Michelle Obama on Women’s Health: We Need to Talk about It

Sudden onset menopause from hysterectomy — many of the same symptoms as the menopausal transition. Here we share an opinion piece from the Guardian written by Diane Danzebrink. In it, she shares her experience of sudden onset menopause after a hysterectomy. Many of her symptoms will sound very familiar to…

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…

This is a more glam, mainstream article than we usually pass on, but we are sharing it because it echoes three messages that we hear repeatedly in women’s personal accounts. We think they are worth repeating. 1.“I think feeling anxious is part of the human condition; we’ve all experienced it…

This article from the Guardian by Kate Muir begins with a statement that is cause for celebration: We are witnessing a tipping point: the rise of Menopause Power: a growing activist movement that will change the Change in the same way that Period Power fought period poverty and stigma. When…

In this article, Wency Leung points out how little is known as women approach hormonal changes at midlife and how little we talk about menopause (or perimenopause). “The lack of candid discussion about menopause has real consequences. Without a good understanding of what to expect, it can be a needlessly…

An article calling for anticipatory guidance for menopause — hear, hear! We can’t believe we haven’t shared this piece by Lisa Selin Davis from November of 2018 sooner. Forty-five-year-old women need a version of “the talk,” because our bodies are changing in ways that are both really weird and really…

I sat down with Dr. Pam Peeke, host of the HER podcast to talk about the creation of Women Living Better, why we are conducting original research about the earliest part of the menopause transition and how we hope women will benefit.

Hats off to Robin Henig for one of the most accurate, comprehensive pieces about the menopause transition we’ve seen in a while. She correctly points out that changes can start early — 40s for most, but mid-30s for some — and that it’s hormonal fluctuations, not declining estrogen, that cause…

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…