Meet Danielle! 

Your Perimenopause Coach.

I'll be honest—despite my Stanford degree, UC Berkeley MPH, and 20 years in women's health, I was completely unprepared when perimenopause hit me like a freight train in my early 40s.

Maybe you know this feeling. One day you're crushing it, juggling everything with grace, and then suddenly you're standing in your kitchen wondering why you walked in there. Again. Your body feels foreign, your energy has vanished, and that confident woman you used to be? She feels like a stranger.

That was me—battling mysterious fatigue that doctors dismissed for YEARS. When they finally prescribed medication for my thyroid, it made everything worse. Brain fog so thick I couldn't think straight, anxiety that felt like my chest was constantly tight, and sleepless nights wondering if I'd ever feel like myself again.

As someone running my own business, I watched helplessly as both my health and work began falling apart. The terror was real—what if this was my new normal?

But here's what I want you to know: that rock-bottom moment became my turning point. I refused to accept that feeling awful was just part of being a woman over 40. Our bodies aren't betraying us—they're asking for what they need.

If you're reading this feeling lost or like you're losing yourself, I see you. I've been exactly where you are. This doesn't have to be your story forever.

Maybe this sounds familiar...

You turned 40 and suddenly your body started doing things that made no sense. Thinning hair, tender breasts, mood swings that aren't just "feeling emotional"—you're experiencing rage you haven't felt since you were a teenager.

Sleep became elusive. Bone-deep fatigue settled in. Your mind, once sharp as a tack, now feels wrapped in cotton. You can't remember simple things, and the anxiety whispers that maybe you're just not capable anymore.
You finally worked up the courage to ask for help, only to be told your symptoms aren't "severe enough" or this is just "part of getting older." They ran one basic test, declared everything "normal," and suggested it's just stress.

But you know this isn't stress. This isn't normal. And you're tired of being dismissed.

I spent years advocating for myself before getting proper answers. Even then, the prescribed medication shut my body down completely. I became so exhausted that I had to choose between making a smoothie OR taking a shower each day. For six weeks, my bed became my world.

The brain fog meant I could barely work. I made mistakes I would never have made before, damaging relationships I'd worked years to build. The athlete who loved mountain biking and trail running couldn't walk her dog around the block.

Maybe you're there right now, wondering if the ambitious, capable woman you used to be is gone forever.  She's not. I promise you, she's not.