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  "path": "/2026/04/resources-to-aid-understanding-someone-else-s-perimenopause-menopause/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-14T16:43:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://neilzone.co.uk",
  "tags": [
    "Trans\nexperience of the menopause",
    "Quinn Rhodes",
    "Sundial",
    "“Perimenopause\nhit me like a brick”",
    "“Perimenopause:\nMy HRT Journey”",
    "“Nobody told\nme about the way menopause restructures marriage. Here’s what I wish I\nknew then.”",
    "Ben’s toots",
    "Thayer",
    "my therapy & coaching",
    "“Body of Evidence”",
    "this\nepisode",
    "“What’s Up\nDocs?”",
    "this episode",
    "“BDSM and the\nmenopause”",
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  "textContent": "I asked for reading recommendations, for a _partner_ of someone who is going through the perimenopause / menopause.\n\nI got a lot of responses; thank you.\n\nI have included below those which seemed most relevant, for me to follow up on them. Apologies if I didn’t include your particular suggestions.\n\nI received quite a lot of advice too; thank you.\n\n## Reading suggestions\n\n### Books\n\n  * “Burning Up, Frozen Out” by Joe Warner and Rob Kemp\n  * “Menopause Manifesto” by Dr Jen Gunter (several recommendations for this)\n  * “Perimenopause Power” by Maisie Hill\n  * “Woman on Fire” by Sheila de Liz (multiple recommendations)\n  * anything by Dr Louise Newsome\n\n\n\n### Blogs and microblogs\n\n  * Trans\nexperience of the menopause by Quinn Rhodes\n  * Two posts by Sundial: “Perimenopause\nhit me like a brick” and “Perimenopause:\nMy HRT Journey”\n  * “Nobody told\nme about the way menopause restructures marriage. Here’s what I wish I\nknew then.”\n  * Ben’s toots\n\n\n\nThayer said:\n\n> I often help men understand their partners’ journeys as part of my therapy & coaching as it really affects men as well\n\n## Podcasts\n\n  * “Body of Evidence”, including this\nepisode\n  * “What’s Up\nDocs?”, including this episode\n\n\n\n## Videos\n\n  * “BDSM and the\nmenopause”\n  * a Davina McCall documentatary (possibly this\none)\n\n",
  "title": "Resources to aid understanding someone else's perimenopause / menopause",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-14T16:43:00.000Z"
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