Menopause

Embracing Self-Care with Gloria Smythe – The Menopause Stylist

February 13, 2021 Hot Flashes

One thing that being perimenopausal taught Gloria Smythe was that she needed to pay closer attention to the most important relationship in her life…the one ...

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The Menopause Diva: How Evelyn Femi-Paul is Changing the Way Black Women Speak About Menopause

January 30, 2021 Hot Flashes

As women, our life stories vary, but one thing holds true – we will each have a journey through menopause. But for many of us, ...

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Surfing the Crimson Wave: When Your Period Flow is Managing Your Life

December 7, 2020 Menopause

There are at least 34 conditions associated with perimenopause and post-menopause. The impact they can have on the quality of our lives, ranges from being ...

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World Menopause Month and The Rise of the Women

November 9, 2020 Menopause

With the close of World Menopause Month, it’s only fitting to take some time to reflect back on its purpose and the meaning of it ...

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In Pursuit of Self-Care – It’s more than a meme.

September 27, 2020 Black Women's Health

As we head into World Menopause Month, for the second year in a row (having just learned about it last year), I’m reflecting on why ...

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The Primal Side of Perimenopause

November 4, 2019 Menopause

Lately I’ve been feeling like The Mother of Dragons, and not in the sexy “Daenerys of the House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, The ...

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The D&I of Menopause: Is Menopause a Diversity and Inclusion Issue for Employers?

September 30, 2019 Menopause

REPOST: As September winds down, so goes National Menopause Awareness Month. Alas! If only the torturous menopausal symptoms would follow suit. But with no such ...

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Thoughts on Managing Your Peri-Rage at Work

September 21, 2019 Menopause

Or, what to do when you’re triggered by your mansplaining colleague. So, of the 34 menopause-related symptoms a woman can have, raging bouts of anger ...

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Whatever happened to the Red Tent?

August 25, 2019 Black Women's Health

So, I’m 45 years old and have been in perimenoupause for about two years, if not longer. Every month or two, a new symptom drives ...

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