Perimenopause Isn't Just a Women's Issue: How Couples Can Survive & Grow - Julie Parana OT

Podcast Description – Make More Love Not War

Perimenopause doesn’t happen in a vacuum — it happens inside relationships.

In this episode of Make More Love Not War, Terah Harrison, LPC sits down with Julie Parana, Occupational Therapist, Women’s Health Specialist, and Menopause Coach (known online as @themenoot / “The Menopause OT”), joined by Terah’s husband Jeff Harrison, for an honest conversation about how couples navigate perimenopause together.

We talk about:

• What women in perimenopause need most — and why this has to come first

• What partners often wish they understood but don’t know how to say

• How couples can reduce conflict when hormones and stress collide

  Why nervous system regulation is the foundation for everything else

• How men can take care of themselves while supporting their partner

• And the big question: Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?

This episode is for couples who want to stay connected — even when bodies, brains, and bandwidth are changing.

Perimenopause isn’t about fixing women.
It’s about understanding what’s happening — and learning how to adapt together.