Ep. 282: Midlife, Perimenopause & Sobriety: How Alcohol Impacts Your Hormones, Sleep & Mood with Kate Baily

If you’re in your 40s or 50s and wondering why your body feels like it’s changing overnight, you are not imagining it. One minute you’re juggling kids, work, and family life—and the next you’re wide awake at 3 AM, drenched in sweat, moody, and exhausted. Welcome to perimenopause. 👉 Perimenopause is the transitional phase before menopause when estrogen and progesterone levels start fluctuating (sometimes for up to 10 years). These hormone shifts can bring on symptoms like hot flashes, poor sleep, anxiety, weight gain, mood swings, and brain fog. Now here’s the kicker: alcohol makes every single one of those symptoms worse. And that’s why today’s episode is so important. I asked Kate Baily—author, coach, speaker, and certified Menopause Doula, as well as co-author of Love Yourself Sober and Love Your Sober Year—to share how you can navigate midlife and perimenopause without relying on wine to cope. Kate is nine years sober, and she’s built her coaching work around helping women in midlife handle the physical, emotional, and hormonal changes that can feel like a perfect storm. Midlife is not a crisis. With the right tools, it can be a turning point—a time to reset, find your strength, and step into your next chapter alcohol-free. For the full shownotes, kindly go to this podcast episode link: https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/midlife-perimenopause-and-sobriety-how-alcohol-impacts-your-hormones-sleep-mood/ 4 Ways I Can Support You In Drinking Less + Living More Join The Sobriety Starter Kit, the only sober coaching course designed specifically for busy women. My proven, step-by-step sober coaching program will teach you exactly how to stop drinking — and how to make it the best decision of your life. Save your seat in my FREE MASTERCLASS, 5 Secrets To Successfully Take a Break From Drinking Grab the Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-Free. Connect with me for free sober coaching tips, updates + videos on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and TikTok @hellosomedaysober. Love The Podcast and Want To Say Thanks? ☕ Buy me a coffee! In the true spirit of Seattle, coffee is my love language. So if you want to support the hours that go into creating this show each week, click this link to buy me a coffee and I’ll run to the nearest Starbucks + lift a Venti Almond Milk Latte and toast to you! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hellosomeday 💕 Support the sponsors of The Hello Someday Podcast You can find all the special discounts mentioned on the show right here: https://hellosomedaycoaching.com/sponsors/ Leave me a rating and review on Apple Podcasts!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I read every single review and they really help the podcast algorithm decide to share my show with a wider audience. Just click here, scroll below the latest episodes, and you’ll see the link to “rate and review this podcast”. I’ll be forever grateful to hear from you and to read reviews like this one from Laura, “I’ve listened to so many sober podcasts and The Hello Someday Podcast is by far THE BEST Sobriety Podcast out there for women. This podcast was key to me quitting alcohol. Casey’s practical tips and tricks are invaluable, with advice I haven’t heard anywhere else. If I could give this podcast 27 stars I would!!” Connect with Casey McGuire Davidson To find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to www.hellosomedaycoaching.com