How to Advocate for Yourself in Perimenopause (In a World Full of Experts)

Episode DescriptionYou're not crazy. You're not lazy. And you're definitely not the only woman who has sat in a parking lot after a doctor's appointment wondering why you somehow left feeling worse.Women are being dismissed in exam rooms, overwhelmed by conflicting information online, and told to "just manage stress" while their bodies are clearly changing. So today we're getting into the how — how to actually advocate for yourself in perimenopause, what questions to ask, what red flags to watch for, who to trust (and who to scroll past), and how to stop feeling alone in the middle of all of it.This isn't me pretending to be a doctor. This is me, a real woman navigating all of this alongside you, handing you the guide I wish someone had handed me.Resources + Links Mentioned🎁 Free DownloadShe's Not Crazy. She's Perimenopause. — The free guide that goes with this episode. Symptom tracker, appointment prep, questions to ask your doctor, red flags, trusted resources, and a little "before you spiral on TikTok" gut check. Grab it → here💊 Jen's ProviderBlair Wellness and Weight Loss — Jen's functional medicine nurse practitioner practice. Joanna and Jenny specialize in perimenopause, HRT, and whole-picture women's health. Currently accepting patients. → Check them out here🩺 Pelvic Floor HealthDr. Taylor Edmiston, PT, DPT — Jen's sister and pelvic floor physical therapist. If you're leaking when you sneeze, dealing with pelvic pain, or just feel like no one has ever actually explained what's going on down there, follow her. → @edmistonphysicaltherapy📚 Voices Worth FollowingDr. Mary Claire Haver — Author of The New Menopause and The New PerimenopauseDr. Stacy Sims — Strength, fitness, and female physiologyDr. Jen Gunter — OB-GYN and myth-busterDr. Kelly Casperson — Women's sexual health and hormonesBeth Crosby, @thegarbagemom — Perimenopause, midlife, and the kind of honesty your group chat needsMelani Sanders, @justbeingmelani We Do Not Care Club — Less perfection, less performing, less apologizing for agingIf This Episode Hit HomeSend it to a woman in your life who needs it. You know who she is.And if you want the free guide — She's Not Crazy. She's Perimenopause. — grab it below. No email list selling, no upsell, no gimmick. Just the resource I think every woman navigating this chapter deserves to have in her hands.→ Get Your Guide HereThe Midlife Edit drops every Tuesday. Follow, share, and leave a review if this episode meant something to you — it's the single best way to help more women find this show.themidlifeeditco.com | @thejenweinstein