Why Did I Walk into This Room?
Buy the Book:Braughler Books
Release Date: February 2026
OVERVIEW
A book that reads like a conversation with your favorite hilarious, forthright friend, this laugh-out-loud romp perfectly depicts life during perimenopause. Christy Heitger-Ewing’s witty, candid, personal style is well-suited to deliver news of how this obscure phase of life commandeers a woman’s mind, body, energy, and personality.
With her engaging and engrossing writing style, Christy dives into discussions on friendships, fashion, regrets, reputations, authenticity, apathy, sex, and stepping outside of one’s comfort zone. Fearlessly funny, Heitger-Ewing shares tales of accidentally flashing her boobs on Disney property to unknowingly showing her butt crack at airport security.
Refreshingly honest, she keeps life real, delving into difficult topics like her eating disorder, her divorce, and losing her mom to suicide. Yet she also keeps things light by relaying hysterical stories about forgetting the code to her house alarm, her need to nurture nature (even the Canadian geese who poop 24/7), why the people who use Facebook Marketplace have the attention span of a gnat, and the time her husband presented photographic evidence to prove he didn’t need to scoop the litter box. You’ll feel seen, heard, and understood as you laugh so hard you pee your pants.
PRAISE
“Christy Heitger-Ewing’s book on perimenopause is no hot flash in the pan. It’s damn funny, personal, informative, and did I say damn funny? And, guys, let’s face it, they call it perimenopause—not periwomenopause—because men need to pause before speaking during this event. Don’t believe me. Read this book! Think of all the money you’ll save by NOT paying a divorce attorney.”
—Paul Lander, award-winning columnist/humorist, who has written material for The Daily Show, Conan, & David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
“As someone whose shoulder joint literally popped while reaching for the keyboard to type this (yes, really), I feel deeply seen by Christy Heitger-Ewing’s musings. Her hilariously honest take on life—sprinkled with the kind of profanity that already lives rent-free in our internal monologues—makes this a delightfully relatable read.”
—Rosanne Emerick, Goodyear, AZ
“Christy Heitger-Ewing gives us a wonderful window into an experience that feels so relatable. I thank her for her honesty and shared humanity. She made me feel so much less alone! I found myself laughing out loud as she told stories that mirror my own. It’s wonderful!”
—Shoshana DiMartino, Pasadena, CA
“A must-read for women in the menopausal stage of life! Christy Heitger-Ewing offers a comical take on the adventure through ‘the change.’ You'll be giggling right through your hot flashes!”
—Billie Woods, Bloomington, IN
“Hilarious and relatable, Christy Heitger-Ewing’s adventures in perimenopause leave you laughing and feeling seen all at once. I couldn’t stop laughing and also saying, ‘YES!’ at the stories she relays about her life as a middle-aged woman going through perimenopause. Grab your copy and laugh along while you remember we’re all in this together!”
—Julie Butler, Edmond, OK
“So much fun to read and very relatable! Christy Heitger-Ewing’s anecdotes really make you feel like you’re in the ‘club,’ and for those of us without a large group of women friends to commiserate with, this book lets you know you’re not going through this change alone.”
—Marissa Coffenberry, Florence, KY
“Risky and risqué, Christy Heitger-Ewing’s hilariously honest, personal, informed, and wise book Why Did I Walk into This Room? will reassure every reader who wants to know that her questions about life as a grown-up woman are being heard and being shared. Sharply shameless, Heitger-Ewing’s real-life conversations echo and amplify our own; her unflinching approach to everything women have been told not to discuss in public makes her confrontation of issues ranging from sex, anxiety, chin-hairs, and self-compassion essential.”
—Dr. Gina Barreca, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, University of Connecticut, author of They Used to Call Me Snow White, But I Drifted and Gina School
“Best perimenopause humor book ever! Hilarious Christy Heitger-Ewing had me at chapter titles You Don’t Have a Vagina, So Shut Your Yapper; My Brain Is on a Long-Ass Vacation; and I Love You, Now Leave Me Alone. You want HRT? This book will get your endorphins going! Can’t sleep at night? Try My Next Husband Will Be a Dog. What’s the bright side of hot flashes and forgetfulness? Read—and laugh out loud—at No More Crying About Stupid Shit. This is a great ride for those who are sweaty, tired and out of estrogen. The author has successfully turned a lemon time-of-life into funny lemonade!”
—Jane Condon, comedian & winner of Ladies of Laughter Contest and She-Devil Comedy Festival