TV presenter Cherry Healey shares her unexpected perimenopause journey, revealing how debilitating anxiety and heart palpitations at age 40 led her to nearly seek antidepressants, before discovering her symptoms were hormonal.

In this conversation, Cherry discusses the misdiagnosis crisis facing women in their forties, the connection between depleting estrogen and UTIs (including her own life-threatening sepsis scare), and why she believes perimenopause is actually "the main event", not menopause itself.

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Timecodes:

00:00 Perimenopause Hit at 40: Cherry's Story

02:11 When Menopause Was Taboo

04:01 The Dread That Won't Go Away

05:36 Finally Getting Diagnosed

07:01 How Misdiagnosis Destroys Women's Lives

08:06 Is Perimenopause the Main Event

10:06 Perimenopause as a Gift

11:21 Why Lifting Weights Changes Everything

14:31 Perimenopause Ended My Relationship

16:01 Should You Get Your Hormones Tested?

17:26 Track Your Cycle to Understand Your Body

21:26 The Power of Sleep

22:31 UTIs & Perimenopause: The Hidden Link

24:26 My UTI Turned Into Sepsis

27:01 Advice for Women Turning 40

32:21 The Wellness Boom & Longevity

38:46 What Makes You Feel Well Enough

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