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Neurobiology

The Biology Beneath the Feeling

What oestrogen actually does in your brain, why the stress response changes, and how to work with your biology rather than against it.

1

Your Brain on Perimenopause

What oestrogen does · ~25 min

2

The Stress Response Is Different Now

HPA axis and cortisol · ~25 min

3

Why Your Emotions Are More Intense

Amygdala and reactivity · ~25 min

4

The Physical and the Psychological Are One

Integrated understanding · ~25 min

5

Working With Your Biology

From enduring to engaging · ~30 min