It Was Never ‘Mommy Brain’: Why You Cannot Remember Your Best Friend’s Kid’s Name
It Was Never ‘Mommy Brain’: Why You Cannot Remember Your Best Friend’s Kid’s Name  
Podcast: The Well Drop: Perimenopause, Hormones & Habit Upgrades for Midlife Women
Published On: Mon Sep 07 2026
Description: Have you ever walked into a room and completely forgotten why you went in there, or blanked on the name of someone you have known for years and thought, “What is wrong with me?” It is easy to laugh it off as “mommy brain,” being scattered, doing too much, or just getting older. I did that too, until the forgetting started happening in ways I could no longer brush aside.For me, it started with objects. Then words. Then names. And girl, when you suddenly cannot remember the name of your best friend’s kid, someone you have known for years, it hits differently. What I did not realize at first was how many little ways I had learned to cover for it, to laugh it off, let someone else fill in the blank, or work around the fact that my recall was changing.In this solo episode of The Well Drop, I am talking about the side of perimenopause women do not talk about enough: recall loss. I am sharing the moment I knew this was no longer something I wanted to dismiss, what I learned after years of tracking my own hormones, why I chose HRT even when my standard blood work looked “normal,” and the simple things I want every woman in midlife to start paying attention to now.What’s Discussed:(0:05) Why “mommy brain” may be the wrong explanation for what is happening to your memory.(3:17) The 3-stage pattern of recall loss most women do not know about.(5:57) The airport mistake that made me realize this was more than ordinary forgetfulness.(10:30) How my recall went from taking half a day to coming back within seconds.(18:23) 3 ways I would start supporting my brain in midlife.(22:11) Why changing hormones can change how your body responds to the exact same food.(31:05) How you can drop hard from your own baseline and still fall inside the “normal” range.Sign up for The Well Drop Newsletter Check out The Well Drop approved products and brands at amberberger.me/products Find out more about Amber Berger: Website: thewelldrop.com  Instagram: @thewelldropTHE WELL DROP