JJ Virgin compares perimenopause to paddling from a calm canal into rough water. She says you can handle it by building stress resilience and prioritizing sleep, exercise, and eating well. The key is putting yourself first instead of always caring for others.
Okay, perimenopause to me feels like you're paddleboarding out on this little canal. This is where I live. And then all of a sudden you get out into the bay and it's rough and you're all over the place. So I'm right there with you. It feels like you get knocked down, but you got to get up again. So you can weather the storm, and the more things that you do to help yourself out, like some stress resilience, some sleep, some exercise, some good eating, will make it easier. Let's try to focus on taking better care of ourselves during this time so we can suffer less. And by the way, that means put yourself first. You've been putting other people first for how long? Those days are over. It's time for you.
