Hey friends, it's Rosie here.
Welcome back to Radio Headspace.
Just before I turned 40, something happened that I did not see coming.
I was sitting on the couch watching expedition unknown on the Discovery Channel.
Nothing dramatic, no crisis, no major life shift.
Just me, casually watching someone dig through some ancient ruins.
And then, out of nowhere, my heart started racing.
Not in a, this show is intense, way?
In a full body, what is happening to me kind of way?
My chest tightened, my vision narrowed, my breath shortened.
I felt like I was losing control.
It had been years since I'd had a panic attack.
The last time I experienced anything like that, I was a teenager.
So this felt confusing.
Weeks of tests followed.
Blood work, specialists, appointments.
That quiet medical limbo where you start googling symptoms at 2 a.m.
And convincing yourself of everything and nothing at once?
Eventually, the answer came, perimenopause.
Young, I know.