitness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/radiatefitnessuk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556581364525 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.radiatefitness.co.uk/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠