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Women sharing their midlife journey to inspire, educate, and empower others navigating this transformative life stage.
"I thought I understood my health. But when symptoms began in my early 40s, I didn't recognize them. I was told I was too young and given treatments that didn't work."
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"When formal care fails to relieve suffering, women often turn to one another. We share heating pads, advice, supplements, stories - not because it's ideal, but because pain demands relief and options feel scarce."
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Growing up in a family of medicine and with a mother who advocated for women, I thought I knew how to navigate my health. It turns out I had a lot to learn!
Throughout my life, I would listen to my body, try to care for it, and ensure I was active in preventive measures/medicine. It wasn't until I hit my early 40s, that I begin to experience night sweats, sleep disruption, anxiety, mood swings, heart palpitations, feeling physically unable to recover from workouts, and more that I would not equate to perimenopause.
My mother never talked to me about perimenopause – probably because she didn't know what it was.
"When women understand their bodies, they can better advocate for their health."
I sought out support from my OBGYN, and her feedback was that I "was too young (at 42) to be experiencing these symptoms." However, she tried to treat me the best she could based on her training, with no hormone replacement therapy, which did not work.
At 46, I had the most amazing medical experience with a physician who specialized in a peri/menopause practice. I was optimistic but unsure how I was going to receive help.