Starting a business at any stage of your life is already hard. What more if it happens simultaneously with a drastic change in your physical body? In this episode, Katie Taylor, Founder and CEO of The Latte Lounge, shares her journey from discovering that she has perimenopause and how that led her to build an amazing community that helped a lot of women. Listen up as she enlightens us that we are not alone in whatever journey we are going through.   Key takeaways from this episode: If your hormone levels fluctuate all the time, these symptoms are enough to make a diagnosis, and no one should suffer, and nobody should be spending years and years waiting and trying. Don't suffer in silence. Get your health sorted first, and then if you’re working in corporate, before you and set up on your own, get that all in place before you leave. Get some business coaching and have a business plan. Speak to your bank manager and figure out how you're going to finance everything. Episode Timeline: 00:04 Intro 01:08 Episode Intro 01:34 About Katie 02:15 The story that led Katie to create The Latte Lounge 08:18 How Katie created a community that helped a lot of women 10:08 How the conversations about menopause and perimenopause have changed 11:45 The effect of Katie’s condition on her work in the earlier stage. 14:02 Katie’s advice for women going through perimenopause 18:21 Katie’s mission in the workforce 20:33 Katie’s advice for women who wants to start their own business on their well-being 22:50 How to connect with Katie 23:40 Outro   About our guest: Katie Taylor is the Founder and CEO of The Latte Lounge, an online platform for women over 40. Married for 28 years with 4 children, Katie has seen it all and understands that the sandwich generation brings about so many challenges. Previously she worked for over 25 years in PR, Marketing, Fundraising, and Event Organising for a variety of different children's and mental health charities.   Connect and know more about  Katie and The Latte Lounge here: https://www.lattelounge.co.uk/ https://www.lattelounge.co.uk/menopause/ https://www.lattelounge.co.uk/the-34-symptoms-of-perimenopause-and-menopause-symptom-checker/ More about Ruth: Hi, I’m Ruth, a business coach specializing in helping freelancers and business owners adjust their mindset and marketing so they can get fully booked with clients they LOVE to work with. I’ve helped hundreds of self-employed women achieve the time and money freedom they craved. I’ve started this podcast because when I first went all in and left the corporate world to be a freelancer, I was grateful for any work that came my way. After over 20 years of freelancing and working for other people, I started to realize I’d created a glass ceiling for myself. In 2017, I finally started listening to that voice that had been telling me for a long time that I wasn’t doing what I loved and fulfilling my true potential.  It took a critical illness to give me that wake-up call.  I don’t want the same to happen to you. You can expect practical advice, inspiring stories, and a lot of aha moments as we uncover and kick to the curb all the obstacles you have been putting in your way. I’m on a mission to inspire women to start and play bigger in business.       Connect and know more about Ruth Gilbey here: Coaching: https://www.ruthgilbey.com/coaching Free stuff: https://www.ruthgilbey.com/next-client Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ruthgilbeymarketingandcoaching/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruth_gilbey/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthgilbey/