Perimenopause Guides & Workbooks
Perimenopause guides you can read tonight
Perimenopause often starts in your 40s, years before your last period, and it rarely comes with a manual. Irregular cycles, lighter sleep, mood swings, brain fog, a body that suddenly feels different. These printable PDF guides, workbooks and trackers were put together for that stage, in plain words and without judgment. It's hormonal, not a willpower failure.
Which perimenopause guide is right for you?
Start with what you need most right now.
- Understand what is happening. The Understanding Perimenopause Guide explains the stages and hormone shifts in 39 pages, and the Science & Symptoms Workbook helps you link your own symptoms to them. For changes you can see, read Your Skin, Hair & Body During Perimenopause.
- Track your patterns. Perimenopause Planners & Trackers, the simpler Perimenopause Symptoms Tracker, the Perimenopause Worksheets and the guided journal help you notice what changes from week to week, so you arrive at your doctor's appointment with notes instead of guesses.
- Ease specific symptoms. Manage Perimenopause Symptoms takes them one at a time, and 6 Ways to Reduce Bladder Leaks covers the light leaks that can start when you laugh or sneeze.
- Adjust your habits. The Lifestyle Reset Workbook, Managing Perimenopause Naturally, Easy Nutrition Through Perimenopause and Easy Exercise Through Perimenopause turn what you learn into small, realistic steps for food, movement, sleep and stress.
- Feel like yourself again. Thriving in Perimenopause rebuilds confidence and self-trust, and How to Dress Your Perimenopause Body with Style helps you get dressed for the body you have today.
The best value: the Quick-Start Kit
Each guide is $4.90. The Perimenopause Quick-Start Kit gathers the nine core PDFs, 540 pages in all, for $9.90: the beginner guide, the symptoms workbook, the confidence workbook, the lifestyle reset, the journal, the skin and hair guide, the natural habits guide, the worksheets and the planners and trackers. Every file is an instant download you can read on your phone or print at home. Nothing is shipped.
Questions about our perimenopause guides
Are these guides printable?
Yes. Every guide is a PDF you can read on your phone, tablet or computer or print at home. The pages are not fillable forms, so print the worksheets and trackers or write on them with a PDF app on a tablet.
Which guide should I start with?
If you are new to perimenopause, start with the Understanding Perimenopause Guide. If you already know it's perimenopause and want to see patterns, start a tracker.
Are these guides for perimenopause or menopause?
Perimenopause, the years of change before your last period, often starting in your 40s. Our article perimenopause vs menopause explains the difference.
Do these guides replace my doctor?
No. They are educational and help you understand and track what you feel. Bring your notes to your doctor, who can confirm what is going on and talk through options with you.
Keep learning for free
Our complete perimenopause guide brings together everything we have written on this stage. Our article on perimenopause symptoms walks through the most common signs and when to see a doctor, and the perimenopause diet covers what to eat as your body changes.
If your belly is the change you notice most when you get dressed, the Perimenopause Belly Shaping Brief is an everyday high-waisted brief that gently smooths the lower belly under your clothes.
These guides are for educational purposes only and do not replace advice from your doctor.