You notice your coworker walking into a room and forgetting why she's there. Brain fog, she jokes. But she's at the top of her career, leading projects, making critical decisions. Supporting women through menopause extends beyond your partner to every woman in your workplace navigating symptoms that look like other conditions but stem from one source: fluctuating hormones.

Jordan Smith started WTF is Menopause after his friend Jackie was dismissed by doctors who missed perimenopause symptoms entirely. His mother endured a 128-day menstrual cycle 25 years ago. Today, women face identical challenges: misdiagnosis, lack of specialist access, and careers derailed by untreated symptoms. The Menopause Society lists specialists, but wait times stretch long because there aren't enough. Smith's takeaway: show up at appointments, ask if symptoms could be perimenopause-related, and stop taking hormonal changes personally.

Learn why protecting sleep matters more than you think and how to prepare for night sweats with room temperature adjustments and backup sheets. Understand the communication skills required before perimenopause becomes a relationship stress test. Discover how becoming educated replaces the urge to fix what isn't actually broken.

Topics: perimenopause education for men, menopause workplace support, hormonal symptom recognition, relationship communication, sleep protection strategies

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Originally aired on 2026-01-22