Everything you NEED to know about Women's Biggest Life Transition EVER

Hello, hello, hello, hello, Top 5 Percenters! This is Katheline Jean-Pierre, your podcast host. I'm excited to share an excerpt from our next episode where we dive deep into everything you've always wanted to know about menopause and perimenopause, this important life transition that deserves far more attention than it gets. This conversation matters now more than ever because first off, it's October, it's Menopause Awareness Month. And then we're raising awareness about this important transition that affects millions, billions of women. Well, also, we want to provide education to everyone, no matter where you are in your journey, whether you're in your 20s and you want to understand what lies ahead, whether you're currently navigating perimenopause or menopause and seeking alternative approaches, or if you're a partner, a family member, a friend, a co-worker looking to offer meaningful support. This episode is for you. So it's for really everyone who comes in contact with somebody who could be in perimenopause or menopause or might need a little bit of awareness to prepare for it. Please share this episode with your friends. In this excerpt, I ask a lot of questions, and in French we say, "J'étais bouche bée," which means I was completely amazed. I just let Dr. Jennifer talk because I discovered so much information that I did not know I needed. And as women, sometimes we experience changes in our bodies and don't know where they're coming from. And that's why it's crucial and critical to understand what's happening and prepare for it effectively. And fun fact, or important fact, menopause, perimenopause can start as early as your 30s. So that's what I discovered. I was not even aware of that. Tune in, follow, like, subscribe, write comments on— if you're on Spotify. I want to close off on this important topic for all the women and their partners, because if you're listening, you might be partnering with a woman and you might want to be able to support her. You want to be aware of what's happening with them as well.

I think, you know, as far as partners, I, I love when partners come to visits with their partner, like when the husbands come or the wives or whoever is your partner or just your supporting friend, right? Because it's hard for someone to— I mean, I have a husband too, and I've definitely been like, this is what I'm going through, but he doesn't really understand as much as if he heard it from a provider that's like, yeah, a lot of women are going through this. Like, this is actually normal. Your wife's not trying to make your life hard. She's having these emotions, you know. So I think it's sometimes very validating for that person to, to know that their partner's in the room and that that partner is then aware, like, oh yes, this is what's happening, you know, like, this is what's happening to her. And also opening the communication, because sometimes things like someone's libido goes down and there's a conflict of like, what's normal for sex when you're in perimenopause and menopause, and how often, and how should this go? And so sometimes couples can't always have these conversations because they're not sure to where it even starts. So sometimes I can help in those avenues to break open that conversation to say, yeah, let's Okay. What's, what do you feel is normal? And let's kind of open up that conversation. So there's, there's some things that I can sometimes bridge for, for patients. And so it's nice when they bring their partner with them. I think the most important part about this month is like, you're not alone. There are other women that are feeling the way that you're feeling. You need a good community and you need to find a right provider that's going to be kind of in sync with your goals.