Hindsight is pretty freaking smart, right? I mean, I look back now at my late 30’s and early 40’s and realize that all the strange things that were happening – heart palpitations that landed me in the ER without any answers, periods that sometimes made an appearance and sometimes didn’t, feeling apathetic and disconnected, odd changes in my body (I could go on and on) were all symptoms of perimenopause. While all these weird things were happening, I felt lost and didn’t know who to turn to. I asked my doctors for help only to get answers like “Oh honey, welcome to your new normal” and “Do you want an antidepressant?”
This blog is the antidote to all those whispers of the female midlife. We don’t have to wonder what the heck is going on because here, we talk about it, we offer support and clarity with suggestions and solutions with a kind ear and a virtual hug (or pillow to scream into.)
For years women have been given terrible mixed message that aging is wrong, that we become invisible after 40, that we need to stop the wrinkles, dye our hair and yet also we need to slow down, stop the intense workouts, sacrifice the hobbies for the kids, take hormones, no WAIT, DON’T take hormones, try this yoni egg to get your libido back…. As Dolly Parton says in the song 9-5… “It’s enough to drive you CRAZY if you let it!!!”
Bottom line? You are not alone and you are not crazy. It’s time to EVOLVE instead of just surviving this time. It’s time to make our own rules about aging and start a REVOLUTION. Welcome! We are so glad you are here!
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