When Everything Starts to Shift… How hypnotherapy can support your mind, body, and identity during perimenopause

There’s something about perimenopause that no one prepares you for…

It’s not just the hot flushes, the mood swings, or the bone-deep exhaustion that hits out of nowhere….

It’s the quiet shift in who you are...

The intrusive thoughts that make you second-guess yourself, even though you’ve always been confident.

The emotional outbursts that seem to come from nowhere…The part of you that doesn’t quite recognise herself in the mirror anymore…

If you’ve found yourself wondering, “Is it just me?” - let me assure you: it’s not.

This season of transition is deeply personal…

And it’s also deeply powerful - when we know how to support ourselves through it.

The Subconscious Mind During Perimenopause: What’s Really Going On?

Let’s go beneath the surface for a second…

During perimenopause, the fluctuation in hormones doesn’t just affect the body - it affects the brain…

Specifically, the limbic region, which plays a huge role in regulating our emotions, memory, and response to stress.

As estrogen and progesterone levels dip and shift, this part of the brain becomes more sensitive - which means:

• Emotional regulation becomes harder

• Old memories and unresolved beliefs rise to the surface

• Anxiety, irritability, and intrusive thoughts become more frequent

You might notice yourself reacting more emotionally…feeling overwhelmed more often…or revisiting old fears and patterns you thought were long gone.

That’s not a coincidence.

It's your subconscious becoming more accessible - and more active…

And while this might feel destabilising, it’s also a powerful invitation to do the deeper healing work.

Mental Health & Perimenopause: The Silent Crisis

A 2021 UK study found that 86% of women experiencing perimenopause also reported mental health challenges, with 1 in 10 women even considering suicide.

That’s not okay…

And it tells us something important:

This isn’t just about hormones. It’s about support.

The psychological effects of perimenopause can be profound:

• Low mood and depression

• Rising anxiety or panic attacks

• Emerging self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy

• Overwhelm from even the simplest tasks

• A subtle (or loud) identity crisis: “Who even am I anymore?”

And while many women turn to medication or “pushing through,” there’s another option.

What If You Could Rewire What’s Happening Beneath the Surface?

This is where hypnotherapy can be transformational…

Because it doesn’t just help you “cope” with the symptoms - it helps you access the subconscious patterns and emotional imprints that are amplifying them.

Hypnotherapy works with the subconscious mind (the very part that’s stirred up during perimenopause) to help:

• Reprogram unhelpful beliefs that are resurfacing

• Calm the nervous system and create internal safety

• Rebuild self-trust, confidence, and emotional resilience

• Release old identities and gently transition into new ones

And yes - hypnotherapy has been proven to reduce physical symptoms like hot flushes, insomnia, digestive issues, and muscle tension by supporting the body’s stress response.

But Here’s What I Think Might Matter Most…

This isn’t just about feeling better.

It’s about becoming who you are now…

Because perimenopause isn’t just a hormonal shift.

It’s an identity shift…

And that deserves to be honoured.

You don’t need to “bounce back” to your younger self.

You don’t need to compare your body, your energy, or your emotions to what they used to be.

What you can do is make space to grieve what’s gone…and welcome in what’s next…

Because on the other side of this transition is a version of you that’s freer, wiser, and deeply aligned with her truth.

3 Reasons to Try Hypnotherapy During Perimenopause

1. It helps you regulate rising anxiety and intrusive thoughts

By calming the limbic brain and working with your subconscious, hypnotherapy helps you feel grounded - even when your hormones are in flux.

2. It supports your identity shift - not just your symptoms

This is emotional work. Grief, reinvention, and self-acceptance all come up during this time. Hypnotherapy offers a space to process and reframe who you are becoming.

3. It relieves physical tension & stress-related symptoms

Insomnia, digestive issues, aches and pains - these are not just physical. They’re often a reflection of subconscious stress. Hypnotherapy can bring real relief.

Final Thoughts…

If you’re in the middle of this transition, I want you to know:

• You’re not falling apart. You’re recalibrating.

• You’re not the woman you used to be - and that’s okay.

There’s a new version of you waiting on the other side of this shift…

And she is powerful, whole, and deeply enough - exactly as she is.

Hypnotherapy can help you return to yourself - even if you’re meeting her for the first time.

If you’d like support unearthing the beliefs, patterns, and identities that are surfacing during this season, I’m here. Contact me for a free 30 minute heart to heart.