An Accurate Perimenopause Gift Guide

Actually useful solutions for endless random symptoms.

Welcome To Cheaper Than Therapy, a newsletter by Shani Silver.

Honestly if all else fails a good bottle of wine will do. And don’t give me any lip about how we’re not supposed to have wine anymore, it’s all I have left take pity on an old woman.

Welcome to the only gift guide that champions function over form, usefulness over aesthetic, and need over want. This is the Perimenopause Gift Guide, and it’s not messin’ around—because perimenopause doesn’t either. If you’re texting your friends random symptoms that pop up out of nowhere, and longing for the days when your brain and body functioned liked something you recognize, you’re in the right place. And if you’ve never experienced anything related to perimenopause, you’ll be glad you packed an umbrella before shit hit the fan.

It starts at different times for everyone, it impacts everyone differently, and I’ve received more useful advice on social media than I have from my own doctor who dismisses my concerns because I’m “too young” to have them. Neat! I’m tired of feeling crazy for more than one reason, so I’d like to pass on everything I’ve learned—the hard way—if I can.

Behold! The gift guide that’s full of helpful solutions, and fresh out of fucks.