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The Hidden Grief of Perimenopause: Identity, Aging & Letting Go
Perimenopause & Mental Health, Midlife Emotions & Identity Kira Hensley 2026-02-22 Perimenopause & Mental Health, Midlife Emotions & Identity Kira Hensley 2026-02-22

The Hidden Grief of Perimenopause: Identity, Aging & Letting Go

Perimenopause is not only hormonal. It is developmental. And developmental transitions often involve grief — even when life is going well.

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Perimenopause didn’t create this rage— it revealed the load. Perimenopause rage can feel like it comes out of nowhere—like you blink and suddenly you’re snapping. But for a lot of women, it’s not random. It’s your When perimenopause rage hits fast, it’s often an overload surge—your nervous system flipping into threat mode before your mind can catch up. The goal isn’t to “calm down perfectly.” It’s to create a tiny pause, red In perimenopause, your nervous system may stop buffering the load that you’ve been carrying. The body may now feel it as a threat and fire up to protect you from harm. View this as a signal that capacity is down and something needs to change