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What The Peri? - With Kirsten Cooke
You're not going crazy. You're not broken. And no — it's not "just stress."
Somewhere in your 40s or 50s, your body starts doing things nobody warned you about — the weight that won't shift, the broken sleep, the brain fog, the anxiety from nowhere, the feeling that you've lost yourself. And when you finally go looking for answers, too often you're dismissed, brushed off, or sent away still confused.
What the Peri? is the podcast for women navigating perimenopause and menopause who are done being dismissed and just need someone to make it all make sense. Each episode cuts through the noise, the myths and the medical gaslighting — with honest conversations, real science, and plain-English answers about your hormones, your symptoms, and what actually helps.
I'm Kirsten Cooke — a personal trainer, women's health coach, perimenopause and menopause coach, and mum of four. I'm not talking to you from the outside looking in; I'm walking this road myself. These are the conversations I wish someone had sat me down and had with me years ago.
You are not imagining it. It is not your fault. And you are not alone.
The change you didn't ask for. The conversations you need.
Follow now so you don't miss an episode.
What The Peri? - With Kirsten Cooke
Latest Episodes
HRT Debunked - What the Science Actually Says (and Why It Matters for You) (Ep 3)
If the words "hormone replacement therapy" make you nervous — you're not alone. For over twenty years, women have been quietly suffering, too frightened to even consider HRT because of something they half-remember hearing: that it's dangerous, ...
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How Your Hormones Actually Work - Oestrogen, Progesterone & Testosterone in Plain English (Ep 2)
Have you ever felt like something has shifted — like you don't quite feel like yourself anymore — but you can't put your finger on why? So many women are living with anxiety that came from nowhere, bone-deep exhaustion, broken sleep, w...
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Is This Perimenopause? The 34 Symptoms & Counting (Ep 1)
You're not going crazy. You're not broken. And no — it's not "just stress."Somewhere in your 40s or 50s your body starts doing things no one warned you about — the broken sleep, the rage out of nowhere, the anxiety, the brain fog, the ac...
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