This is not your mother’s perimenopause.💌 To join our journaling club, subscribe to my imperfect email - https://www.theimperfects.com.au/sign-up-to-our-newsletter/Joined by guest host Zoë Foster Blake, and Dr Fatima Khan, we’re diving head first into perimenopause: the what, the why, and the how-the-f**k to deal with it.Typically beginning in your late 30’s, and in your brain of all places, perimenopause symptoms include heightened anxiety, irritability, sleep disturbances, brain fog … all things that make you feel further and further away from your best self.Beginning 5 -7 years BEFORE your last menstrual period, perimenopause can coincide with postpartum, the most important presentation of your career to date, and the uncovering of neurodivergence, which may have been painstakingly masked until this shift in hormones.With the expertise of Dr Fatima, and the lived experience of Zoë, we hope this episode makes you feel seen, less alone, and ready to have THAT conversation with your GP.Chapters📚Things to readGroup Chat, by Zoë Foster Blake - https://bit.ly/4efqR70Hormone Health is Mental Health, by Dr Fatima Khan - https://bit.ly/4j6G2Ts💻Things to check outAustralasian Menopause Society - menopause.org.auMeno-D questionnaire - https://bit.ly/3Toj3sNZela Wellbeing - https://bit.ly/4ARGFXu🎧Imperfects episodes for MORE on hormonesZoë Foster Blake - Zero Lucks Given - https://bit.ly/4y8xwHxDr Louise Newson - Maybe it’s Menopause - https://bit.ly/4i7xM3FDr Louise Newson - It’s Hormones. Period. - https://bit.ly/47ya9w2🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase here - theimperfects.com.au/shop🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel) My Imperfect Life, click here - theimperfects.com.au/shop🩵To join our subscriber community, A Little More Imperfects, follow this link - patreon.com/theimperfects🩷 AND you can subscribe to A Little More Imperfects through Apple Podcasts http://apple.co/theimperfectsThe Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.