Menopause & Alcohol: Flush or Blush? Here’s how to tell. If you’ve ever taken a sip of wine and suddenly felt your face and neck light up in bright, blotchy red, you know the moment can be equal parts alarming and confusing. Lately, My wife has been experiencing exactly this. And while it’s not dangerous, it’s definitely […]
Menopause Weight: Why It’s Stubborn and How to Tackle It The Reality Check Menopause arrives with many surprises, and stubborn weight gain is one of the biggest. It can feel confusing and frustrating — your habits haven’t changed, but suddenly your body responds differently. Clothes fit tighter, your energy shifts, and your usual health routines
Caravan Life & Menopause: The Hot Flush Survival Guide The Dream vs. The Menopausal Reality Living in a caravan is a dream—adventure, freedom, cosy nights under the stars. I wouldn’t change it for anything… except when menopause strikes. Menopause doesn’t care about tiny kitchens, cramped bathrooms, or the lack of personal space. On “those days,”
Menopause Medication Reminders: How to Never Forget Your Hormones Again The Daily Struggle Raise your hand if you’ve ever stared at your little pill pack and thought, “Did I take it? Or did I just dream I did?” Welcome to menopause, when your memory feels a bit like scrambled eggs, hot flashes management pops up
The 5 Most Annoying Menopause Symptoms (and How I Survive Them) I didn’t invite menopause, but apparently, it showed up anyway—and it’s not exactly a polite house guest. To be honest,some days it feels like everything’s flipped upside down for no reason. Meanwhile, the five symptoms that get under my skin the most? Mood swings
When Two Women Hit Menopause: Double the Fun, Double the Fans Menopause is wild enough when it’s just you. Add in a relationship — especially when you’re both women and possibly both in it at the same time — Like two fireworks in a coffee mug—sparkly, chaotic, and kind of magical. Spoiler: Sometimes they sparkle together, sometimes they
Menopause Is the Hardest Job You Never Applied For The only job where quitting isn’t an option If you’ve ever wanted to know what it’s like to clock in for a job you never applied for, congratulations—you’ve found it. Menopause. The hours are unpredictable, the workload is overwhelming, and there is no benefits package. In
When Rage Took Over: My Menopause Breakdown and Breakthrough I didn’t expect the rage.Not the slow simmer, “ugh I’m annoyed” kind. I’m talking about full-blown, body-heating, throat-closing, someone-breathe-wrong-and-I’ll-throw-this-coffee-mug kind of rage. No one talks about it. Not the books. Not the polite websites. And definitely not the wellness blogs with gentle affirmations. But I’m going to.
Menopausal Exhaustion Is Real — And It’s Taking Over My Life There’s tired… and then there’s this. This is the kind of tired that doesn’t budge, even after a full night’s sleep. The kind that settles into your bones, wraps itself around your brain, and weighs down your chest like a wet blanket. It’s not
Emotional Mayhem, Chaos, and My Amazing Wife Who Deserves a Medal A real-life tale of trying to come off HRT and absolutely losing my marbles There are moments during menopause where I feel like I’ve been possessed by an emotional poltergeist. One minute I’m sobbing over a missing sock, the next I’m ready to burn