Women’s Health Doesn’t Stop When Periods Do 

We talk about periods a lot. But what happens when the conversation moves beyond the period tracker? 

On October 1, 2026, Halia brought 30 women together at Chef Jessie’s Place in Makati for Decoding Women’s Health: From Your 30s to Perimenopause—an afternoon dedicated to the changes women experience as they move through different chapters of life. 

Because here’s the thing: women’s health doesn’t stop when periods do. And honestly, there’s still so much we don’t talk about enough before we get there. 

The afternoon was organized by Halia in partnership with WIID HEAL HORIZONS and WIID PURPOSEFUL LONGEVITY, with a keynote by Master Rega Stellar Pe, Director of WIID and a holistic women’s health and energy medicine practitioner. 

So… what did we learn? 

1. Perimenopause is a journey, not a single day on the calendar.

One of the biggest takeaways from the talk was the difference between perimenopause and menopause. Perimenopause is the transition leading up to menopause and, as discussed during the event, can begin in a woman’s 30s and last several years. Menopause itself is defined as one full year without a period. 

Master Rega put it in a way that stuck with the room: “Perimenopause is the journey. Menopause is the 
graduation certificate.” 

Basically: your body is changing, and you deserve to understand what’s happening instead of feeling like you’re suddenly doing something wrong.

2. Not every change looks like the stereotype.

Hot flashes might be the symptom everyone knows, but the conversation also touched on brain fog, anxiety, mood shifts and changes in metabolism—experiences that can be easy to overlook or blame on stress, work, or simply having a lot going on. 

And then there’s the image we’ve inherited of menopause: the “emotional,” “out of control” woman who has somehow become a walking punchline. During the event, Master Rega challenged the room to imagine something different.

“There’s no icon of perimenopause,” she said. “So what do we do? We’ve got to make that icon for ourselves.”

3. Small habits can be a starting point.

The talk also shared practical habits women can try as part of a broader approach to wellbeing, including the 3-2-1 sleep formula:

The bigger idea? Paying attention to the signals our bodies are giving us and making small, supportive changes rather than waiting until everything feels overwhelming.

And for Halia, this conversation is bigger than one event.

Halia started with periods—but we’ve never believed women’s health should end there. Our bodies keep changing long after our first period, and every chapter deserves the same curiosity, care and conversation.

As Halia founder and CEO Alexa Jocom shared, “Halia has always been about helping women feel less alone with their bodies, and that doesn’t stop when periods do.”

Alexa also spoke about looking at her mom and grandmother not as women who “lost something,” but as women whose experience and wisdom her generation is lucky to learn from. It’s a perspective we want more women to grow into: one where getting older isn’t something to fear, hide, or joke away.

Because bodies change. That’s not a plot twist.

Part of decoding women’s health is knowing that the things we experience can change with us. That includes the small bladder leaks some women begin to notice during perimenopause—something that’s common, but still rarely talked about. 

That’s why Halia makes Bladder Liners: designed specifically for light urine leaks, with a barely-there feel and protection made for everyday life. Because you don’t need to feel embarrassed by a body doing a very normal body thing.

Let’s keep the conversation going.

The afternoon ended with a guided group healing session, time to connect over refreshments, and plenty of conversations that didn’t have to fit neatly into a five-minute keynote. 

And that’s really the point. The more we talk about women’s health—openly, honestly, and without making every change feel like something to be ashamed of—the less alone we have to feel in our own bodies. 

From your first period to perimenopause and beyond, there’s always more to decode.