S2, Ep 5 – Hormone Headlines: Sleep Sabotage

Why can’t you sleep? It’s not you. It’s your hormones—and your nervous system knows it.

If you’re tossing, turning, sweating through your sheets, or waking up at 3AM in a full-blown mental spiral—this episode is your survival guide.

In this episode of Hormone Headlines, Jen breaks down the neurohormonal chaos behind perimenopause sleep disruption. No, it’s not just bad sleep hygiene. Estrogen, progesterone, cortisol, and your nervous system are all in a power struggle—and your rest is the collateral damage.

• Why perimenopause wrecks your sleep—spoiler: it’s not just hormones, it’s your thermostat, stress response, and circadian rhythm
• What actually helps (and no, it’s not a 90-minute wind-down routine)
• How perfectionism and shame hijack your sleep, and how to reclaim rest without the pressure
• Real tools: cooling strategies, magnesium, herbal supports, CBT techniques, and nervous system signals that actually work
• Personal stories, science, and zero BS

You’ll leave this episode with a no-pressure plan to reduce friction, support regulation, and finally get some damn rest—even if your hormones are unhinged.

• Magnesium Glycinate
• Skullcap Tincture + Vital Sleep herbal support
• Oura Ring / Sleep Cycle app (or analog tracking!)
• Cooling bedding, movement timing, sleep-friendly foods
• CBT reframes + Polyvagal grounding tools

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• Join the Balance Life Lab – low-cost, no-BS community for ADHD + perimenopause support
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Know someone who’s blaming themselves for sleep sabotage that’s actually hormonal and neurological?

Send them this episode.

Tag @jenleemorse when you post it.

And as always—keep being unapologetically imperfect.