Menopause
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Burn Baby Burn
I am in one of those intense hot flash phases. If you are menopausal or peri-menopausal, you know what I mean. If you’re not, imagine being locked in a sauna. Imagine heat that swallows you up and makes that you feel like it is burning you from within. A heat so intense that even when… Continue reading
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Beautiful
“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” Thich Nhat Hanh Once, when I was in my late 30s, my then therapist asked me to stand against the wall where she had hung a human-sized post-it note. I had noticed it during my… Continue reading
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Menopause: Your Life in Focus
Things look different from up high when we take a bird’s eye view. And then, when we get down into the details, we see things we didn’t before. Things we like, things we don’t. Either way, it’s not what we expected. This can be painful, but at the same time beautiful. It’s like installing a… Continue reading
