In

terms of what I wish I'd known as a woman, I wish, and I think this applies to all women, I wish we were educated more about hormones and that I'd known about the impact that they would have on my body throughout my life and particularly when I hit the perimenopause.

I wish I'd known about the three stages of menopause.

I wish I'd known that the things, the physical changes and emotional changes that I was experiencing were due to hormonal changes and that I was indeed in perimenopause.

And I wish I'd known that I wasn't the only one, that I was normal.

and that it was okay.

And I wish I'd known where I could have gone for help and support because I did go to the GP when I was really not wanting to be here anymore.

It just wasn't serving me anymore.