This Is
Endorsed by Professor Jerilynn C. Prior
“Reading This Is Perimenopause is comforting. A supportive guide through estrogen’s stormy weather.”
Media pack · Dr Kirstey Holland
Endorsed by Dr Lara Briden, ND
“A warm, practical, and validating guide to perimenopause from a clinician who really gets it.”
She connects the dots.
A university-trained Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine with a double degree in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, Kirstey is also trained in environmental and nutritional medicine, functional medicine, naturopathy, person-centred counselling, and trauma-informed health and wellness coaching.
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Endorsed by leading voices in women's health
Internationally recognised voices spanning perimenopause, hormone science, gut-brain medicine, women's health and women's leadership have put their names behind Dr Kirstey Holland's book.
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“Reading This is Perimenopause is comforting. A supportive guide through estrogen’s stormy weather.”
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“A warm, practical, and validating guide to perimenopause from a clinician who really gets it.”
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“Written with warmth and conviction, this book will make many women feel seen for the very first time.”
Signature Conversations
Dr Kirstey Holland's interviews go beyond the usual conversation about hot flushes, hormone therapy and symptom management.
Every conversation can be tailored to your audience and format, from a focused 20-minute interview to a 60–90 minute deep dive. Topics can stand alone or be combined to create a conversation specifically for your listeners.
Selected Media & Podcast Appearances
— Hotflash inc
Dr Kirstey is a regular podcast guest and speaker on women’s health, perimenopause, body literacy, metabolic health and what it means for women to become informed, self-referenced participants in their own healthcare.
The Best of Health
30 September 2025
Why feeling unwell has become normalised for women, hormone education, the evolutionary mismatch, GLP-1s and why sustainable health requires more than a quick fix.
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Hotflash Inc
20 May 2023
A deep conversation with Ann Marie McQueen about perimenopause, hormones, gut health and what women need to understand about their changing bodies in midlife.
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The Confidence Chronicles
24 April 2023
Dr Kirstey joins Erika Cramer to unpack perimenopause, overlooked symptoms and how greater body literacy can change the way women approach midlife health.
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Eating Your Cake Too
9 April 2025
What happens when perimenopause meets the most demanding career years: energy, brain fog, focus, nutrition, movement, stress and workplace conversations.
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Authentic with Kat John
2 September 2024
An open, personal conversation with Kat John about perimenopause, health and navigating this transition with informed clinical support.
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Inspired Coach
25 September 2023
Dr Kirstey’s journey as a practitioner, coach and business owner, and the evolution of her work helping women take a more active role in their health.
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Hear Dr Kirstey in Conversation
Click any conversation below to hear Dr Kirstey speak in her own words.
The hormone paradox nobody talks about
Why we suppress younger women's hormones, then prescribe hormones back later in life.
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From The Best of Health: "Dr Kirstey Holland: how society has normalised for women to feel awful" (September 2025)
The patient I couldn't help was me
The personal health story that changed how I practise medicine.
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From The Best of Health: "Dr Kirstey Holland: how society has normalised for women to feel awful" (September 2025)
The goddess hormone, midlife rage & running on empty
Why progesterone matters, where that internal rage can come from, and what happens when an already-taxed system hits perimenopause.
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From Eating Your Cake Too: "Understanding Perimenopause and the Impact on Mid Career Women" (April 2025)
If there's no test for perimenopause, what are we actually looking for?
Why there's no single test, which symptoms women actually experience, and how gut, histamine and other seemingly unrelated changes can be part of the picture.
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From Eating Your Cake Too: "Understanding Perimenopause and the Impact on Mid Career Women" (April 2025)
Patient Experience • Google Reviews
4.9 / 5
Average Google rating
47 Google reviews
Across Dr Kirstey Holland's reviews, the same qualities appear again and again.
She listens. She explains. She connects the dots. She creates simplicity out of complexity.
Women describe leaving her care feeling more informed, more confident and, perhaps most importantly, more understood.
"Her ability to make you feel seen, heard and felt is, in my experience, rare in women's health."
"She listened, she explained, she was validating, and she proposed an actionable plan."
"She takes the time to listen."
"Allowed me to understand my body and what it needs."
"Something I can support and understand."
"Saying I knew my body best."
Google rating and review count current at September 2026.
Official Links & Contact
Podcasts
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Official channels
Evidence-based writing and clinical perspectives from Dr Kirstey Holland.
Dr Kirstey Holland O.M.D on SubstackPodcast hosts can request or schedule an interview here.
Podcast booking linkFor podcast hosts & media
A free electronic copy of This Is Perimenopause for hosts and media to read before an interview.
Open the digital review copyListen to This Is Perimenopause before your conversation with Dr Kirstey.
Listen to the complimentary audiobookOfficial purchase links
