Journeys through MENOPAUSE

‘It’s natural – nothing to be ashamed of’

‘I wish I’d known more at the time’

Kate Beavis, 49, runs marketing consultancy The Indie Practice and lives in Cranfield with her husband Adam, 48, and their two children, aged 13 and 11.

I’m currently in the midst of the menopause, and my oestrogen levels are so low, I’m often exhausted. While I’m managing my symptoms, perimenopause began in 2014, at 42, which I discovered after a visit to my health practitioner, who specialises in women’s health.

‘I’m constantly on edge. I want to kill someone!’ I told her. Once calm and relaxed, I now lost my temper frequently, telling off my children, then six and four, over the smallest things. ‘Where’s my wife