June 04, 2025

Perimenopause, Purpose & Letting Go of the Maiden | Chelsea Etheridge

39 minutes

Episode 10: What happens when your body changes… and the world doesn’t talk about it? In this honest episode, Elle speaks with Chelsea Etheridge, founder of Not Young, a supplement company geared towards women in perimenopause.

Chelsea shares how navigating perimenopause became the unexpected spark for personal transformation and the creation of her platform, Not Young. She opens up about aging, identity, and why the “maiden-obsessed” culture is due for a rewrite. Take a listen...

Timestamps:

01:46 - Chelsea's story

09:05 - Story of Not Young

10:25 - Signs of perimenopause

16:16 - View on aging

19:03 - Plot twist!

20:18 - Husband's health

26:44 - Mothering today

35:20 - Future of Not Young

Show Links:

Not Young

Discount Code: SR69JVRINV

Not Young. Better. podcast

Not Young Instagram

Down The Well Links:

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Elle's Instagram - ⁠⁠instagram.com/ellerowley⁠

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About Down The Well:

Motherhood should be full of joy and meaning. But it often isn't. Why is that? On Down the Well, Elle Rowley, talks through the mother's hero's journey, and why it's different from the one you might have learned in school or books.

Unlike the traditional hero's journey, mothers have to descend into the depths of their own soul. No one comes out of motherhood the same, and with the right perspective and resources, we can make sure that transformation is for the better.

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