Tapping for Perimenopause: How to Stop Anxious Thoughts, Break Self-Sabotage, and Rewire Your Nervous System
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Tapping for Perimenopause: How to Stop Anxious Thoughts, Break Self-Sabotage, and Rewire Your Nervous System

  • Writer: Dr. Mindy Pelz
    Dr. Mindy Pelz
  • Apr 29
  • 3 min read

EP337 with Jessica Ortner



At 3am, when the thoughts start spiraling, there's not a lot of good advice available. You can't call your therapist. You can't meditate your way out of it — not when the panic is already in your chest. You can't think your way out of overthinking.


But what if you could tap your way out of it?


That's what Jessica Ortner has spent years teaching — and in this conversation with Dr. Mindy, she makes one of the most compelling cases I've heard for why tapping (EFT — Emotional Freedom Techniques) isn't just a wellness trend. It's a science-backed, nervous system-level interrupt that you can use anywhere, at any time, completely on your own.


The connection to perimenopause is direct. As Dr. Mindy explains it, the hormonal shifts of perimenopause take down what she calls the neurochemical armor — the estrogen, progesterone, serotonin, and dopamine that were quietly buffering us from all the stress and stored emotion we'd been carrying for years. Suddenly everything that was manageable feels like a major event. Old memories surface. The anxiety feels out of proportion to what's actually happening. And the more you try to think your way through it, the worse it gets.


This is not a mental health failure. This is the body asking to be heard.


If you are always looking for something to fix, you'll always find something broken.

-Jessica Ortner


Here's what you'll learn in this episode:


  • What the nervous system actually is — and why anxiety is a safety signal, not a character flaw

  • Why you can't think your way out of spiraling thoughts — and what to do instead

  • The science behind tapping: how stimulating nine acupressure points sends a direct calming signal to the brain

  • How tapping reduces cortisol by an average of 43% (the Bond University 2020 study)

  • Why perimenopause and menopause create a perfect storm of nervous system dysregulation

  • How to use tapping to break self-sabotage cycles — including during a fast

  • The food cravings MRI study — and what the before and after brain scans show

  • Memory reconsolidation: how tapping can actually change how old memories feel in the body

  • A live guided tapping session with Jessica — follow along as you listen

  • How to use The Tapping Solution app, including Dr. Mindy's fasting tapping meditations


Jessica's new book is out now and it's stunning — a proper manual for tapping that comes with access to all the audio tapping meditations as well. Available wherever books are sold.




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Meet the Guest

Jessica Ortner


Our guest today is Jessica Ortner. She's a New York Times bestselling author and co-founder of The Tapping Solution, which has helped millions of people worldwide through EFT Tapping. Her new book, REWIRED, is the first book co-authored with both her brothers Nick and Alex — with a foreword by Tony Robbins. 


She’s also the founder of The Tapping Solution app, downloaded in 190 countries, with Tapping meditations played more than 26 million times — helping make Tapping one of the most well-documented tools for mental and emotional health. Her work has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, Fox News, Shape, Women's Health, and countless other major outlets. 



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