
Karen Herrera
Karen A. Herrera, Dallas-based author of Perimenopause Clarity (2025), a University of Texas at Austin graduate who writes about perimenopause, midlife, and career longevity.
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Oct 15, 2026
Why 60% of Women Misinterpret Perimenopause as Career Failure? | Karen Herrera | #TGV735
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18:25Nekaila Matthews OkomeADVERTISER
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Karen HerreraGUEST
So, one thing I see, right, with high-performing women, especially in their 40s, is that we suddenly start feeling like we've lost our edge at work.

Karen HerreraGUEST
And that confidence dips, you know, that we start to have, um, things like our memory feeling different, right? Uh, we start guessing ourselves in meetings.

Karen HerreraGUEST
Um, a lot of women think it's, it's burnout or that we're somehow losing our edge professionally.

Karen HerreraGUEST
But, but more often than not, right, it's ac- [laughs] it's actually perimenopause.

Karen HerreraGUEST
It's these hormonal shifts that, that can affect our cognition, right? It's affecting our sleep.
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21:39Naveen SamalaHOST
And with that, uh, Karen, let's move to the next one and talk about which symptom-driven shifts most distort self-perception, and what's your three-part self-audit to separate this biology from identity?
Midlife Isn’t Falling Apart. You’re Waking Up.
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What, what do, what is like a common misconception that women have about this time, time of life, you know, going through this change?

Karen HerreraGUEST
I mean, I used this example a lot, but growing up, I always thought a woman going through the change looked like one of the golden girls.
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And, you know, doing research, talking to your doctor, if you're not getting the help that you or the answers from your doctor, then, you know, talk to your friends or family members and get a referral to somebody else who can help you.
