Welcome to The Unapologetically Imperfect Life Podcast, the podcast for women who are done pretending to have it all together while their hormones, to-do lists, and executive function are running wild. I'm Jen Lee Morse, Perimenopause & ADHD Coach, here with your honest, mildly sweary guide through the chaos of midlife. This show is where high-functioning meets absolutely fried. If you're navigating perimenopause, ADHD, chronic stress, or just life as a woman who's sick of the pressure to "k ...
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Functioning-ish: Energy Mapping - Plan Around Your Brain, Not the Clock
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16:18Here are your show notes for: 🎙 Episode Title: If you’ve ever time-blocked the perfect schedule only to end up doom-scrolling with a half-eaten granola bar at 2 p.m., welcome to Functioning-ish. This week, we’re talking about energy mapping—a practical, science-backed approach to planning your day around how your brain and body actually work. Spoil…
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Hormone Headlines - Cortisol + Perimenopause = Stress Dumpster Fire
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17:16🔊 Episode Summary: You’re holding it together… until someone breathes too loud or a canned potato goes missing. Welcome to meltdown math: cortisol + perimenopause = stress dumpster fire. In today’s episode of Unapologetically Imperfect, we’re breaking down the science of your stress response, how hormonal shifts mess with your ability to cope, and …
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Functioning-ish: Timeblindness & Task Avoidance
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10:40Time Blindness – Why You Can't Feel Time and What To Do About It In this raw and real episode of Functioning-ish, Jen tackles one of the most infuriating ADHD realities—time blindness. If you’ve ever had a 3PM appointment hijack your entire day or found yourself doing absolutely nothing until it’s too late to do anything, welcome. You’re not lazy—y…
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Hormone Headlines - Perimenopause... Brain fog, Gut health, & the Hormone Connection
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12:47🧠 Episode Summary: If your stomach feels like a balloon, your brain feels like scrambled eggs, and you're wondering if it's the smoothie, the stress, or the slow hormonal unspooling of your sanity—you're in the right place. In this episode, Jen breaks down the connection between gut health, hormone swings, and brain fog in perimenopause. Spoiler: i…
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Hormone Headlines Ep 2: I’m Friggin' Tired — Understanding Fatigue in Perimenopause Description: This isn’t “I stayed up too late” tired—this is soul-level, bone-deep fatigue that doesn’t care how early you went to bed or how many green juices you drank. In today’s Hormone Headlines, we’re getting real about perimenopause fatigue: why it’s differen…
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Functioning-ish: What is Executive Function?
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13:19What is Executive Function & Why Is Mine Broken? Welcome to Functioning-ish, the Thursday series from Unapologetically Imperfect—the podcast for brilliant, exhausted women trying to do life with a glitchy brain and a half-charged battery. This episode is for every woman who's ever said... “I set the reminder, wrote it on the calendar, and still for…
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Hormone Headlines: WTF Happening to Me?!? [What is Perimenopause?]
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22:20Podcast Show Notes: Episode 1 – What Is Perimenopause? Welcome to the very first episode of Unapologetically Imperfect: the podcast for women navigating hormones, headspace, and the occasional existential spiral. Hosted by Jen Lee Morse, a certified hormone health and ADHD coach, this podcast delivers real talk and science-backed strategies without…
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