Welcome to Episode One of The Hot Flash Files: After Dark, where we kick this whole ride off with the menopausal dynamic duo nobody asked for but EVERY woman knows all too well: night sweats and day rage.

If you’ve ever bolted awake at three in the morning lying in a puddle like you fell asleep in a sauna… this one’s for you.
If you’ve ever felt your blood pressure skyrocket because someone breathed near you the wrong way… also for you.
If you’ve ever wanted to throw your microwave out the window because it beeped at you ONE extra time… yeah. You’re home.

In this episode, Aussprey tackles the two chaotic companions that show up uninvited the moment hormones decide to jump ship. Think of night sweats as the “midnight monsoon” — your body’s own personal wet-t-shirt contest, starring you and absolutely nobody you want to impress. And day rage? That’s the “sunlit madness” that hits right around breakfast, when the world dares to exist before your coffee has kicked in.

We’re diving into every bit of it:

🔥 Night sweats: the sweat tsunami, the sudden heat waves, the way your pillow becomes a swamp creature by 3:12 a.m.
🔥 Day rage: the hair-trigger fury, the innocent victims (microwaves, slow drivers, husbands breathing “wrong”), and the sudden urge to live alone in the woods.
🔥 Why it happens: hormonal chaos meets real life, without the boring medical lecture.
🔥 How to cope: cold pillows, fans aimed directly at your face, emotional support drinks, and the sacred rule: no small talk before noon.
🔥 The truth nobody tells you: you’re not falling apart — you’re leveling up into the most unapologetically powerful version of yourself.

This isn’t your grandmother’s menopause conversation. This is the After Dark edition — honest, hilarious, a little feral, and meant for every woman who’s ever thought, “Is this normal?” and then immediately snapped at someone for asking.

You’re going to laugh. You’re going to sweat just reading this. You might even feel a little less alone in the hormonal jungle. And by the end, you’re going to walk away with the kind of “aha” moment only a menopausal warrior can understand.

Because here’s the twist — the part nobody tells you — the rest of the story:
Night sweats aren’t weakness. Day rage isn’t madness.
They’re signs you’re becoming a woman who knows what she wants, refuses what she doesn’t, and has absolutely no intention of shrinking herself ever again.

So grab your water bottle, fan yourself if you need to, turn down the thermostat, and settle in.
It’s chaotic.
It’s honest.
It’s hilarious.
It’s menopause — After Dark.

And this is only Episode One.