What actually is perimenopause, and how would you know if you’re in it?

Outlouders, we’re popping into your feed on a Sunday for a very important conversation: a special Out Loud episode, where we're talking perimenopause and menopause.

Amelia Lester, Mia Freedman, Holly Wainwright, Jessie Stephens and Leigh Campbell are five women at three life stages, from 35 and seven months postpartum to 55 and on the other side of menopause. One of us forgot what year it was this morning. Another questioned whether 'rage' could be added to a list of possible symptoms or whether people actually were being a lot more irritating!

You’ll hear why perimenopause can look like a pile of unrelated symptoms, right up until it doesn’t, and why so many women blame themselves for not recognising symptoms they didn’t know were connected. Plus, what the “Wonder Woman era” really means, the sleep that vanished overnight, the skincare that stopped loving them back and the brain fog that sent Leigh downstairs chanting “yoghurt”.

And, the upside nobody mentions, what the women who’ve been through it wish they’d known sooner and the one step everyone at the table says made the difference.

For evidence-based health information about perimenopause and menopause, head to health.gov.au/perimenopause

This episode has been created in partnership with the Australian Government.

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Hosts: Mia Freedman, Leigh Campbell, Holly Wainwright, Jessie Stephens & Amelia Lester

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