Welcome to Radio Headspace and to Tuesday.
So yesterday, we talked about the fear of aging.
But today, I want to talk about one of the things that can make that fear feel very real.
The moment when you realize your body is changing in ways you didn't expect.
For me, that moment came when I started perimenopause.
I didn't see it coming.
I mean, I knew it existed.
I just didn't think it would be something I'd be dealing with yet.
And then seemingly overnight, my body felt different.
The workouts I'd always done didn't feel the same.
My energy wasn't the same.
My sleep?
Forget it.
I was waking up at random hours like I had an internal alarm clock I never set.
And then one day, I caught my reflection in a studio mirror after teaching a class,
and I just didn't recognize myself.
It wasn't bad.
It wasn't dramatic.
I just didn't look like me.
My body was changing.