After years of listening to women describe symptoms they were told to “push through,” we’ve noticed a pattern: so much fear comes from being unprepared. Women enter perimenopause expecting chaos, decline, or loss, when in reality, what’s missing is information.
For decades, no one explained what happens when progesterone dips, when estrogen begins to fluctuate, or why sleep suddenly disappears even when nothing else in life changes. No one said that perimenopause could feel like reverse puberty; disorienting at times, but also full of growth.
Mirror Talks exists for these conversations. It’s where we meet women who turn their own confusion into clarity for others. Educators, clinicians, and guides who believe women deserve more than fear-based narratives. They deserve honest, empowering knowledge.
In this episode, we meet Dr. Carrie Jones, a hormone and women’s health educator whose career began with frustration in a high-school health class taught by a football coach and evolved into a mission to demystify hormones for millions.
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✨ “Reverse puberty”: How Carrie reframes the perimenopause story
Carrie didn’t choose perimenopause as her specialty; it chose her. Early in her career, she cared for women across every life stage, but she admits she didn’t fully get perimenopause until she entered her 40s herself. Suddenly, the symptoms her patients described became her lived experience: the insomnia, the mood changes, the “why do my ears itch?” moments no one talks about.
What she discovered is that the earliest signs often go unnoticed: not hot flashes, but sleepless nights, mood swings, heavier periods, and the quiet drop in progesterone that reshapes everything long before menopause begins.
She also learned how powerful shared stories can be. When she spoke publicly about symptoms like phantom smells or itchy ears, sensations many women feared were neurological, the flood of “me too” messages revealed how isolated women had felt.
For Carrie, the solution is twofold: better education and more compassion. She believes women deserve support tailored to their physiology, whether that includes lifestyle shifts, herbs, magnesium, hormone therapy, or simply learning to say no without guilt.
Perimenopause isn’t decline. It’s a transition and, with preparation, it can be a chapter defined by strength, clarity, and a deeper sense of self.
🩵 Guest Bio: Dr. Carrie Jones
Dr. Carrie Jones is an internationally recognized educator in women’s health and hormones. With a background in functional medicine, years of clinical practice, and a gift for turning complex science into accessible guidance, she has become a trusted voice for women navigating perimenopause and menopause.
Her work blends research, physiology, and lived experience, creating space for women to understand and trust their own bodies.
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Mirror Talks is a Mira podcast celebrating women trailblazers who turn personal challenges into growth, healing, and impact.
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