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Perimenopause Libido and Cougar Puberty: What’s Actually Happening

Perimenopause Libido and Cougar Puberty: What’s Actually Happening

by Jennifer Steinbachs | May 13, 2026 | Perimenopause, Reckoning Years

🌗 Where nervous system wisdom rewrites the perimenopause/menopause playbook—part of The Reckoning Years series. You’ve seen the memes: “Cougar puberty.” The jokes about middle-aged women suddenly rediscovering sex, freedom, or chaos. They’re meant to be funny,...
IUD in Perimenopause: What the Device Is Doing to Your Terrain

IUD in Perimenopause: What the Device Is Doing to Your Terrain

by Jennifer Steinbachs | May 13, 2026 | Perimenopause, Reckoning Years

🌗 Where nervous system wisdom rewrites the perimenopause playbook—part of The Reckoning Years series. You’re 45. Still “on the device.” Still cycling—sort of.Your IUD keeps bleeding light, predictable, or gone.Yet everything else feels off: Irritable, inflamed, and...
You Want to Feel Like Yourself Again

You Want to Feel Like Yourself Again

by Jennifer Steinbachs | Apr 19, 2026 | Perimenopause, Reckoning Years

🌗 Where nervous system wisdom rewrites the perimenopause playbook—part of The Reckoning Years series. Someone in your orbit just lost 50 pounds, or she’s down three sizes, or her weight loss drug before-and-after is everywhere you look this spring. And you feel...
Mirena Perimenopause Side Effects: What’s Missing

Mirena Perimenopause Side Effects: What’s Missing

by Jennifer Steinbachs | Apr 9, 2026 | Perimenopause, Reckoning Years

🌗 Where nervous system wisdom rewrites the perimenopause playbook—part of The Reckoning Years series. You inserted the Mirena years ago. Maybe for contraception, maybe for heavy bleeding, maybe because a provider suggested it would smooth out the perimenopause...
Post-Hysterectomy: When the Reckoning Isn’t Over

Post-Hysterectomy: When the Reckoning Isn’t Over

by Jennifer Steinbachs | Feb 21, 2026 | Perimenopause, Reckoning Years

🌗 Where nervous system wisdom rewrites the perimenopause playbook—part of The Reckoning Years series. You thought the hard part was over. The surgery is done. The uterus is gone. So why do you still feel like you’re unraveling? Hysterectomy Doesn’t End the...
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