by LynetteSh | Mar 23, 2023 | Menopause |
The very first thing I do when I get home from shopping (or anything) is take off my bra. Then I take a deep breath, having been released from this constricting torment. If you follow this blog, you likely know that I have been on a continual quest to find comfortable...
by LynetteSh | Feb 17, 2023 | Menopause |
Hot flashes. They’re one of the worst symptoms of the Big M. And they can last for years. It’s not fair, but there you have it. Hot flashes or flushes are due to a malfunction in the hypothalamus, the temperature-regulating center of the brain....
by LynetteSh | Jun 20, 2022 | Aging Gracefully, Menopause |
Hello Menopause Goddesses. Sorry for the radio silence but I’ve been traveling for the first time in 2.5 years – and wow. Just wow. Seeing friends, kids, and grandkids has just been rejuvenating. No, the pandemic isn’t over but I still feel like I’ve been freed...
by LynetteSh | Nov 10, 2021 | Menopause |
Mood swings. Put simply, they suck. As if the physical and mental changes during menopause weren’t enough, our emotional weather is unsettled. One minute equanimity – the next tornado strength upset. It feels like we are going crazy. Back in August, I was...
by LynetteSh | Oct 14, 2021 | Aging Gracefully, Life Changes & Stages |
A while back, I was talking with a physician of midlife age, commiserating about the myriad changes wrought upon us during the Change. I jokingly said, “It’s like our very DNA has changed.” She looked me straight in the eyes and said seriously, “It has! I’m absolutely...