#141: Perimenopause: What the Men Need to Know

Yeah,

you have more life experience and more expertise in this, just having worked with women in this demographic.

And what I find is that sometimes this information gets a little siloed and you get it as you're stepping into it.

And what I'm kind of hoping for is we could kind of Yeah.

Yeah.

Yes.

Yeah, I love that so much.

I know one of the things that you had mentioned too was getting curious about things that I wish I would have known.

And there's so much.

One is the menstrual cycle.

I wish I would have known the menstrual cycle better earlier in my 20s and 30s because it wasn't until my mid to late 30s, even as a sexual health educator, it just wasn't talked about.

But the ability to communicate with my husband where I'm at in my cycle, you know, every week we do a check in and it's planning for the week.

It's planning logistics, but it's also saying, you know, something that I'm grateful for that he did and everything.

sharing things that could have gone better.

And then also sharing like this week, I may be a little off because I feel like I'm going to get my period in the next few days.

So I'll be in that luteal energy.

I may have lower energy.

So could you take the kids to whatever, you know, it's asking for support.

And also, it's super helpful to know when I'm ovulating because I'll probably have more access to sexual connection during that time.

So we talk about those things ahead of time.

I wish I would have known my cycle and that it's all perfect.

There's nothing gross about it.

And yeah, I would say that's what I wish.

I also wish I would have known that going from that season of high school into adulthood, Carrying that play, like being able to remember to continue to play, play and creativity feed that same center, the sacral center, the reproductive cycle or system that plays the same part.

Like the more creative and play you have, the more access you have to pleasure with your partner.

Yeah,

you have more life experience and more expertise in this, just having worked with women in this demographic.

And what I find is that sometimes this information gets a little siloed and you get it as you're stepping into it.

And what I'm kind of hoping for is we could kind of Yeah.

Yeah.

Yes.

Yeah, I love that so much.

I know one of the things that you had mentioned too was getting curious about things that I wish I would have known.

And there's so much.

One is the menstrual cycle.

I wish I would have known the menstrual cycle better earlier in my 20s and 30s because it wasn't until my mid to late 30s, even as a sexual health educator, it just wasn't talked about.

But the ability to communicate with my husband where I'm at in my cycle, you know, every week we do a check in and it's planning for the week.

It's planning logistics, but it's also saying, you know, something that I'm grateful for that he did and everything.

sharing things that could have gone better.

And then also sharing like this week, I may be a little off because I feel like I'm going to get my period in the next few days.

So I'll be in that luteal energy.

I may have lower energy.

So could you take the kids to whatever, you know, it's asking for support.

And also, it's super helpful to know when I'm ovulating because I'll probably have more access to sexual connection during that time.

So we talk about those things ahead of time.

I wish I would have known my cycle and that it's all perfect.

There's nothing gross about it.

And yeah, I would say that's what I wish.

I also wish I would have known that going from that season of high school into adulthood, Carrying that play, like being able to remember to continue to play, play and creativity feed that same center, the sacral center, the reproductive cycle or system that plays the same part.

Like the more creative and play you have, the more access you have to pleasure with your partner.