Waking up in the middle of the night is one of the most common sleep challenges women face in midlife. In this episode of the Bloom & Beyond Podcast, Coach Courtney explains how hormones, cortisol, and blood sugar shifts contribute to nighttime waking — especially between 2 and 4 a.m. This episode offers clarity, reassurance, and compassionate insight into why sleep disruption happens during perimenopause and menopause.