🎙️ EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

What happens when profound grief collides with the physical and emotional changes of perimenopause?

In this deeply moving episode, I’m speaking with Sanja Jovanovic, who experienced five close losses within five years, including the death of her husband of nearly three decades. This devastating period unfolded alongside her own perimenopause journey, leaving her navigating grief, brain fog, exhaustion, disrupted sleep, identity changes and significant health challenges.

Sanja shares how grief affected her physically as well as emotionally, why she learned to advocate fiercely for her health and how small routines helped her continue putting one foot in front of the other.

We also discuss how women can ask for support during life’s most difficult transitions and why friends and family should offer practical help rather than waiting to be asked.

This is an emotional conversation about loss, hormones, healing and the extraordinary strength women often discover when life changes forever.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

• How grief and perimenopause symptoms can overlap
• Why grief affects the nervous system and body
• How brain fog and decision fatigue affect daily life
• Why women need to trust their intuition and advocate for their health
• The importance of recording symptoms and medical conversations
• How movement and routine supported Sanja through grief
• Why asking for help is not a sign of weakness
• Practical ways to support a grieving woman
• Why “let me know if you need anything” is often not enough
• How small daily actions can become evidence of progress
• How to recognise the strength of women navigating major life transitions

ABOUT SANJA JOVANOVIC:

What happens when you mix overwhelming grief with the hormonal rollercoaster of

perimenopause?

This was a topic Sanja Jovanovic never expected to be speaking about.

After more than 25 years as a multiple business owner, mentor, and sales leadership

trainer, Sanja’s world came crashing down with the loss of her husband of nearly three

decades.

Suddenly, she found herself navigating the profound depths of grief while simultaneously

fighting the physical and emotional shifts of menopause.

Now 56, Sanja has turned her survival into a masterclass on resilience. As an author,

speaker, and lifestyle mentor, she commands the room with unmatched passion and

storytelling ability.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone navigating their own hormonal timeline together

with big life challenges, or for those wanting to fiercely support their female friends and

family through life's major transitions. Get ready to be inspired, empowered, and deeply

moved.

CONNECT WITH SANJA JOVANOVIC:

Lifestyle mentoring: @sanja.lifestyle.mentor

Women With Stars: @women.with.stars

Bite Size Wisdom: @bitesizewisdom_book

CONNECT WITH HOST TERRI BATSAKIS:

Web: https://terribatsakis.com.au/

Instagram: @terri.batsakis

Facebook: @terribatsakis

YouTube: @terribatsakis