The first thing we need to do is talk about it. We need to talk about it in the military before they leave and then out of the military through the VAC system. We also need to talk about it amongst ourselves, amongst women, and read up on it. I know that this is not unique to the military, but here's the challenge. Women leaving the military who don't have access to a doctor.... It takes time to get those resources to get your hormone levels tested or to even understand what questions to ask your medical practitioner in order to understand those changes. When you've been in an environment where it's almost taboo and there are no other women to ask, then that's a unique challenge that women are having when they leave, especially not having a medical practitioner to help them through it.
The best way is to talk about it. That's what they do at the Pepper Pod. They talk about it freely, and they laugh. Then they figure out that they're not crazy, that they are just normal and it's a whole new life.