Meta description: Confused by night sweats, mood swings, and missed periods in your late 30s or 40s? Here's what perimenopause really is, how long it lasts, and what actually helps. You're 42. You've started waking up at 3 a.m. drenched in sweat. Yo...

There's a quiet juggling act that so many women know intimately — the morning you read a bedtime story before a board meeting, the evening you light a candle after submitting a compliance report, the weekend you pack your child's bag while mentally ...