Hot flashes, mood swings, and brain fog aren’t always “just perimenopause.” In this episode, Dr. Mylaine Riobé, MD, reveals how burnout often masquerades as perimenopause — and what to do about it. Learn why your symptoms are early warning signs of deeper imbalances, how stress physiology collides with hormones, and most importantly, how to reset your metabolism so you can sail through this transition unscathed.

✅ What you’ll learn in this episode:

✅ Why hot flashes are really burnout plus hormonal shifts

✅ How burnout during perimenopause raises future disease risk

✅ The simple daily resets that calm symptoms naturally

✅ How perimenopause is your second chance to rebalance your system

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Timestamps / Chapters

00:00 – Welcome: Why perimenopause is NOT just hormones

00:01 – Burnout + hot flashes: the real root of perimenopause

00:02 – How history got women’s cycles all wrong

00:04 – TCM wisdom: menopause as transformation, not decline

00:06 – Why symptoms show up years before menopause

00:08 – Your tiny adrenal glands and their big role in stress

00:10 – Cortisol vs hormones: why symptoms explode

00:12 – Burnout disguised as menopause explained

00:14 – DHEA, progesterone & the hot flash connection

00:16 – Hidden stress: signs on your tongue, pulse & HRV

00:18 – How stress hijacks your body’s functions

00:20 – The power of your breath to turn stress off

00:22 – Hot flashes as your body’s SOS signal

00:25 – Perimenopause as your second chance to reset

00:27 – Early stress signs we ignore until it’s too late

00:29 – Why normal blood work misses perimenopause

00:31 – Dynamic Metabolic Typing®: personalizing your reset

00:33 – The 6 metabolic types: hot, cold & everything between

00:35 – Toxins, heavy metals & burnout body patterns

00:37 – Hot excess vs cold deficient: why treatment must differ

00:39 – How the 9-Week Transformation restores balance

00:41 – Perimenopause as your reset for disease-free living

00:43 – 7-Day Burnout Reset Challenge: real results fast

00:45 – Closing: how to thrive, not just survive