Here I was, a “woman of a certain age” desperately asking my doctor for help as I approached menopause.

Here she was, a woman of a younger age, brushing me off by saying I needed to go find a women’s health clinic for that.

Here we both were, two women clueless about a transition that half the population undergoes, all because this life transition has been cast in the shadows.

Since fits of rage can come naturally to women having hormonal changes in midlife, I could easily rant about the medical field ignoring women’s biological changes in midlife, or how women are rendered invisible in society once they’re no longer considered youthful and perky. But, instead, I’ll share what I’m learning and what I wish I’d known about thriving during this life stage.

5 Tips for Perimenopausal Women (or what I like to call "seasoned" women):

My hope is women can move through this transition with more confidence, grace, and belonging. Talking to other women about our experiences and cultivating community allows us to support and witness each other through this remarkable rite of passage.

References

Gottfried, Sara MD, The Hormone Cure: Reclaim Balance, Sleep and Sex Drive; Lose Weight; Feel Focused, Vital, and Energized Naturally With the Gottfried Protocol, Scribner, 2014.

Mingdi Li, Andrew Hung, George Binh Lenon, Angela Wei Hong Yang, Chinese herbal formulae for the treatment of menopausal hot flushes: A systematic review and meta-analysis, PLOS ONE, September 2019.

Mosconi, Lisa MD, The Menopause Brain, Avery/Penguin, 2024.

Shelley R Salpeter MD, Judish M.E. Walsh MD, MPH, Elizabeth Greyber MD, Thomas M. Ormiston MD, Edwin E. Salpeter PhD, Mortality Associated with Hormone Replacement Therapy in Younger and Older Women, A Meta-analysis, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Volume 19, Issue 7, July 2004.

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Here I was, a “woman of a certain age” desperately asking my doctor for help as I approached menopause.

Here she was, a woman of a younger age, brushing me off by saying I needed to go find a women’s health clinic for that.

Here we both were, two women clueless about a transition that half the population undergoes, all because this life transition has been cast in the shadows.

Since fits of rage can come naturally to women having hormonal changes in........

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