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Travelling While HOT: Support for Women Navigating Hormones, Heat, and the Thrill of Travel
- A Broad Perspective
- 2 days ago
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I've created a group for women who are travelling while navigating perimenopause or menopause—experiencing hormones, mood changes, hot flashes, body shifts, and emotional intensity on the move across different cultures, climates, and countries.
In this post, Jenn shares the lived reality of travelling full-time through perimenopause and menopause, exploring hormones, mood shifts, cultural challenges, partner dynamics, heat management, and why she created the Travelling While HOT community for women navigating this intense overlap of travel and midlife transitions.
My Journey Through Perimenopause on the Road
I’ve been travelling full-time for almost five years, and every mile of it has overlapped with perimenopause.
Not just the sweating or temperature swings, but the irritability, the sudden frustration, the overwhelm, and the stress responses that come out of nowhere—especially when you’re tired, hot, overstimulated, or managing long travel days.
Realising What Was Hormones and What Was Travel
And to top it all off, NOT EVEN realizing many of these challenges were exaggerated BECAUSE of perimenopause, NOT because travel life was too intense (which it certainly can be)
Under the best of circumstances we can often overlook or not even associate the start of this journey or these symptoms.
Travelling With a Partner During Midlife Hormones
And if you’re travelling with a partner?
Let’s be honest: midlife hormones can strain communication, patience, intimacy, and everyday dynamics. Tiny rooms, tight schedules, unfamiliar environments, cultural differences, humidity, noise, interrupted sleep patterns, and constant decision-making all amplify what your body is already trying to process.
The Emotional Load of Full-Time Travel
And the emotional load is heavier when you’re changing locations and routines constantly.
Why Travelling While HOT Is a Unique Challenge
And all of this is happening while:
• Menopause is barely talked about in many cultures
• Symptoms are dismissed or minimized
• Doctors and their 'diagnosis' vary widely between countries
• Pharmacies carry different products
• You’re far from your usual support system
• You don’t always have someone to ask, “Is this normal?”
Why I Created This Community
That’s why I created this community—because this is a specific, under-supported, and very real experience for many women.
Who This Community Is For
This community group is for you if:
• You travel or plan to travel while in peri-, menopause, or post
• You need support managing hormones, heat, and mood while exploring the world
• You feel emotionally different on the road (anger, tears, stress, overwhelm)
• Your relationship feels harder to navigate in this season
• You want connection with women who understand this overlap of travel + hormones + real life
Inside the Travelling While HOT Community
⪢ What you will find in Travelling While HOT:
• Real talk about symptoms—physical, emotional, and relational
• Support for managing mood, irritability, anger spikes, and stress while travelling
• Stories from women navigating this season in all kinds of locations
• Cultural insights on how menopause is seen (or not seen) around the world
• Travel hacks, packing tips, heat management, wellness tools
• Weekly prompts, polls, and community conversations
• A grounded space rooted in respect, honesty, and compassion
A Warm Invitation
Let's connect! If you know of anyone in your life that might appreciate this post or community group, please do share it! This is a completely FREE group that only requires email sign-up and a profile setup.
This community is meant to be a space for women to share, so this is why it is listed as a private group to maintain respect for the stories and women that share within the community.
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