Perimenopause - When the veil gets ripped away with Janelle Adams

What happens when the woman who built everything, the business, the reputation, the carefully constructed independence starts to feel the veil being ripped away?This week's guest is Janelle, founder of Dark Cherry and one of Perth's most celebrated wedding cake artists. But this isn't really a story about cake. It's a story about a girl who was adopted, raised by the best mama ever, spent her teenage years in a goth phase she has zero regrets about, and moved to London on a whim (technically a surprise 50th birthday party) — staying for twelve years because she fell in love with the light, the history, and the particular freedom of having no safety net.Now she's back in Australia, deep in the perimenopause trenches, and doing the kind of soul-reckoning that nobody puts on the brochure. She's named her inner imposter Tiffany. She's questioning whether hyper-independence has been her superpower or her shield. And she's dreaming of writing a cookbook with her mum.We talk about the creativity that lives inside overwhelm, the tears that arrive uninvited, the moment you stop making Peppa Pig cakes and start making art — and what it means to finally, at this particular age, be coming home to yourself.This one's for every woman who thought she had it handled.https://www.darkcherry.com.au/https://www.instagram.com/thisdarkcherry/ resourcesJosh Fraser Young - Psychologist - https://www.instagram.com/joshfraseryoung/Speech Prof - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/speechprof/Dadhugs4yoursoul - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dadhugs4yoursoul/Will Hitchens - Australian Mental Health Advocate - https://www.instagram.com/willhitchens/ Thank you for tuning in to this episode of Unravelling: The Diary of a Midlife Mess.If something resonated with you today, I’d love to hear your thoughts,  come join the conversation on Facebook and Instagram @theglowupguide_au or visit sharonwilkesburt.com for more resources and support.Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review if you’re enjoying the journey so far!