<p>TV presenter Cherry Healey shares her unexpected perimenopause journey, revealing how debilitating anxiety and heart palpitations at age 40 led her to nearly seek antidepressants, before discovering her symptoms were hormonal.</p><br><p>In this conversation, Cherry discusses the misdiagnosis crisis facing women in their forties, the connection between depleting estrogen and UTIs (including her own life-threatening sepsis scare), and why she believes perimenopause is actually "the main event", not menopause itself.</p><br><p>Follow the show:</p><p>Follow Well Enough on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wellenough" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><p>Follow Emilie on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emilielaviniauk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Timecodes:</p><p>00:00 Perimenopause Hit at 40: Cherry's Story</p><p>02:11 When Menopause Was Taboo</p><p>04:01 The Dread That Won't Go Away</p><p>05:36 Finally Getting Diagnosed</p><p>07:01 How Misdiagnosis Destroys Women's Lives</p><p>08:06 Is Perimenopause the Main Event</p><p>10:06 Perimenopause as a Gift</p><p>11:21 Why Lifting Weights Changes Everything</p><p>14:31 Perimenopause Ended My Relationship</p><p>16:01 Should You Get Your Hormones Tested?</p><p>17:26 Track Your Cycle to Understand Your Body</p><p>21:26 The Power of Sleep</p><p>22:31 UTIs &amp; Perimenopause: The Hidden Link</p><p>24:26 My UTI Turned Into Sepsis</p><p>27:01 Advice for Women Turning 40</p><p>32:21 The Wellness Boom &amp; Longevity</p><p>38:46 What Makes You Feel Well Enough</p><br><p>Follow Cherry on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cherryhealey/?hl=en-gb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>