The Real Impact of Alcohol on Hormones, Mood and Identity

Alcohol doesn’t just affect your liver. It touches every part of your life. For women in perimenopause, alcohol hits differently. Your hormones are already fluctuating. Your nervous system is more sensitive. Your stress threshold is lower.

Even one or two drinks can disrupt your sleep, spike anxiety the next morning and heighten irritability or low moods.

But most of all? It numbs. It disconnects you from your inner voice. From your joy. From the woman you're becoming.

Can supplements fix your hormones?

Not exactly.
But the right ones can support you as you build better balance.

Ashley explains that supplements like magnesium, ashwagandha, and reishi aren’t quick fixes. They layer into your system slowly, helping to reduce cortisol, ease sleep disruption, stabilise blood sugar and support nervous system health.

That’s what helps your body stop operating in fight-or-flight—and start finding rhythm again.

Rethinking Hormonal Health in Midlife

Here’s what really matters: the way you live every day has a huge impact on how your hormones behave. Victoria and I are completely aligned on this. We kept coming back to the foundations—the pillars of what I call the RESET Plan: Reclaim Energy, Strength, Empowerment and Trust.

You don’t have to accept brain fog, low energy or feeling not quite yourself as your new normal. This conversation was such a powerful reminder that midlife can be a time of awareness, clarity, and change—when we give ourselves the tools and support to feel well.