Mel Knuckey is a lived-experience speaker and advocate passionate about improving understanding of the connection between women’s mental health and perimenopause.
After experiencing a severe mental health crisis, Mel’s journey included psychiatric hospitalisation, suicidal thoughts and seven rounds of ECT. It wasn’t until a counsellor suggested perimenopause that she was referred for specialist care and began to understand an important missing piece of what she had experienced.
Mel now shares her story to encourage greater curiosity, earlier conversations and a more holistic approach to women’s mental health.
With warmth, vulnerability and hope, Mel reminds audiences of the importance of listening to lived experience, and that even after the darkest periods, recovery and purpose are possible.