28/04/2026
Perimenopause + teens = your nervous system is already doing a full day’s work before 8am.
Your “stress bath” starts the morning half full…
�Add hormones, broken sleep, emotions and a teenager who can’t find their blazer 🙃
�…and suddenly you’re overflowing before you’ve even left the house.
So I changed one thing 👇
�I go before the chaos.
Wake my teen, let them know I’m heading out, and I walk or go to the gym.
�Not for fitness.
�For capacity.
Because that early movement helps lower my baseline stress and regulate my nervous system…
�So when the “we’re going to be late!!” moment hits,�I’m not already at the edge.
Does it make teenagers easier?
�Absolutely not 😅
But it does mean I handle it differently.
�Calmer. Less reactive. Less shouting (well… most days).
You don’t need a perfect morning routine.
�You need space in your nervous system.
Empty a little of the “stress bath” first…
�and watch how much more manageable the morning feels.
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