The perimenopause survey / 69 women / Aug 25 – Sep 7, 2026
You told us what's really going on.
This stage of life deserves better than what we were told to expect. So we asked. Sixty-nine women answered honestly about what they're noticing, what they're already doing, and what they wish someone would just explain. Here is what you told us, and what we're building because of it.
women answered, two-thirds of them in their 40s.
aren't sure yet whether what they're feeling is perimenopause.
are already doing three or more things to prepare.
has ruled out hormone therapy. Everyone else is still deciding, curious, or using it.
Finding 01 / Where you are
Is this it? Nearly half of us can't tell.
The most common answer wasn't "I'm in it" or "not yet." It was "I'm noticing some changes but not sure if they're related." Add the women who think they may be in it, and those who simply aren't sure, and you get 48%.
That uncertainty is the starting point. Knowing where you are is the first thing a plan should answer.
Finding 02 / What you're already doing
We're not waiting around.
Three in four women are already doing at least three things to prepare. Sleep and strength training lead the list.
Even among women who haven't noticed any changes yet, 10 of 12 are already doing two or more.
The gap
Only 10% are tracking symptoms, and just 6% are part of a program or community. Most of us are doing this alone, one tab at a time.
Finding 03 / What matters most
Energy first. Then everything else.
We asked you to rank six priorities. Feeling physically good and energized came first for almost half of you, and nine in ten put it in their top three. Feeling mentally and emotionally strong was right behind it. The bigger questions of identity and impact came last, for now. It's hard to think about your next chapter when you're tired.
69 answers · ordered by average rank
Finding 04 / Hormone therapy
HRT is on the table. We just want real answers.
Only one woman out of 69 has decided hormone therapy isn't for her. More than one in five are using it now. The largest group, almost a third, is interested but needs to learn more first. Curiosity, not fear, is the mood.
Finding 05 / Who you trust
We want a doctor. Most of us don't have one for this.
are actually working with a doctor or perimenopause specialist right now.
Several of you described being told to wait, or having to search for a provider who would listen. That gap is why knowing what to ask, and how to ask it, matters so much.
Finding 06 / The support you want
Give me a plan.
Asked to pick your top three, a personalized plan and a clear roadmap came out ahead of everything else.
Finding 07 / Beyond hormones
It's not only about hormones.
Beyond physical and mental health, two things tied for first: sex and intimacy, and motherhood and family. Half of you picked each.
The register / Your questions, in your words
The one thing you most want to figure out.
47 of you wrote in. The most common themes: brain fog and mood (17%), whether this is even perimenopause yet (15%), what's right for me specifically (13%), and hormone therapy (11%).
“How will I know when it’s started?”
“What the first steps are”
“How to manage the mood swings”
“Should I be taking HRT?”
“Why I still feel tired”
“How to feel normal again”
“What does my body actually need? It’s hard to know what to focus on when so much is changing.”
“How to stay on top of things while my body and mind figure out the new normal.”
Anything else you'd like us to know
“Menopause, but particularly peri-menopause were shrouded in mystery in previous generations. My Gen X age group is having none of that.”
“We need more research, doctors that take us seriously, and affordable access to hormones…”
“It’s hard balancing life in this stage as a working mom with young kids.”
What we did with your answers
You asked. We built it.
- 01 / YOU SAID
“Am I even in it?”
Foundations starts by helping you work out where you are, before anything else.
- 02 / YOU SAID
“Give me a plan.”
Seven Foundations classes that build into a clear, personal plan for what comes next.
- 03 / YOU SAID
“I want trusted answers.”
Live calls start in December: open Q&A with Ingrid every month, plus expert guest sessions.
- 04 / YOU SAID
“I'm doing this alone.”
A club of women preparing together. Good information. Better company.
You helped build it. Come be in it.
Peri Prep Club is the membership for women getting ready for what's next. The pilot group is the first group of members, and the women who shaped it through this survey are the first we're inviting.
Pilot rate
- Doors open Thursday, November 19
- No payment until November 19
- Pilot rate closes Friday, November 27
- Cancel anytime
Not ready yet? Come to the free live workshop, How to Prep for Peri(menopause), Thursday, November 19 at 11am CT. Save your seat