In this episode of the Bossy Bitch Podcast, Elsa sits down with the brilliant and warm-hearted Kirstin Bouse - midlife psychologist, founder of All About Her, and host of the Midlife Bites podcast - for a conversation that is equal parts honest, hilarious, and deeply needed.

Kirstin was doing menopause before it was cool - professionally AND personally - and she's here to tell us everything we wish someone had told us sooner. From her own "what the hell is going on with me" journey through perimenopause, to why she sold an 18-year private practice and built something entirely new, this is the real, unfiltered truth about midlife that no one's talking about loudly enough.

This conversation is about:

• Perimenopause and what it actually feels like from the inside
• Why symptoms get missed, misdiagnosed, or blamed on everything else
• The difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist (finally explained!)
• Why hormones alone don't fix everything
• Estrogen - the "hormone of accommodation and servitude" - and what happens when it drops
• Women waking up and refusing to be everyone's everything anymore
• The psychological power of midlife - and why it's actually your time

The Truth About the Midlife Transition
Kirstin and Elsa unpack:

• Why perimenopause can last anywhere from 3 to 12 years
• How the biopsychosocial model looks at women as whole humans - not just hormones
• What "waking up" in midlife actually means for relationships, identity and boundaries
• Why so many women spend years not recognising themselves before the shift happens
• The wisdom that only comes from living life - and why midlife women are wildly underestimated
• Why it really does get better on the other side - from someone who's been through the shit show and come out the other side

This is a masterclass in midlife, mental health, and what it means to finally put yourself first.
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