Too much of 'this can/will go wrong with you and you have no chance against it' - this book read super fearmongering and not at all helpful in the sense, let me help you get through that. Because there are women who go through an easier perimenopause, or even an easier monthly cycle, and the 'suffering' that's supposed to be the norm is not at all what the cycles of women's lives are supposed to be about. This is again too fearmongering and as such, cannot be something to recommend (unless one wants to know all about they are/will be f*cked the minute they start perimenopause!)

"Perimenopause Power" by Maisie Hill is an empowering and comprehensive guide that sheds light on the often misunderstood and overlooked stage of perimenopause. The book begins by providing a clear understanding of what perimenopause is and how it differs from menopause. Hill explains the hormonal fluctuations that take place and their impact on women's bodies and minds. She dives deep into the various symptoms experienced during perimenopause, such as hot flashes, mood swings, sleep disturbances, and more, providing evidence-based explanations and offering solutions to alleviate discomfort.

One of the strengths of "Perimenopause Power" is its emphasis on holistic approaches to managing symptoms and optimizing overall well-being. Hill explores lifestyle factors such as nutrition, exercise, stress management, and sleep hygiene, outlining practical steps that women can take to support their bodies and promote hormonal balance naturally. She also discusses the role of hormone replacement therapy and other medical interventions, providing balanced and evidence-informed insights for readers to make informed decisions about their own health.

"Perimenopause Power" stands out for its inclusion of practical tools and exercises to help readers track and understand their symptoms, identify patterns, and make informed choices about their health and well-being. Hill provides worksheets, charts, and journaling prompts that facilitate self-reflection and empower women to take an active role in managing their perimenopause journey.

For me, it has proved to be an invaluable resource with a wealth of information, practical strategies, and empathetic approach.

I'm really glad that more books are being written about perimenopause, a strange, often upsetting and transformative time of a woman's life. Here's to more books that break down barriers and start conversations about subjects that have been taboo for far too long.

This is a must book for every woman out there who are over the age of 35 and want more information about the dreaded change - we all have to go through it. Perimenopause Power by Maisie Hill was a very interesting read especially as it's packed with so much information we all need to know and be aware of whats happens to our bodies when we start Peri- menopause.

Big thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for an ARC in return for an honest opinion

Such a good informative book that I have referred to already. Really good to see more people talking about this now.

Essential reading for all women prior to hormonal shifts likely to develop in your 40s-50s. I have been reading this book for ages. Why? I read the ARC then listened to the audio and have just taken receipt of the print version. For reference material nothing suits me better than a good old fashioned book.

A woman's body is a miraculous creation. But it is complex and can be confusing so understanding how hormones effect us, and what actually happens during perimenopause will, hopefully, save the woman who reads Perimenopause Power from a difficult transition into menopause.

This text is both mind boggling and empowering. Reading the many ills that can befall us as we age is more than a bit disheartening but knowing about them in advance may help you be on guard should any of these issues develop in your own life. But, if you find you are currently experiencing any of the troubles mentioned in Perimenopause Power please don't suffer in silence. Make an appointment with your doctor and seek help.

This book skillfully guides women to deeper knowledge of how our bodies operate and change with time. I am so pleased to have found it and know this will be a much used reference in the years ahead. Thanks very much, Maisie Hill, for demystifying what happens to women well before menopause and giving us hope of a smoother transition.

A few good ideas but not the revelation I was hoping for! Perhaps need to read her previous book? Easy to read and short to the point.

Very useful advice and information. An absolute essential to add to your library and keep for reference. This is the sort of book you will go back to at various times to refresh yourself with the tips given.

I could not finish this. There is a lot of information, but the tone in which it's given is, quite frankly, depressing. I wish someone who had actually been through perimenopause/menopause had written it too, because the author hasn't. As a woman in her early 40's I did not want to read the picture of doom and gloom which Hill details. Where's the positive outlook? With thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to Bloomsbury and Netgalley for ARC.

This is a really ambitious book aiming to give people approaching menopause the power to understand the changes in their body and take positive steps to feel better. The conversational, non-medical style is appealing, the case histories she uses are appealing and it is generally impressively researched and presented in a way that demystifies a lot of medical and other research.
The author's background is as doula and naturopath and she wrote the popular Period Power.
There are some sections of the book I wanted to applaud - her run-through of the information and mis-information about the risks of menopause hormone therapy, for example - and others that annoyed me and made me think I could not really recommend it to anyone. The whole section about contraception is so judgemental of several contraceptive options, perhaps based on personal experience or that of her clients for sure, that it seemed really unbalanced, in contrast to the HRT section. The sections on natural or non-medical support for perimenopausal health seemed not to set out the research in such detail which was frustrating. Oestrogen detoxification is just such an odd concept to me that no matter how often I looked that section over it made little sense -your liver does all that without help. At least one other reviewer has mentioned the casually fat-phobic tone in some of the sections.
I really wanted this to be amazing.

Very engaging read for women who go through this. I liked the writing and how it's handled.
Thanks a lot to NT and the publisher for this copy.

This was a really valuable and illuminating insight into the world of the perimenopause, and it just felt so good to read and get to understand what is going on with our bodies!!

The phrase 'All the rage, All the time' struck a chord with me as I was reading and that is the strength of this book as it really speaks your language if you're suffering various symptoms! To read about them in this book really helps you feel less alone in knowing that this is all part of the process - however annoying and enraging it can be!!

In this book, the author goes through the different symptoms offering insights into different ways of dealing with them - from food, to vitamins, exercise etc - and I really appreciated the straightforwardness of the way it was written. It didn't go over your head or get too technical, it just gave it to you bluntly and was full of some really wonderful practical and useful advice,alongside diagrams and graphics to help illustrate the points. It's also full of positivity and different coping mechanisms to ease you along!

This is one of those books that you can pick up at anytime to help you with varying symptoms that you're suffering. I loved the advice of keeping a record so you can keep track and I found it to be really invaluable in dealing with and accepting all that's going on with our bodies at this time.

This is not a book that I would choose to read cover to cover as all that information in one go is HEAVY but as a resource it’s not bad! I could definitely see myself picking it up as and when I hit certain milestones. I appreciate that the book dives right in with explaining the difference between pre/peri/and post menopause as this really set my mind at ease (as a woman in her early 30s with fertility issues that has been told she is peri menopausal my mind was all over the place).
I didn’t like the focus on BMI which is a frankly outdated method-steeped in racism and sexism that doesn’t take into account anything other than a person’s height and weight. And whilst the language around menstruation is inclusive-the language around sex is very heteronormative.
I would recommend it to people who asked for resources but I probably wouldn’t shout about it unless asked. I do like Maisie’s writing style though it was empathetic, funny and informative.

A very informative detailed and thorough book. A little overwhelming at times in terms of all the information, it is a little frightening. However I do feel that through this information I have more strength and peers to cope with what is coming! Highly recommended

I’ve been wanting to pick this book up for a while as I’m of an age where I need a better understanding of perimenopause. I’m glad I finally got around to it. The book is set out in distinct chapters which allows the reader to go straight to the section that they need information about and can go back and forth through the book. I read it from cover to cover as I wanted to see what the book was about overall but I think I would benefit from going back to certain chapters as and when I need more information. On the whole this book gave me a reasonable overview of what to expect but I felt there was a lot that I would ignore in here. There were parts that didn’t feel very grounded in science and so were a bit wishy washy and that’s not what I want in guidance, and some section felt overly long and not hugely relevant. Having said that, the sections on HRT and the different forms it comes in was very interesting. Also the advice to push with medical professionals if you don’t feel you’re being heard. I’m glad I read this one and I will refer back to some of it as and when the time comes.

Many thanks to Netgalley, Bloomsbury Publishing UK and Maisie Hill for my copy. This is a brilliant book that frankly should be essential reading for every woman aged 40 to 55. Perimenopause is a very challenging time but it doesn't have to be tough, and Maisie's book is full of great advice and helpful support for this stage of womanhood. Highly recommended.

Before you scroll away, thinking this is intended for middle-aged women (only), let me reassure you that it's not. In my humble opinion, every woman would benefit from reading this book. Let me explain why. ⁠
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We all think of menopause as something that happens to women when they hit 50. But, as Maisie Hill explains here, menopause is actually a one-day event and it marks the one year anniversary from the time you had your last period. However, before this remarkable milestone, there are years of transition, defined as "the perimenopause", which can last from anything like a year to over ten years. Oh, and by the way, you can get premenopausal symptoms even in your 30s. Now, I don't know about you, but to me 5-10 years sounds like a very long time and given it falls over a period in life when we tend to be overburdened (think children, ageing parents, marriage problems, illnesses etc.), being ready for what comes and how best to embrace it sounds like a no-brainer. ⁠
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If you ever suffered from heavy premenstrual symptoms or had other hormonal issues (I know I have), then you would already be aware of how hormones can wreak havoc to a body and mind. ⁠
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In Peromenopause Power, Maisie Hill first outlines the biological and anatomical changes that happen during perimenopause and menopause. She paints a very detailed picture that can make it easy for anyone to understand what's happening to them. It's a grim picture, but she then proceeds with outlining solutions and treatments, sharing pros and cons of each and suggesting alternative approaches as well. ⁠
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It was very interesting to read about all the misconceptions in the public eye about using hormone replacement therapy, and the different case studies Hill shares from her clients. ⁠
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Observing my two older sisters and a few friends of mine undergoing multiple changes during perimenopause, I'm aware (even if second-hand) of the challenges this poses for us women. Being well informed and prepared is our best bet. Read this book, it's important. ⁠
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Thanks to Bloomsbury Publishing and NetGalley for my advanced digital copy.

The title says it, power.
This book will give you the information you need as you reach your mid 40's and the years before the menopause (which describes only the one day which is a year since your last period0. Women are so poorly educated on their bodies and how their hormones and cycles work that this book is like a breath of fresh air.
Definitely one to dip in and out of and revisit, I was particularly interested to read the section on nutritian (now I know why I snack, not enough protein for breakfast) and hormones.
I will buy this book and Period Power as it is so important for women to understand their bodies and how and why they change.

This is just what I needed at the moment to understand all the changes I’m experiencing at this stage in life! I’ve recommended to all of my friends as it was such a big help!

DNF - the author has a very poor grip on scientific and medical evidence, specifically her recurring reliance on BMI as an indicator of general health. BMI has long been discredited as a means of telling anything about individual health (it was designed in the 1800s as a simple calculation of health at population-level, and so tells us nothing about the health of individual people, and has been specifically critiqued as racist and sexist, as it generalises based on white men of European heritage - it being invented by a Belgian mathematician). It is therefore extremely worrying to have a book presumably aimed at a wide range of women and other menstruators (it's worth noting that the language is overall pleasingly trans-inclusive) using a measure that is well established as useless in indicating health in Black, Asian and minority ethnic women.