Perimenopause WTF?

The name says it all. Perimenopause WTF? captures the bewilderment that millions of women experience when their bodies start doing things no one ever mentioned would happen in their late thirties and forties. The show zeroes in specifically on perimenopause — that murky transitional phase that can last years before actual menopause — and makes it the entire focus rather than treating it as a footnote. This specificity is what makes the podcast valuable. Most menopause shows spend the bulk of their time on post-menopausal concerns: HRT, bone density, cardiovascular risk. Perimenopause WTF? tackles the earlier chaos: irregular periods that arrive like surprise guests, anxiety that materializes out of nowhere, insomnia patterns that make no sense, the sudden inability to tolerate alcohol, migraines that appear for the first time at age 42. These symptoms are confusing precisely because they hit before anyone expects menopause to be on the radar. The show features conversations with doctors, hormone specialists, and women sharing their own perimenopause timelines. Episodes run in the 30 to 50 minute range and maintain a conversational, sometimes irreverent tone that matches the frustration many listeners feel. There is real anger here — at the medical establishment for not educating women earlier, at the cultural silence around perimenopause, at the years of being told "it is just stress" by dismissive practitioners. That anger is channeled productively into information and solidarity. If you are in the thick of perimenopause and feeling blindsided, this show will make you feel considerably less alone.