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Hot Flashes & Homicidal Tendencies: A Funny Menopause & Perimenopause Survival Guide for Symptoms Including Rage, Mood Swings, Brain Fog, and Burnout
How to survive perimenopause and menopause without losing your mind—or going to jail—even if nothing else has helped.Has your patience disappeared overnight?
Are you overheating for no reason, wide awake at 2 a.m., and suddenly enraged by breathing, chewing, or emails that say “per my last message”?
Have you been told to “just relax,” “wait it out,” or “try yoga” while your quality of life quietly caught fire?
If so, this book is for you.
At some point, something went off the rails. You didn’t “change.” You didn’t lose your edge.
Your body installed a surprise update, broke half the features, and refused to roll it back.
Sleep stopped working. Patience disappeared. Everyone began breathing too loudly. And the internal cooling system is now fully offline. We know because we’re here too.
Hot Flashes & Homicidal Tendencies is not a medical textbook. It’s a funny, blunt survival guide for perimenopause and menopause, written for women who are done pretending this phase is manageable with deep breaths and smoothies.
This book doesn’t talk down to you. It doesn’t minimize what’s happening. And it definitely doesn’t suggest that a positive mindset will fix your nervous system.
Instead, it explains what’s actually going on inside your body—in language you can understand when your brain fog is at peak intensity. It validates the rage, the exhaustion, the sensory overload, and the sudden urge to live alone in silence. And it gives you practical ways to cope before you lose your mind or your job. There’s science here, but it’s translated into plain English and wrapped in humor, because you’ve already suffered enough.
We are not here to tell you to “just relax.” We are not here to sell you supplements. And we are absolutely not here to pretend this is “no big deal.”
What we are
Taking a brutally honest look at menopause symptoms no one warned you aboutExplaining why your nervous system feels permanently friedGiving you scripts for doctors, partners, coworkers, and anyone testing youOffering comfort hacks that don't require willpower or involve deep breathing (unless you want to)And more…Whether you’re in perimenopause, menopause, surgically menopausal, or just wondering why everything suddenly feels unbearable, this book is here to You’re not broken—you’re in transition. And yes, it’s a lot.
Let’s get through it together with humor, honesty, and as few casualties as possible.
Are you overheating for no reason, wide awake at 2 a.m., and suddenly enraged by breathing, chewing, or emails that say “per my last message”?
Have you been told to “just relax,” “wait it out,” or “try yoga” while your quality of life quietly caught fire?
If so, this book is for you.
At some point, something went off the rails. You didn’t “change.” You didn’t lose your edge.
Your body installed a surprise update, broke half the features, and refused to roll it back.
Sleep stopped working. Patience disappeared. Everyone began breathing too loudly. And the internal cooling system is now fully offline. We know because we’re here too.
Hot Flashes & Homicidal Tendencies is not a medical textbook. It’s a funny, blunt survival guide for perimenopause and menopause, written for women who are done pretending this phase is manageable with deep breaths and smoothies.
This book doesn’t talk down to you. It doesn’t minimize what’s happening. And it definitely doesn’t suggest that a positive mindset will fix your nervous system.
Instead, it explains what’s actually going on inside your body—in language you can understand when your brain fog is at peak intensity. It validates the rage, the exhaustion, the sensory overload, and the sudden urge to live alone in silence. And it gives you practical ways to cope before you lose your mind or your job. There’s science here, but it’s translated into plain English and wrapped in humor, because you’ve already suffered enough.
We are not here to tell you to “just relax.” We are not here to sell you supplements. And we are absolutely not here to pretend this is “no big deal.”
What we are
Taking a brutally honest look at menopause symptoms no one warned you aboutExplaining why your nervous system feels permanently friedGiving you scripts for doctors, partners, coworkers, and anyone testing youOffering comfort hacks that don't require willpower or involve deep breathing (unless you want to)And more…Whether you’re in perimenopause, menopause, surgically menopausal, or just wondering why everything suddenly feels unbearable, this book is here to You’re not broken—you’re in transition. And yes, it’s a lot.
Let’s get through it together with humor, honesty, and as few casualties as possible.
148 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 2, 2026
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July 18, 2026
5⭐️
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The best, most raw and human portrayal of what we go through as women, with a bit of humor , and the common camaraderie that you are not alone. It’s written for women who are tired of pretending everything is fine. It validates the rage and addressees the sudden loss of patience, sensory overload, and inexplicable anger often experienced during perimenopause. It normalizes the urge for solitude and the frustration caused by common daily annoyances. It breaks down what is physically happening inside the body in accessible language, even when brain fog is at its peak. Instead of the usual medical gaslighting, the book provides practical ways to navigate symptoms and protect your mental health and career. I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one that puts their keys in the fridge, looks for their phone while holding it, is annoyed by the simplistic things, has lost all patience, and has the itchiest friggin ears.
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This is a blunt, humorous, and validating guide to the physiological and emotional chaos of menopause. It reframes the anger and brain fog of hormone shifts as a normal, manageable transition rather than a personal failing.
February 16, 2026
Fabulous Book!!!
This book is a fast, validating, insightful read! It is hilarious, practical and no-nonsense. 10/10 recommend for every woman in the midst of perimenopause & menopause.
This book is a fast, validating, insightful read! It is hilarious, practical and no-nonsense. 10/10 recommend for every woman in the midst of perimenopause & menopause.
October 27, 2026
I needed this book! I really needed it! It brings honest perspective and wonderful humor. It encouraged me and helped make this time in life a little easier to deal with. Real useful tips, and no nonsense about how to not feel guilty or like a burden in this phase of life. Also lets you know that it’s just a phase. If you’re struggling and need support and a good laugh, I highly encourage you pick up this book.
And I apologize to my husband for “snapping at him like a feral raccoon” ❤️
And I apologize to my husband for “snapping at him like a feral raccoon” ❤️
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