Reflection about perimenopause and why we need to talk more about women’s health. Plus, my first sketch this year.

A reflection on perimenopause, its challenges, and the importance of open dialogue for support and solidarity.

My body was already into early Perimenopause when my mom passed away. Within a couple of days of her passing my body dived full speed ahead into the process and it has played havoc on me every since. That

source Ladies, why didn’t you warn me? I heard the term pre-menopause floating around while growing up. I remember my mother mentioning it to me in my early 20’s and how she had reached her time. I thought

Brenda was mid 40s with a troublesome menstrual cycle and had been diagnosed by the consultant at the hospital with a cyst on her ovary and endometriosis. She had a less than easy menstrual history where

Photo by Jacob Postuma @ Unsplash  I would like to share with you my top 3 fixes for menopausal aches and pains. Different cultures have different experiences of menopause, and while aches and pains

I am now forty nine years old. I had my first menstrual cycle ten days before I turned eleven so it was no shock to me when I started having signs of perimenopause in my mid forties. It started off easy

Perimenopause - perimenopause? What's that? I have to confess I had never ever heard of the term. Of course we've all heard of menopause and know what that is - the time in a woman's life when monthly