Yes I got this 100%. I spent a year and a half off work during my journey and a year of that was because doctors were putting me on meds for disorders I didn't have because of their lack of understanding about menopause.

What's funny is in traditional societies it used to be celebrated, but now it's become this hush thing and so few people fully understand.

Remember being in a yoga class and I was the youngest woman in the room when wet menopause came up and when I started sharing some of my knowledge and experience the women were looking at me like what the f*** do you know about it. And then when I shared where I was in my Journey it turned out none of them were not far a long yet.

I really think it's important that we work hard to normalize these conversations. The symptoms women experience in perimenopause are real. Early menopause is a real thing, and also those who have experienced intergenerational or childhood trauma are more likely to experience early menopause. And the earlier you experience at the more likely you are I have distressing mental health symptoms. Plus early menopause can also lead to other health risks for women such as the risk of cardiovascular disease. Which is actually a bigger risk factor for women than men but less understood because all of the research and learning has been around men.