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Is Menopause Bad for your Mental Health?
I thought I was going crazy when I was going through menopause!
Do You Dye Your Hair Down There?
Okay….so we are over 40, over 50 even! We’ve hit midlife and beyond and going through menopause or we are post-menopausal….. And ……going grey… I’m talking about hair…in case you were wondering. Maybe I should say…I’m going grey. I figured that if I use the collective...
Congratulations! You are Middle Age! What Now?
Over 45? Congratulations! Youʼve made it to middle age! In the past, even recently, our western culture would have had us worn out and dried up and not much good for anything, except for babysitting the grandkids. The attitudes...
I Hate My Husband!
I Hate My husband! One of my clients blurted this out to me the other day. She is not the only one who has said this to me. I get it quite a bit. I was not even shocked! And…I totally get it! Think about it….. Between puberty and menopause, we are programmed to...
Rachel’s Story: From Devastation to Peace!
Rachel was devastated! She came home one day to find out that her husband, Phil, was having an affair. He had been lying for over 2 years about his whereabouts on Friday nights. He had always gone out with his workmates on a Friday night so it wasn’t unusual, so she...
How a Vision Board Can Help You at Midlife
As we grow older, it may be that the things we once wanted are no longer what turns us on now. If we want to live our best lives, it becomes more important than ever to figure out what we want for ourselves and then to do something about it. One of the things we can...
Menopause is Just Bullshit!
So….Menopause is just bullshit! What do I mean by this? Am I saying that menopause is just bullshit because it is not a big deal...and it is all in our heads? Or…am I saying that menopause is just bullshit because it is so challenging? What do you think?...
The Midlife Crisis – Fact or Fiction?
I don’t know about you, but when I was younger … much younger, I used to think that the midlife crisis was fiction. I thought it was just an excuse for dirty old men to have sex with young women. To me that was repulsive! In my young mind, I had images of older men in...
Do You Do Enough Self-Care?
Firstly, Happy New Year to you all! I hope you had a restful and fun break over the holiday period. So….can I ask you a question? Did you look after yourself? Did you get enough rest? Did you do stuff that you really wanted to do (rather than stuff you felt like you...
Have You Thought About Renovating Your Fanny!
I was talking to my old friend, Denise, a few weeks ago. She is not really ‘old’ old but I have known her since our university days in the 70s. She actually called me to tell me how sorry she was that my Dad had passed away. We got to talking about getting older (one...
