In this episode of MOMumental Reinvention, Erika Hanafin Austria tells the story behind her essay Two Chapters, One Body, One Year: becoming a mother at forty-one while perimenopause and postpartum arrived at once, the labs that revealed low testosterone and low progesterone, and the reframe that changed how she sees every woman. It was never her character. It was her chemistry.00:00 A body building a life and coming apart in the same season
00:00 A body building a life and coming apart in the same season
00:40 Welcome, and one honest note (this is not medical advice)
01:20 The two chapters: the baby and the night sweats
04:00 The moment I left out of the letter: the parking garage
07:30 A reader note that landed
09:00 Chemistry, not character
11:30 Where to start, and the Vol II Hormones companion
13:00 The reflection questions
Read the companion essay: HERE
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Not medical advice. One woman's story, so you can ask better questions sooner.
Erika Hanafin Austria. MOMumental Moments®, The PHASE™, MOMumental Reinvention.
