I’m just beginning to appreciate how perimenopause impacts the nervous system - thank you for this in depth explanation! Understanding and working with the nervous system was a key component for me in overcoming binge eating, but I didn’t appreciate how our changing hormones could impact the brain’s perception of safety.
The connection I have clearly seen is the one you mentioned about the physical changes in our bodies and how so many women try to make drastic changes to the diet to try to get the “old body” back, which sometimes unintentionally leads to the road of disordered eating.
Your publication helps clarify what is happening in the body (including my overnight jowls!). Looking forward to reading more about what to do with all of it…
Thanks for your thoughtful comment! I love connecting with people who have learned about the nervous system and use this knowledge to their benefit (and, in your case, the benefit of others). Do you feel like you've unlocked the secret to life? This can be applied to so many different areas. We shouldn't have to wait until something goes haywire to learn about this stuff.
The road to disordered eating is paved with good intentions. I wish I had known before how easy it was to end up with an unhealthy eating pattern in perimenopause.
I just got weighed today at the doctor's office, and I cringed, but I allowed the feelings and moved on. I'm healthy and that's what matters.
Yes - knowing about the nervous system is the secret to life! And listening to and honoring our body as it communicates with us is also a secret! Neither one is easy but both are crucial.
I've gone back and forth with the doctors office weighing - I spent a long time getting weighed backwards or blind, and now I get on but don't let the number mean anything than something they write down with everything else. It's a journey for sure. No number can ever tell you whether or not someone is healthy!
I’m just beginning to appreciate how perimenopause impacts the nervous system - thank you for this in depth explanation! Understanding and working with the nervous system was a key component for me in overcoming binge eating, but I didn’t appreciate how our changing hormones could impact the brain’s perception of safety.
The connection I have clearly seen is the one you mentioned about the physical changes in our bodies and how so many women try to make drastic changes to the diet to try to get the “old body” back, which sometimes unintentionally leads to the road of disordered eating.
Your publication helps clarify what is happening in the body (including my overnight jowls!). Looking forward to reading more about what to do with all of it…
Thanks for your thoughtful comment! I love connecting with people who have learned about the nervous system and use this knowledge to their benefit (and, in your case, the benefit of others). Do you feel like you've unlocked the secret to life? This can be applied to so many different areas. We shouldn't have to wait until something goes haywire to learn about this stuff.
The road to disordered eating is paved with good intentions. I wish I had known before how easy it was to end up with an unhealthy eating pattern in perimenopause.
I just got weighed today at the doctor's office, and I cringed, but I allowed the feelings and moved on. I'm healthy and that's what matters.
Oh no, on the jowls!
Yes - knowing about the nervous system is the secret to life! And listening to and honoring our body as it communicates with us is also a secret! Neither one is easy but both are crucial.
I've gone back and forth with the doctors office weighing - I spent a long time getting weighed backwards or blind, and now I get on but don't let the number mean anything than something they write down with everything else. It's a journey for sure. No number can ever tell you whether or not someone is healthy!