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Menopause, Insomnia, and the Disappearing Bullshit Filter
· 21 min · Episode 47
Episode Menopause, Insomnia, and the Disappearing Bullshit Filter
The dogs woke me up. Menopause made sure I stayed awake. And suddenly my nervous system was hosting a 3:00 a.m. board meeting about every decision I have made since 1997.
In this episode of Midnight Menopausal Meanderings, we are talking about the biology behind menopause-related insomnia, including hormonal changes, temperature dysregulation, nervous-system activation, and why one small interruption can leave you staring at the ceiling for hours.
But this conversation goes deeper than sleep.
What happens when exhaustion, hormonal changes, and limited emotional bandwidth make it harder to keep performing, accommodating, and pretending everything is fine?
Maybe menopause does not create a new woman.
Maybe it reveals the woman who no longer has the neurological energy to tolerate bullshit.
We explore:
• Why sleep becomes more difficult during menopause • How estrogen and progesterone changes affect the brain • Why hot flashes and nighttime awakenings can trigger hypervigilance • How sleep deprivation affects emotional regulation • Why your tolerance for emotional labor may suddenly disappear • How to listen to the truths that surface at midnight without immediately blowing up your entire life before breakfast
You are not failing at sleep.
Your biology has changed, your nervous system is adapting, and your body may finally be refusing to finance the performance.
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