Tag: menopause

  • Aging and birthday blues

    Aging and birthday blues

    I’ve been quietly reflecting on my birthday this year. The candles, the greetings, the familiar phrase: “Happy Birthday!” But what happens when you don’t feel exactly happy on your birthday? There’s a name for that strange heaviness before or around your birthday: birthday blues. And yes, it’s more common than we think, especially as we…

  • Natural Menopause Relief Essentials for Women Over 40

    Natural Menopause Relief Essentials for Women Over 40

    No one really prepares us for how menopause can make us feel, off balance, emotional( really emotional I mean, lol), sleepless, or suddenly unsure in our own skin. For me, it didn’t come gradually. I entered surgical menopause at around 44 I think, after undergoing a total hysterectomy with removal of both ovaries (TAHBSO) due…