The Forties Formula · Amanda Lim & Jasmin Dhillon

The Real Reason Women Fall Apart in Perimenopause

·51 min·5 clips
Dr. Olivia Lee-Lesler explains that symptoms like itching or asthma are your body's evolutionary attempts to protect you.
Dr. Olivia Lee-Lesler, an expert in psychoneuroimmunology, discusses why women's health symptoms are often dismissed despite normal test results, exploring the connections between perimenopause, mitochondrial function, and neurocognitive vulnerability. The conversation covers protein deficiency, HRT misconceptions, and the importance of self-compassion for women in their 40s.

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A blunt midlife account of dismissal, unraveling, and learning to listen to the body.

The episode stays grounded in the daily strain of perimenopause: normal tests that do not explain anything, pain that gets waved off, and the slow loss of self that can come from performing roles for years.

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When your body feels off and everyone keeps saying the tests are fine.

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