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The Perimenopausal Ability to Smell The Past

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Jen Kirkman Journal
Jun 26, 2026
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If you picture something folded, a towel, a slice of pizza, you get the idea, the two ends that touch remind me of my 50’s and my teens. These periods in my life feel similar in that I really feel, like, THIS IS ME. And unfortunately, I can’t articulate it any better than that. I have a small knowing that this will be the predominant …

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