For so many years menopause has been a taboo subject - barely talked about between friends, let alone in mainstream media. I don’t know about you but I never heard the term peri-menopause before about 5 years ago.  And as a result many women have suffered in silence,  weren’t able advocate for their health and felt isolated and alone in their experience.  

Today’s guest Laura Okafor-Crane is on a mission to change all that. She is the founder of Perry, affectionately known as the Perry Sisterhood, a platform and information resource for women in peri-menopause, approaching peri-menopause, and post-menopause.  Perry is changing the way we talk about life during and after menopause by providing access to information, resources, expert advice and most importantly, as Laura shares, peer to peer support and community. 

After watching her mother struggle through menopause in silence Laura wants to make ensure its a different experience for future generations. Perry is a safe space where women can come together to support each other.  Its about education empowerment  and self advocacy for all women in the menopause transition. 

We talk about the lack of awareness and education on menopause in the medical community and how it often leads to to dismissive attitudes and misdiagnosis.

Why community and peer-to-peer support is so important 

How empowering women with knowledge about menopause is crucial for them to make informed decisions now and in years to come

How her expertise in global product management  has been instrumental in the development and growth of  the Perry platform.

If you are menopausal, approaching menopause or have questions about menopause this is the episode for you. 

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Laura is the founder and CEO of perry – a community app for perimenopause with more than 12k members. perry is a safe space to connect, support and learn during the  menopause transition.

Laura  is a FMCG veteran with 12+ years global Marketing experience at Procter & Gamble and Coty. It is her greatest passion to build spaces that serve the underserved. 

Having experienced her mother struggling in silence during the menopause transition and being a millennial who approaches perimenopause herself,  she was shocked by how little the support system around fertility and pregnancy matches the support women get when approaching perimenopause - which is close to none.

It is her mission to equip the upcoming generation entering the menopause transition with community and education - allowing ultimate self-advocacy.

Laura, being half Nigerian herself, loves Nigerian ‘Nollywood’ movies and lives with her husband and 2 sons.

Website:  https://heyperry.com

https://www.instagram.com/ohhelloperry/ https://perry.app.link/podcastguest 

Our book: https://shorturl.at/wO267 

Shaping the face of menopause panel on You Tube:   https://youtu.be/VnYBdDe-6gU