What happens when two women in the middle of perimenopause start having the conversations they wish someone had with them sooner?
In part two of this conversation, Sara and Jenny Schatzle get deeply personal about hormones, HRT, relationships, and what it actually feels like when your body—and identity—start changing in midlife.
They open up about their own perimenopause journeys, navigating symptoms that left them feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, disconnected from themselves, and searching for answers. They also talk honestly about the role HRT has played in their lives, the emotional complexity surrounding body image and aging, and the pressure women feel to keep holding everything together while silently struggling.
But this episode also dives into something so many women quietly experience: how perimenopause can impact our relationships, communication, and ability to ask for help. Sara and Jenny talk about partnership, emotional support, resentment, overwhelm, and learning how to stop carrying everything alone.
This episode feels like sitting down with women who are finally saying the quiet parts out loud.
Topics include:
- Perimenopause and hormonal changes
- HRT and women’s health
- Relationships and communication in midlife
- Emotional labor and asking for help
- Body image and aging
- Partnership and support
- Friendship, honesty, and feeling less alone
- Learning to redefine health and self-worth
If you’ve ever looked around at your life and thought, “Why does this suddenly feel so much harder?”—this conversation will probably feel very familiar.
