Perimenopause
The years leading up to menopause, when hormones fluctuate and symptoms can begin long before periods stop. For many women, this starts in their late 30s or 40s.
Menopause support that sees the whole woman
You are not losing your mind. Your body is asking for a different kind of support.
Perimenopause can change your sleep, mood, confidence, strength, appetite, and sense of self. Jessica Barac helps you understand what is happening and take practical steps to feel strong, capable, and like yourself again.
you are not alone
Jessica BaracRegistered Nutritionist and fitness professional
Let us make sense of it
Perimenopause is the transition. Menopause is one day. Your experience is much bigger than either definition.
Menopause
Reached after 12 consecutive months without a period. The years after are post-menopause, when long-term strength, bones, heart health, and quality of life matter deeply.
Brain fog.
Wired and tired.
Rage out of nowhere.
A body that feels unfamiliar.
Real experiences deserve real support.
The lived experienceWhy this work is personal
I knew health. Perimenopause still blindsided me.
In my late 30s, anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, weight gain, overheating, and a deep sense of dread appeared out of nowhere. Tests came back normal, but I did not feel normal.
When my cycle began changing and I learned my mum had experienced early menopause at 44, the pieces finally connected. As a nutritionist, fitness professional, and former athlete, I realised my old strategies were no longer supporting my changing body.
I refocused on protein, plants, strength training, sleep, and breathwork. Slowly, the joy returned. What The Menopause?! grew from that experience - a place for women to learn, laugh, feel seen, and know they are not going through this alone.
I want women to understand their bodies and feel powerful in them again.
Jessica's approach
The goal is not to chase every symptom.
It is to build a body and life that support the woman you are now - and the one you are becoming.
Understand
Connect the dots between your changing hormones, symptoms, history, and everyday life.
Nourish
Build meals that support strength, energy, appetite, and metabolic health without punishment.
Strengthen
Train with purpose for muscle, bones, confidence, and the decades still ahead of you.
Sustain
Create routines that work on busy weeks, not just when motivation and life are perfectly aligned.
Private support
Ready to stop guessing what your body needs?
One-to-one support is for women who want a personalised plan, expert guidance, honest accountability, and 16 weeks to make meaningful changes with Jessica beside them.
See the one-to-one experienceyour next chapter can feel different