219 'Perimenopause Doesn't Break Relationships – It Reveals the Cracks Already There' – Simon Salt

🔥 The Hot Truth About Hormone Therapy – get the guide that cuts through the noise on HRTSimon Salt spent four years watching his wife get dismissed by doctors – told it was UTIs, bad diet, lack of sleep, anything but perimenopause — before she finally got a diagnosis. He spent another year and a half after that figuring out it wasn't happening to her, it was happening to both of them. Now he's a certified menopause coach and the writer behind The Quiet Transition, a publication helping men in midlife support their partners through peri- and post-menopause with actual empathy instead of good intentions and bad timing.Highlights8:29 – The slow erosion: loss of intimacy, and filling the silence with stories 18:20 – The yogurt tub story – and what those irritations really mean22:46 – Renegotiating intimacy when what used to work stops working 29:00 – Simon's framework: sit, listen, believe 34:12 – Why releasing control is so hard — and so necessary 40:22 – The new wave of men writing about menopause, and what Simon makes of it 42:58 – "There is no man who doesn't know a woman going through this" Quotable"Perimenopause doesn't usually cause cracks in a relationship. It reveals them." – Simon Salt, certified menopause coach, The Quiet TransitionConnect with Simon Salt The Quiet Transition: Substack: https://www.thequiettransition.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonsaltConnect with Hotflash inc TikTok: @hotflashinc.menopause Instagram: @hotflashinc X: @hotflashinc YOUTUBE @hotflashinc Facebook: @hotflashinc LinkedIn: Ann Marie McQueenDisclaimer This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Always speak with a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your treatment, supplements, or lifestyle.