Michelle A. Hardwick is a health practitioner with over 25 years of experience who became fascinated with the partner's perspective on menopause after a chance online encounter. When a man shared how he’d wished there had been support for him too during the rollercoaster ride of his wife’s menopause. He also alluded to how his relationship had negatively affected the menopausal transition. This sparked a realization with both Michelle and her publisher about the lack of support for those on the sidelines.