WHY I WROTE AWAKE

I woke up at 2:47 a.m. most nights. Perimenopause, they said. Hormones. Stress. Age. But knowing why didn't make it easier. I felt completely alone—just me, the clock, and the weight of being awake when I didn't want to be. So I started writing it down. 60 nights became a book. Not to fix it. Just to say: you're not alone in this.