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Hello Hormones with Dr. Carrie Jones

Hello Hormones with Dr. Carrie Jones

60: Dr. Melissa Sonners: Why Women In Perimenopause Need To "Rebrand Self-Care"

Jun 9, 2026 · 57m

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Women in midlife are told their burnout is a willpower problem. That if they just set better boundaries, did the morning routine, booked the massage, and stopped saying yes to everything, they would feel better. But what almost no one is talking about is that your nervous system is the master control of every hormone in your body, and by the time women hit perimenopause, that system has been stuck in "pedal-to-the-metal mode" for years. In the latest episode of Hello Hormones, I sit down with Dr. Melissa Sonners, a mind-and-body alignment expert, chiropractor, and author of the brand new book The Connection Code. After her own brutal battle with neurological Lyme, meningitis, and…