You're Not Crazy! It's Perimenopause with Jenny Smith

In this episode, Jenny tackles a question so many women are asking: Should I have my hormones tested? She breaks down why the answer isn’t as simple as you might think, and why you don’t necessarily need labs to know you’re in perimenopause. She also shares when testing can be helpful, and why timing and context matter more than most women realize. Jenny also uncovers what’s often missing from sta...

In this episode, Jenny breaks down the role of testosterone in women’s health and why this often-overlooked hormone matters during the menopause transition. She explains what testosterone does in the female body, including its impact on motivation, muscle strength, libido, confidence, and cognitive sharpness, and how symptoms can show up when levels are too low or too high. Jenny also discusses co...

In this episode of You’re Not Crazy, It’s Perimenopause , we’re talking all about estrogen, your body’s primary growth and protection hormone, and what it looks like when it’s low, when it’s high, and when it’s balanced. If you’ve been dealing with anxiety, mood swings, brain fog, low energy, or just not feeling like yourself, this will help you understand what’s really going on during perimenopau...

If you’re a woman over 40 dealing with anxiety, poor sleep, mood swings, or feeling constantly on edge, low progesterone during perimenopause could be the missing piece. In this episode, Jenny breaks down what progesterone actually does in the body and why it’s often the first hormone to decline in perimenopause. You’ll learn the common symptoms of low progesterone (like anxiety, insomnia, and irr...

In this episode, Jenny explains why the strategies that worked in your 20s and 30s, like pushing through stress, skipping meals, or running on little sleep, often stop working in your 40s. As you enter perimenopause, fluctuating hormones such as progesterone, estrogen, and testosterone begin to affect your mood, sleep, stress tolerance, energy, and body composition.  Jenny breaks down what’s happe...

In this episode of You’re Not Crazy, It’s Perimenopause, Jenny Smith gets real about a topic many women feel ashamed to talk about: the sudden anger, irritability, and even moments of despair that can show up during the menopause transition. Jenny shares a personal story from a season marked by intense stress, disrupted relationships, and coping with alcohol, and how looking back helped her unders...

Perimenopause can begin up to 10 years before menopause, yet many women don’t realize that’s what they’re experiencing. In this episode, Jenny explains what perimenopause really is, the hormonal shifts behind common symptoms, and how to recognize the early signs, from anxiety, poor sleep, and mood swings to cycle changes, fatigue, and weight gain. Jenny also shares why stress becomes harder to man...

In this first episode of You’re Not Crazy, It’s Perimenopause , Jenny shares her personal experience that led her to this work. In her early 40s, she began feeling exhausted, anxious, and unlike herself, but no one could explain why. She was told to “eat better and exercise,” yet she knew something deeper was going on. After being misdiagnosed and struggling for answers, Jenny discovered functiona...

Welcome to You’re Not Crazy, It’s Perimenopause — a real-talk podcast for women over 40 navigating anxiety, mood swings, stress, and the emotional and physical changes of perimenopause. Hosted by board-certified Functional Medicine Health Coach Jenny Smith, this podcast helps women understand their hormones and midlife health so they can start feeling like themselves again. Each week, listeners ga...