Begin With Water 路 A 7-day audio practice
A practice for perimenopausal fatigue and mental clarity.
Fatigue and brain fog are two of the most common things women describe in midlife. They tend to compound as sleep and mood shift through perimenopause. Hydration is one of the simplest places to start, and one of the most overlooked.
Seven short audio practices from Michele Agostinelli, Family Nurse Practitioner. Listen while you walk, drive or cook. A few minutes that are yours before the day asks anything of you.
$37 CAD 路 One-time payment 路 Instant access 路 Listen on any device
Begin for $37
A system of nurturing yourself, through small action.
Most of us wake up already running a list. Meal prep, an email that needs sending, a family member's appointment, the work that won't wait. By the time we register thirst, we are often already behind.
In perimenopause, that pattern can show up as fatigue that sleep doesn't fix, an afternoon energy drop, or mental clarity that comes and goes. Intentional moments of hydration are a way to turn toward yourself and support your body through this transition.
Hydration is not the whole picture.
It is a foundation. As estrogen fluctuates and declines, the body's ability to hold onto water changes. That shift can contribute to lower mood, fatigue, headaches and foggy thinking.
This practice is one step in building a system of care through perimenopause, one you shape around your own life so the change lasts.
Seven short audio practices that fold into your day.
One audio practice a day, about ten to fifteen minutes. Nothing to add to your list. It fits into what you are already doing, with the physiology explained so you know why it matters at this stage of life.
Welcome 路 A short video from Michele
Day 1 路 First Water
Day 2 路 Lemon Water
Day 3 路 Collagen in the Car
Day 4 路 Taking Up Space in the Bathroom
Day 5 路 The Chia Jar
Day 6 路 Where Is My Water Bottle
Day 7 路 Skin, Season Changes and the Folds
Wrap Up 路 A Few More Drops
Who it's for
This is for you if you are in your forties or fifties and the fatigue isn't responding to the self-care that used to work.
This is for you if you want to meet perimenopause as a transition, not a problem to power through.
This is for you if "just drink more water" hasn't helped, and you want to understand what your body is asking for.
Begin With Water is educational. It does not treat medical conditions or replace medical care.
Your guide
About Michele
I'm Michele Agostinelli, a Family Nurse Practitioner registered with BCCNM and founder of Fern + Yarrow Health, a virtual functional medicine practice focused on women's hormonal health, perimenopause and autoimmune thyroid care.
I take a systems approach to perimenopause, with each woman's own story as the starting data to build from.
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Seven days, seven short audio practices. A starting point for listening to and nurturing yourself through perimenopause.
$37 CAD 路 Instant access
Begin for $37