I was 42, fabulous hair, soaking in the Sydney sun - and in the middle of what I now call the depression dips of perimenopause. If you've been experiencing unexplained heaviness, numbness, or days where getting off the floor feels like an achievement, this article is for you.

We talk about hot flushes and brain fog. We don't talk nearly enough about what perimenopause does to your tolerance - and why that shift might be the most important signal your body has ever sent you.