Dear Midlife Goddesses, I say this with love: there is a price to pay for all the stress, toxicity etc that we’ve built up in our bodies over decades of high intensity living and stimulation. Here’s what happens to progesterone, your soothing hormone, during the time around menopause known as ‘perimenopause’. Symptoms like irritability, poor sleep, nervous tension and high cortisol are all linked to changing progesterone levels in midlife and I’m here to tell you that it’s prevalent and possibly helpful. Read on for more info.