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

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.

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…

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…

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…

In this New York Times piece, “Why Is Perimenopause Still Such a Mystery?” author Jessica Grose hits on one of the biggest problems about this time in our lives, the “undiscussability” of this normal —but sometimes disruptive — life phase. But looking at the medical and cultural understanding of perimenopause through…

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…

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…