By Menopause Goddess, Lynette Sheppard Early in my Menopause transition (euphemism for hellish maelstrom of horrifying hormonal events), so many things bothered me that I couldn’t keep count. As the preliminary WTF freakouts of perimenopause and volcanic upheavals of The Big M are now mostly in my rear view mirror, I realize that some irritants …
by Lynette Sheppard http://www.menopausegoddessblog.com It’s that time again – time to peek back at the year coming to a close and to look ahead to creating a brand new year. I used to forget to look back at how much I had accomplished, enjoyed, and lived each year. I was much too focused on what …
All I Know About Stopping HRT So Far It has been 5 months since I cut my estradiol patch in half; the next step in getting off HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy.) Thankfully, the process has been relatively easy. Oh sure, I’ve had hot flashes on occasion. Especially at night. Still, none of them has been …
by Lynette Sheppard, RN Men and Women Are Not Equal. I’m not talking about equal rights or equal pay, although those issues are still not completely resolved. The Venuses grew up during and after the women’s movement, fully expecting to work outside the home and to share childrearing and homemaking responsibilities with their mates. Somehow …
From the Menopause Goddess Blog… Early in perimenopause, I was complaining to Lei-Venus that I was feeling heat crest in waves over me, but even more upsetting to me was the change in my sleep patterns. Having always slept soundly, I was now waking every hour or two and experiencing nights of restless, broken sleep. …