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Perimenopause Libido and Cougar Puberty: What’s Actually Happening

Perimenopause Libido and Cougar Puberty: What’s Actually Happening

by Jennifer Steinbachs | May 13, 2026 | Perimenopause, Reckoning Years

🌗 Where nervous system wisdom rewrites the perimenopause/menopause playbook—part of The Reckoning Years series. You’ve seen the memes: “Cougar puberty.” The jokes about middle-aged women suddenly rediscovering sex, freedom, or chaos. They’re meant to be funny,...
When Desire Feels Dormant: Menopause Libido, Safety, and the Nervous System’s Quiet Fire

When Desire Feels Dormant: Menopause Libido, Safety, and the Nervous System’s Quiet Fire

by Jennifer Steinbachs | Jan 19, 2026 | Menopause, Reckoning Years

🌕 Where nervous system wisdom rewrites the menopause playbook—part of The Reckoning Years series. You notice it one night—the absence of wanting.Not repulsion, not avoidance, just stillness.You remember when desire used to hum under the surface like background...
Your Libido Isn’t Linear: Why Midlife Desire Runs on Different Fuel

Your Libido Isn’t Linear: Why Midlife Desire Runs on Different Fuel

by Jennifer Steinbachs | Jan 14, 2026 | Perimenopause, Reckoning Years

🌗 Where nervous system wisdom rewrites the perimenopause playbook—part of The Reckoning Years series. You used to want. Not constantly, but reliably. Desire would surface — sometimes inconveniently — and you’d recognize yourself in it. It was just there, part of...

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