Following on from Part 2 of my story from last week. The story so far….. I was not sleeping. I burned out. I had to leave my teaching job which I loved. What was going on for me? Menopause! Stats say that 20% of women suffer severe symptoms. I had to take charge of my...
Following on from Part 1 of my story from last week. The story so far…. I was not sleeping. I burned out. I had to leave my teaching job which I loved. What was going on for me? Put simply….it was menopause ….. more accurately…. It was my attitude towards menopause. I...
It was a cold Sydney winters day. We had just arrived back from a month in Greece. It was a beautiful red-hot summer there. I thought the holiday would be the antidote…..but it wasn’t! I slid down the shower wall and began to sob. As the water poured over my head and...
One of the most severe symptoms of perimenopause and menopause for me was insomnia. I had never been a good sleeper and it just became worse as I approached menopause. Insomnia is one of the most debilitating symptoms of menopause, in my opinion. At first, I tried...
