Announcing BALANCE: A Perimenopause Journey

I’m holding that complexity as I write this, grief and gratitude, concern and celebration, all at once.

Happy Monday Dear Ones,

I meant to write you on Friday. And then the day, like so many lately, slipped through my fingers.

I’m just returning to Los Angeles after a week in New York for press for BALANCE: A Perimenopause Journey. In case you missed me talking about it, or posting about it (not sure how), I’m an Associate Producer on this epic four-part docuseries that brings together evidence-based education and lived experience to help advance women’s health. BALANCE is our attempt to help shift that narrative. To offer clarity where confusion has arisen. To tell the truth where silence has lived. And to start more honest, necessary conversations, grounded in science, compassion, and real stories.

And right now… it’s landing.

BALANCE is currently streaming on:
• Apple TV — USA, UK, Australia, Canada
• Amazon Prime — USA, UK

We’re sitting at #5 on Apple TV Shows, which honestly still feels surreal.
(On-demand purchase is $9.99.)

It feels tender, and honestly a little strange, to share joyful, meaningful news while so much in the world feels heavy, heartbreaking, and uncertain.

I’m holding that complexity as I write this, grief and gratitude, concern and celebration, all at once. And at the same time, I believe deeply that this work, centering women’s health, truth, and care, matters especially now.

We were grateful to share the project on The Today Show, CBS, and Fox 5 New York, and to stand alongside our executive producers Alyssa Milano and Jeannie Mai, both of whom bring such clarity, care, and conviction to this work. I also had the unexpected joy of spending time with Jeannie and the monks as we traversed the city in a full on winter storm. Never have I ever been so cold, truly, and somehow, I loved every second of it.

We were invited by Tamsen Fadal to do a double-feature premiere with The M Factor 2, the second part of her documentary exploring perimenopause through expert voices and lived experience. There was a red carpet, a packed room, and that electric feeling that comes when something meaningful is finally meeting the world. We did a panel discussing why we think the topic of perimenopause is so important.

Seven years ago, I entered menopause early, at 35. That moment quietly, and then profoundly, shifted the trajectory of my work. What began as a personal reckoning became a deeper inquiry into the glaring gaps in education, resources, and care around women’s health. Gaps that widen even more for women of color (we have the data), which is why I went back to school in 2024.

When you’re in this mode, press, premieres, conversations, it’s like operating on a different frequency altogether. Everything feels amplified, urgent, and alive.

And then, just as quickly…you come home.

For me, that means returning to writing papers, sitting in class, and discussing neurotransmitter networks, how intricate systems of communication shape mood, cognition, regulation, and resilience. It’s humbling to move between those worlds: the visibility of advocacy and the quiet rigor of clinical training.

I’m deep in my clinical work now, and while part of me could easily stay riding the high, I’m genuinely grateful to be back in my cocoon…integrating, studying, listening, and learning how to serve with even more precision and care.

With that said, I do have a favor to ask…

This project exists because of community. Because of conversations. Because of years of listening, learning, and refusing to look away from what so many of us experience behind closed doors.

If you feel moved and only if it feels aligned, I would be so grateful if you shared the series and tag @balancedocuseries to help spread the word. Every share helps these stories reach someone who may need them more than they realize.

Thank you for supporting BALANCE. And thank you for supporting me, especially in times when showing up with care and intention means everything.

I couldn’t have done this without each and every one of you.

Holding it all. And still… it’s GO time.

With so much love and gratitude,
Rosie 🤍

Also, you can listen to the latest episode of The Radically Well Podcast and hear what inspired this series…