Show Notes
If you're waking at 3am, lying there with your brain running laps while the rest of the world sleeps, this episode is for you. Not because I have another list of sleep tips. But because I want to tell you something that nobody else has probably said to you yet. This is not stress. This is hormonal. And it is completely fixable. In this episode of The Hormone Hub Podcast I get really honest about my own sleep struggles — the racing brain, the random 3am worry spiral, the sadness that arrives out of nowhere in the middle of the night — and I explain exactly what is driving all of it from a hormonal perspective. Because once you understand what's actually going on, everything changes. What We Cover In This Episode 🔹 Why perimenopause sleep problems are hormonal, not psychological When progesterone declines in your 40s, you lose your body's natural calming buffer. That anxiety, that sadness, those racing thoughts at 3am? This is low progesterone. Not a mental health crisis. A hormone shift. 🔹 The cortisol and blood sugar connection When blood sugar drops overnight, your body releases cortisol and adrenaline to compensate. Those hormones do their job — but they also pull you straight out of sleep. This is one of the most common and most overlooked drivers of 3am waking in women over 40. 🔹 The exhausted but wired cycle Your cortisol rhythm has flipped. High when it should be low. Low when it should be high. So you're dragging through the day and wired the moment your head hits the pillow. This is not a personality trait. It is a hormonal pattern. 🔹 Why alcohol is making things worse It feels like it helps you relax. But biologically, alcohol reduces your REM sleep, raises your body temperature and increases the likelihood of waking in the second half of the night. I share my own experience with this — including the nausea — and what I suggest instead. 🔹 What to do when the 3am brain loop starts Two practical, science-backed strategies you can use tonight to calm your nervous system and get back to sleep without lying there fighting your own brain. The Real Reason Nothing Has Worked Most sleep advice is not designed for your body. Not at this stage of life. Not with what your hormones are doing right now. Sleep hygiene, meditation apps, earlier bedtimes — none of these are bad suggestions. But if your progesterone is low, your cortisol is dysregulated and your blood sugar is crashing overnight, no amount of screen-free evenings is going to fix that. You are not failing at sleep. You are solving the wrong problem. This episode will help you start solving the right one. Ready To Reset Your Sleep This Week? The 3am Fix is a simple, structured 7-day hormonal sleep protocol built specifically for women over 40. ✅ Five short video lessons ✅ A practical workbook ✅ A daily sleep tracker ✅ Bonus supplement guide Most women feel a real difference within 48 hours. Just $37 and backed by a full action-based money-back guarantee. 👉 Grab the 3am Fix here Want To Go Deeper? If you're ready to address the full hormonal picture — sleep, weight, energy, mood and more — The Hormone Code is my signature 8-week program for women in perimenopause and menopause. 👉 Learn more here Listen & Subscribe Find The Hormone Hub Podcast on: 🎧 Spotify 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 YouTube 🎧 Amazon Music If this episode resonated with you, please share it with a friend who needs to hear it. And make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss Episode 126 — where we go even deeper into why you don't actually have a sleep problem at all. 👀 Big love, Kylie x
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