My mother had a terrible time in menopause back in the pre internet days - it exacerbated a pre existing mental illness and she suffered terribly (and it wasn't great for us as kids)...gynae issues, severe MH, sleep, weight, the works. it was really tough. The NHS and seemingly society in general wasn't really geared up for supporting women's health then.
Now I'm staring down the peri path myself and I would like things to be better for me and my own family- I'm not counting on support from the GP because you can't actually see one in my area (you can sometimes get a callback but only if the stars align).
So I'm reaching out here, we're there any books/blogs that help explain what is likely to happen and what might help if anything?
I have no female family members to ask anymore sadly, and my friends are my age (early 40s) so all newbies when it comes to Aunt Flo's last hurrah.
Kind wisdom welcomed x