INSIDE THIS WEEK'S EDITION:

❤️‍🔥WHAT YOUR BODY IS TRYING TO TELL YOU 🗳️THIS IS POLITICAL (AND PERSONAL) 🧘‍♀️ONE THING TO RELEASE THIS WEEK 🧹TOOL I'M TESTING 🌙COSMIC CORNER

Happy Tuesday, Reader!

This week, we're talking about brain chemistry, a Gemini Season update, and an invitation to come hang out with me in June for the Get Your Shit Together Summit (a rare summit appearance - I know!!). Let's dive in! 🏊‍♀️

❤️‍🔥WHAT YOUR BODY IS TRYING TO TELL YOU

When You Can't Make Yourself Do the Thing, Listen

You've got a list. You've probably had the same list for three weeks. And every day you look at it, feel a low-level dread you can't quite name, and open Instagram instead. You've decided this means something is wrong with you.

It doesn't. Here's what's actually happening: research shows that procrastination is primarily an emotion regulation problem, not a productivity one. You're not avoiding the task, but rather, avoiding how the task makes you feel. That's important information, especially right now when the weight of the world seems to be living somewhere around our shoulders.

Research on perimenopausal women shows that the same patterns that once felt sustainable, over-functioning, people-pleasing, and perfectionistic striving, begin to fray during this transition. And there's biology behind it: estrogen helps neurons fire, supports new neural growth, stabilizes synaptic connections, and increases glucose consumption, the brain's primary fuel source. When estrogen levels drop, the brain enters a relative energy-deprived state. If this sounds like you, it's time to go get your levels checked. Because I'm willing to bet you're not lazy. You're simply running a different operating system and nobody handed you the manual.

So when you keep circling a task, get curious before you get critical. Ask: what am I actually avoiding here? Sometimes it's fear of doing it wrong. Sometimes it's that you genuinely don't want to be doing it at all. Your nervous system knew before your brain did. That's not a problem to fix. That's data.

❤️‍🔥SPEAKING OF EXPERIMENTS THAT FIT YOUR ACTUAL BRAIN

Get in on this Free Summit

If you've been in my circles for a while, you KNOW I don't do a lot of summits. But when Sarah Bowser reached out to me to talk about Astro-Healing, I had to jump on it!

She's put together a powerhouse collection of experts for the Get Your Shit Together Summit, a free 4-day virtual event with panels, coworking sessions, and several powerful sessions each day. It's perfect for quirky, neurodiverse, and creative women who are tired of cookie-cutter systems that don't account for her brain.

I'm on Day 3 (Imperfectly Experimenting): presenting AND on the panel for Designing Experiments That Succeed. My talk is Astro-Healing for High-Achieving Women: Working With Your Energy Instead of Forcing It. Which, if you've been here a while, tracks completely.

It's free. It's weird in the best way. It's for you.

🎟️ Grab your free ticket → getyourshittogethersummit.com​

🗳️THIS IS POLITICAL (AND PERSONAL)

The Research Says Your Doctor May Be Dismissing You

According to reproductive psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Payne at UVA Health, physical and emotional symptoms associated with perimenopause are "understudied and often dismissed by physicians." This is a documented pattern that might impact you personally.

A 2025 survey of 3,000 American women between 35 and 54 found that of those who sought healthcare for their symptoms, one in five were acknowledged but not taken seriously. And a landmark Monash University study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology in 2025 found that many women with clear biological indicators of perimenopause are not being identified as such, contributing to delays in care, misclassification, and unnecessary reductions in quality of life.

If things feel "off," you aren't being dramatic and you aren't being difficult. You might be in a legit hormonal transition that your doctor may have received very little training to recognize. This is why it's ESSENTIAL to speak up and advocate for your health. And sometimes that looks like finding a new provider who will listen to you.

🧘‍♀️ONE THING TO RELEASE THIS WEEK

The Version of You that Earned Her Worth by Never Needing Anything

She was resourceful and capable and she held everything together for everyone. She was also exhausted and running on empty and she never once asked if this was actually what she wanted.

Perimenopause has a way of making that version of you harder to maintain, not as punishment, but as information. Researchers note that the biological changes of this transition stop the body from colluding with over-functioning. It refuses to keep pretending everything is fine. That's an invitation to dig into what's not aligned in your life and what you need to do to change things for the better.

This week, release the idea that needing rest, support, or time for yourself is a character flaw. That has never been true. Your body is just finally loud enough that you can't argue with it anymore.

TAKE UP SPACE AND SAY YES TO YOURSELF THIS WEEK!

🌙COSMIC CORNER

Welcome to Gemini Season!

We're shifting astrological gears mid-week on Wed, May 20th. Gemini is social, lively, and deeply curious. Use the energy of the season to get curious about who you're connecting with, how you're moving between different environments (social, work, community building, etc.), and integrate playfulness into your day whenever you can. I'm talking literally swinging on a swing set at the park kind of play!