The Rage Is Real: Perimenopause, Neurodivergence & Relationship Strain with Tracy Proud

In this raw and empowering episode, Charlotte is joined by Clinical Psychotherapist Tracy Proud to unpack the emotional intensity of perimenopause—especially for neurodivergent women—and how it impacts communication, relationships, and self-trust.

Together they explore how hormonal shifts can heighten emotional dysregulation and surface long-held relational patterns, often leading to overwhelm, miscommunication, and what’s often labeled as "rage." Rather than pathologising this experience, Tracy offers a lens of compassion, context, and embodied wisdom.

If you've ever felt “too much,” or struggled to hold your power in the midst of transition, this conversation offers tools, language, and support to help you come home to yourself.

What We Cover:

• Why rage during perimenopause is not a failure—but a powerful signal
• How neurodivergence can amplify relational and emotional intensity
• Tools for regulating and expressing emotion without shame
• The connection between attachment wounds and cyclical living
• How to begin healing relational strain during identity shifts

Meet Tracy:

Tracy Proud is a PACFA-accredited Clinical Psychotherapist with nearly a decade of experience supporting individuals and couples through the healing work of relational repair and emotional resilience. Her practice spans monogamous, poly, queer, and neurodivergent clients, with a trauma-informed, somatic approach. She is also a queer, neurodivergent woman, raising two neurospicy kids with her cis-male partner, and living through the ever-changing tides of perimenopause.

Full Show Notes and Transcript >

Connect with Tracy:

• Website: nestcounselling.com.au
• Instagram: @nestpsychotherapy
• Facebook: Nest Counselling

Reclaiming your wild feminine power, magick, and flow is an act of sacred rebellion—and it’s needed now more than ever. If this episode spoke to you, share it with a sister, spread the message on socials, and leave a review to support this movement.

Ready to go deeper?

1. Free Wild Womb Activation Meditation
2. Blood Magick: Honour your bleed in a guided sacred menstrual temple ritual.
3. Abundant and Embodied: my signature self-led embodiment program for soul-led women ready to turn on their magnetism, drop the hustle, and lead from their deepest power, pleasure, and purpose.
4. Rising Sacred Mastermind Harness your cycle’s wisdom & feminine business strategy— or apply to work with me 1:1
5. First Moon Circle Facilitator Training: Become a menstrual educator or find parent resources to support your child through puberty.

Stay devoted to your body as your guide, your cycle as your oracle, and your sisterhood as your ally

Charlotte