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Welcome to The TMR Universe

"You Weren't Losing Yourself…You Were Outgrowing the Life That No Longer Fits…"

Where perimenopause and menopause may start the conversation, but identity, reinvention, purpose, confidence and belonging become the story.

This is a bold, honest and gloriously unfiltered universe for women navigating hormonal change, identity shifts and the quiet realisation that they may have simply had enough. No sugar-coating. No patronising wellness fluff. No beige version of midlife.

Just honest conversations, real information, inappropriate laughter and a reminder that you are not broken.

Welcome Home

Maybe you haven't lost yourself… maybe you have spent years becoming who everybody else needed you to be.

  • The reliable one.
  • The organiser.
  • The peacekeeper.
  • The woman who remembers everything.
  • The one who keeps going.
  • The one who says Yes, when she really means No!

The one who says, "I'm fine," while quietly wondering how the hell this became her life… then perimenopause and menopause arrive and suddenly your body, brain and tolerance for absolute bullsh*t stop cooperating. You are not failing. You are not becoming irrelevant. And you are definitely not going mad.

Your body may simply have stopped whispering…

You're not going mad, honestly!

The Crazy Common Questions Midlife Women Are Googling

Hover or tap a question to reveal the answer.

These experiences can happen during perimenopause and menopause. You are not imagining them, you are not 'just being dramatic,' and you deserve proper information and support.

What Is The TMR Universe?

The TMR Universe isn’t just about perimenopause and menopause… it’s about what happens next.

Jainy Smith, founder of The TMR Universe

When Jainy Smith founded The Menopause Raconteur, her mission was to talk about perimenopause and menopause honestly, openly and without reducing women to a list of symptoms. But over the last year, that conversation has become something much bigger.

Through Jainy's own lived experience, listening to over 1200 women, working with businesses, writing, broadcasting and podcasting, one thing became clear: Menopause is only part of the story. This stage of life can collide with confidence, identity, relationships, careers, ambition, ageing and the growing realisation that the life that once fitted may no longer fit at all.

That is why The Menopause Raconteur evolved into The TMR Universe.

One supportive home for Jainy's work across corporate menopause strategy, books, radio, podcasts, events, practical resources and community, supporting women, the people who love them and the workplaces that employ them - this is where evidence and lived experience sit at the same table.

This is where the questions about brain fog, rage, confidence, sex, relationships, careers, reinvention and identity are all part of the conversation.

There is humour, education, support and uncomfortable truths and a growing community of women realising that questioning everything doesn't necessarily mean they are falling apart, sometimes it means something new is beginning.

The TMR Universe isn't simply here to help women get through menopause, it exists to help them understand what is happening, feel less alone and start asking a much bigger question:

"Who Am I Becoming Now?"

The TMR Universe

Listen, Watch, Follow & Join The Clubhouse

Welcome to The TMR Universe

I want to hear straight-talking conversations and somewhere to belong

From Identity Crisis Clubhouse and The Mood Swing Shift radio show to straight-talking podcasts, interviews and TMR Universe in the media. This is where the REAL conversations continue daily.

Follow The TMR Universe across all our platforms - YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook - where NO conversation is off-limits. It's raw and unfiltered, just like midlife!

Do You Need Laughter, Symptom Support, or Just to Know You Aren't the Only Woman Feeling Like You Do…?

…Or you might be ready to resign from the life that no longer fits and start working out what comes next for your life… Your TMR Universe journey starts today.

Your Ovaries Have a Resignation Plan - book cover

This Is the Perimenopause Book Millennials Need

Your Ovaries Have a Resignation Plan

This book began with women who pulled up a chair and told the truth.

At Identity Crisis Clubhouse events, women knew something was wrong but lacked words to explain it. Many had been dismissed by GPs, told they were too young or left believing it was all in their heads.

Younger women asked:

"When does perimenopause start?"

and

"How will I know?"

Those conversations inspired Your Ovaries Have a Resignation Plan.
Women reach perimenopause unprepared. They don't realise it can begin before periods stop, or appear as anxiety, rage, brain fog, disrupted sleep, lost confidence, changing relationships and the unsettling feeling that they no longer recognise themselves.

This is the book millennials need before Googling "What the hell is happening to me?" at 2am.
It explains what perimenopause can look and feel like, helping women recognise symptoms, understand experiences and find the words to ask for support. Downloadable tools help them track symptoms, prepare for GP appointments and advocate for informed conversations about HRT.

This is not another book telling women to buy a handheld fan and endure hormonal chaos more gracefully.
It explores perimenopause, identity, relationships, fertility, ambition, confidence and the life you thought you wanted.

Perimenopause is not the beginning of irrelevance. It can be the return of a woman to herself.

Manopause 101 - book cover

He needs to understand what I'm going through

Manopause 101 (Amazon Best Seller)

A Man's Guide to Thriving (Not Dying) During Her Menopause Meltdown

Well, this is the menopause version - and it could save your marriage.

Manopause 101 is the straight-talking, laugh-out-loud guide for husbands and partners who genuinely want to help but haven't got a bloody clue what's happening, what to say or why asking, "Is it that time of the month?" may significantly reduce their life expectancy.

Written like a car manual, it explains the symptoms of menopause in language he'll actually understand, from hot flushes and brain fog to anxiety, disappearing libido, sleepless nights and the sudden inability to tolerate the sound of him chewing.

No medical degree needed. No complicated jargon. No expectation that he should instinctively know what to do.

Just facts, humour and practical advice to help him understand, what's happening to your body and brain and why you may not feel like yourself, what you need from him and what you absolutely do not! And how to support you without trying to "fix" you.

Because menopause isn't only happening to women. It affects relationships, families and everyone brave enough to ask, "What's wrong with you now?"

Buy it for your husband or partner currently wandering through your menopause without an instruction manual.

Straight-talking, genuinely funny and possibly the most useful gift you'll ever buy him, because understanding what you're going through shouldn't be entirely your job.

Give me a colouring book quick before I kill someone!

Colour Your Way Through the Chaos

These are not colouring books for calming down and behaving yourself. They are for rage-colouring, boundary-setting, identity-reclaiming and resigning from everything that no longer deserves your time, energy or best pencils!

Choose your level of chaos:

I've Resigned From - colouring book cover

I've Resigned From…

The official colouring-book companion to Your Ovaries Have a Resignation Plan - let go, reclaim your identity and colour your way through midlife.

The Zen AF colouring book cover

The Zen AF Colouring Book

Menopause mindfulness for women who'd like a little calm over a cup of tea, or a glass of vino (no judgement here!).

The F*cking Sh*t Show colouring book cover

The F*cking Sh*t Show Colouring Book

For the days when breathing deeply simply isn't going to cover it. Much more than a sweary colouring book - it's cheaper than therapy!

I need to hear shared experiences and that I'm not the only one feeling like I do

Identity Crisis Clubhouse - I'm Not Dead Yet

The podcast, community and growing sisterhood for women wondering where they went - and ready to discover who they are becoming.

There comes a point in midlife when you look at yourself, your relationships, your career and the life you have built and quietly think: "Is it just me?"

Is it just me who no longer feels like myself?
Is it just me questioning everything?
Is it perimenopause, an identity crisis, or have I simply had enough?

The answer is no. It is not just you.

Identity Crisis Clubhouse is where women come to hear the shared experiences that make them feel recognised, validated and far less alone. It brings together the podcast, honest conversations, live Clubhouse events, practical resources and a growing community of women navigating perimenopause, menopause and the glorious, confusing, occasionally sweary reinvention of midlife.

The podcast goes beyond hot flushes and hormone checklists to talk about the things women are really experiencing but often feel unable to say out loud: changing bodies, disappearing confidence, wobbling relationships, shifting friendships, sex, ageing, resentment, empty nests, careers we have outgrown and the unsettling feeling that the life we once wanted no longer fits.

These are straight-talking, honest, funny and sometimes uncomfortable conversations, with no judgement and no pressure to pretend you have everything sorted.

Because sometimes you don't need somebody to fix you.
You need to hear another woman say: "I felt that too."

More Than a Podcast - A Place to Belong

The Clubhouse is a community for women who are tired of struggling quietly and ready to pull up a chair with people who understand.

Inside the wider Identity Crisis Clubhouse universe, you'll find:

  • Bold podcast conversations about the realities of perimenopause, menopause and midlife.
  • Shared experiences that help you feel seen, understood, and reassured that you are not imagining any of this.
  • Live Clubhouse events filled with honest conversation, laughter, connection, and the relief of being in a room where nothing has to be whispered.
  • Practical tools and resources to help you understand what may be happening and advocate for the support you need.
  • Updates about new episodes, upcoming events, special content, community conversations, and the occasional bit of Clubhouse swag.
  • A growing sisterhood of women questioning the rules, reclaiming their voices and deciding what comes next.

You do not need to have the answers before you join.
You can arrive thriving, spiralling, single, married, dating, divorced, reinventing yourself - or Googling "Is this normal?" at 11pm.
There is space for all of it here.

No fixing. No pretending. No whispering. Just the bold conversations women have inside their heads but are often too frightened to say out loud.

The Clubhouse door is open. Pull up a chair - we've been saving you a seat.

The Clubhouse is Open - we’ve been saving you a seat

Identity Crisis Clubhouse

This Isn't Another Newsletter…

This isn't another newsletter destined to sit unopened in your inbox.

The Identity Crisis Clubhouse is your invitation into the honest, funny and occasionally feral conversations women are desperate to hear, but sometimes still too afraid to say out loud.

Inside the Clubhouse, there's no pressure to have everything figured out. No need to pretend you're fine. And absolutely no beige wellness bullshit. You'll find real conversations, trusted resources, powerful stories and women who understand that questioning everything doesn't mean you're falling apart… it might mean you're finally becoming the new version of yourself.

"It's for the woman quietly wondering whether it's hormones, burnout, an identity crisis, or whether she has simply had enough of living a life that no longer fits."

What's Waiting Inside?

Conversations You Need to Hear

Honest discussions about perimenopause, menopause, confidence, identity, relationships, careers, ageing, reinvention and all the complicated thoughts women are having, but rarely saying out loud.

Podcasts That Make You Feel Seen

Be the first to hear about new Identity Crisis Clubhouse episodes, special conversations, guest interviews and the moments that make you laugh, cry and shout, "Thank God, it's not just me!"

Valuable Guides and Resources

Access practical tools to help you feel informed, prepared and supported, including symptom trackers, GP appointment cheat sheets, the GP Red Flag Decoder and self-advocacy resources - plus the funny, brutally honest guides that bring some much-needed humour to the chaos.

Free Swag, Downloads and Clubhouse Extras

Enjoy free digital goodies, downloadable resources, exclusive extracts, shareable content and occasional surprise swag created especially for the Clubhouse community.

Events and First Invitations

Hear about upcoming live events, book talks, Clubhouse gatherings near you, special broadcasts and new experiences before everybody else.

And Most Importantly… A Place Where You Belong

You'll become part of a growing community of women who are done shrinking, apologising and pretending everything is fine. No judgement. No fixing. No requirement to arrive as the finished version of yourself. Just "you", unapologetically.

Free swag and helpful resource guides from The TMR Universe

Free Swag & Guides

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Practical Support, Powerful Self-Advocacy, and a Much-Needed Laugh!

The TMR Universe offers a growing collection of valuable free guides designed to help you feel more informed, prepared and confident throughout perimenopause and menopause.

From GP appointment cheat sheets, symptom trackers and the GP Red Flag Decoder to practical self-advocacy resources, these guides can help you organise what you're experiencing, prepare for important conversations and ask clearer questions when seeking professional support. You'll also find brutally honest, laugh-out-loud guides - some to help you feel understood and supported, and others to simply remind you that you're not losing the plot, and you're definitely not the only one thinking, what the actual hell is happening to me?

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Disclaimer: These guides provide general readily available information and are not intended to diagnose, treat or replace GP advice or diagnose medical conditions. ALWAYS seek qualified GP or medical professional advice.


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