In Her Body · Free Monthly Perimenopause Q&A
Ask Dr Kamila.
All your perimenopause questions answered in one place.
Free monthly Perimenopause Q&A session with Dr Kamila Hortynska — Clinical Psychologist, Functional Medicine Practitioner and Mindfulness Expert, worked with over a thousand women in her career.
One hour online meeting for any woman aged 35-55 navigating stresses of midlife.
Changing body shape, memory problems, sleepless nights, relationship issues, career shifts, divorce or just a sense of not knowing who you are any more!
You don’t need to be in perimenopause, you may simply want to understand what is happening and get some free guidance from a practitioner who knows it through personal experience.
If you've been feeling like something is off
like your body is speaking a new language you don't know...
This free perimenopause on call is for you.
Where: Online — wherever you are
When: Every 3rd Wednesday · 7:00 PM (UK time)
Next: Sept 16th | Oct 24th | Nov 18 | Dec 16
Why This Exists
The gap between what women experience and the support they receive is staggering.
Around half of women never speak to a professional — not because they don’t want to, but because they’ve already been dismissed, and 10min is not enough to have a real conversation.
of women recognise the word perimenopause. Only 17–23% actually understand their symptoms or options.
of women experience a rise in anxiety and depression during this transition and are routinely prescribed antidepressants when hormonal evaluation may be the actual key.
Perimenopause has 100+ symptoms, but most women only recognise a few and never think that what they go through may be hormone related.
Does Any Of This Sound Familiar?
Your body is speaking. Let's understand it together.
If any of the below resonates, you are not imagining it. For most women, perimenopause shows up in ways no one warned them about — physical, mental, emotional, and deeply personal.
Physical Perimenopause Symptoms
- Waking at 3am, unable to get back to sleep
- Hot flushes or night sweats
- Weight gain without changing a thing
- Exhaustion that sleep doesn't fix
- Food that used to work — suddenly doesn't
- Hair thinning or skin changes
- Joint pain, frozen shoulder, unexplained aches
- Heart palpitations or electric shock sensations
Mental & Cognitive Perimenopause Symptoms
- Forgetting words mid-sentence
- Struggling to focus or concentrate
- Brain fog that frightens you
- Feeling mentally unlike yourself
- Difficulty making decisions
- Overwhelm at things that didn't bother you
- Burnout that won't lift no matter what you try
- Decision making difficulties - as if you brain's processing capacity shrank overnight
- Laud noises & smells suddenly seem too much
Emotional Perimenopause Symptoms
- Irritability that feels out of proportion
- Low mood that isn't quite depression
- Anxiety you've never experienced before
- Snapping at people you love
- A quiet grief for who you used to be
- Feeling invisible — in your body and your life
- Not knowing how to put any of this into words
Identity & Life Related Perimenopause Symptoms
- Feeling like your body doesn't fit you anymore
- The people around you don't understand
- Questioning whether your career still fits
- Asking "who am I now that I'm not who I was?"
- Knowing something needs to change — but what?
- Something calling you toward a different way of living
- Not feeling as attractive or confident as before!
Ask Dr Kamila! This Free Monthly Q&A is there for you."
A PERSONAL NOTE FROM DR KAMILA
Hi, I'm Dr Kamila —
and I know how lonely this can feel.
I offer this call once a month because I’ve seen what happens when women don’t have access to clear, honest answers. I’ve sat with that feeling myself.
Perimenopause so often begins quietly. Sleep starts to shift. Anxiety arrives from nowhere. Joints ache. Mood changes in ways that are hard to explain. You just don't feel as attractive or confident as before! And yet when women finally go looking for help, they are so often told that nothing is wrong. They leave appointments feeling dismissed — or worse, embarrassed — wondering if what they’re experiencing is even real.
In twenty five years of working with women, I’ve seen the same pattern repeat itself: women piecing together answers alone, late at night, searching online, wondering if their bodies are changing in ways no one ever explained to them.
I understand this personally too. When I went through these changes myself, I realised how fragmented and confusing the information around perimenopause can be — even for someone with clinical training. Most women don’t have that background. And they shouldn’t have to navigate this alone.
This perimenopause on-call sessions is my way of creating the space I wish had existed for me. One hour where your questions are welcome, nothing is dismissed, and you can finally hear a clear, knowledgeable voice explaining what might be happening in your body.
It’s not a lecture. It’s not a programme. It’s simply a place where you can show up, ask what has been worrying you, and feel heard. I’ll be there whether two people join or twenty.
What Is Ask Dr Kamila?
A real conversation. Not a presentation.Your questions answered.
No judgment. No filter.
Not a long term commitment.
Completely free.
If you’ve been told you’re fine — and you know you’re not — bring that to the call.
Ask Dr Kamila. It’s Free.
A monthly online meeting where nothing gets dismissed and every question about perimenopause gets a real answer.
I want to book !No payment. No pressure. Just answers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions women ask most.
Not at all. It’s completely fine to join without knowing quite how to put into words what you’ve been experiencing. I’m used to starting from “something just feels off.” You can submit questions in advance when you register, or simply listen and ask in the moment. There is no wrong way to show up.
Not at all.
Many women join because they suspect something is changing but don’t yet have a clear answer. The purpose of the call is to help you get your questions answered related to perimenopause.