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Perimenopause Symptoms and Remedies

Another NY Times Piece: Brief Overviews on Symptoms and Treatment

We just love seeing all of this mainstream coverage of perimenopause! Our favorite part of this article is related to mood symptoms as we think these are the most overlooked or least regularly attributed to perimenopause. It’s nice to see the validation. “Depression and anxiety really become a thing in…

Why are we so unprepared for one of life’s inevitable transitions?

Kamili Wilson

Kamili Wilson’s Story: In Pursuit of Self-Care – It’s more than a meme

Kamili Wilson is the founder of Claret Circle, an informational content creator and community for women of color, nearing, and experiencing the menopause transition. In Pursuit of Self-Care – It’s more than a meme As we head into World Menopause Month, for the second year in a row (having just learned about it…

menopausal transition

The Menopausal Transition: Mainstream Coverage That Gets A Lot Right

Menopausal transition coverage in mainstream media isn’t always the most accurate with respect to scientific research and clarifying what’s not yet known — two things we think are really important. This recent article from Oprah Magazine does a good job — except for the definition of menopause. Here are four truths…

Ada Calhoun badly prepared for menopause

Surviving perimenopause: ‘I was overwhelmed and full of rage. Why was I so badly prepared?’

This article is an excerpt from Ada Calhoun’s book, “Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis”. There are several important themes.  First, the suffering women experience, caused by not having anticipatory guidance about the menopause transition, or as she puts it, “being badly prepared”. Everyone can deal better with things…