Welcome to The Peri Files | Perimenopause, Documented
Perimenopause, documented. Welcome to The Peri Files — a place to track the symptoms, bring receipts, and stop letting hormonal chaos go unfiled.
Starting HRT: What the First Month Actually Looked Like
An honest month-one log of starting estradiol patch for perimenopause — week by week, variables included. Not advice. Just the field notes.
What I Bring to a Perimenopause Appointment Now
Twelve minutes goes fast. What to bring to a perimenopause appointment so you leave with what you came for — symptom summary, cycle log, and the one question that matters most.
June Symptom Receipt: What I Filed This Month
A monthly perimenopause symptom receipt: sleep, cognition, mood, body, energy. No conclusions — just what’s on the tape. Part of the Case Notes running log at perifiles.com.
The Rage Is Not a Symptom. The Rage Is Information.
Perimenopausal rage isn’t random. It knows things. One woman’s field notes on tracking anger as data rather than trying to make it stop.
I Lost a Word for Three Days
Perimenopausal brain fog isn’t forgetfulness. It’s losing a word you’ve used your whole life and not knowing when it’s coming back. One writer’s field notes.
What Nora Kincaid Knew That I Didn’t
The Peri Files author on how protagonist Nora Kincaid — ex-detective, PI, woman in perimenopause — arrived already knowing things. Case 001: Of the Woods is coming.