In this episode, Peta Titter (WHEN Founder and CEO) and Katie Ennis (WHEN Senior Clinical Nurse) talk openly about going through perimenopause together, and the impact it had on their brains and mental health.

Forget the hot flushes and tears you see on screen. For Peta it was rage and brain fog. For Katie, symptoms were hidden behind her arthritis and a busy life. Both were shocked by how little they knew, even as nurses.

They discuss how falling oestrogen affects memory, mood and confidence, why women are being misdiagnosed and retiring early, why diagnosis should be based on symptoms rather than a single blood test, and the different forms of hormone therapy, including the cost and stigma that stop women accessing it.

The episode ends with practical steps for getting help, from your GP to women’s health clinics, and a reminder that you shouldn’t have to just live with it.