Menopause — Grief and the Expansion of the Heart

Listening to the Heart When I went through premature menopause I had to navigate a body that seemed foreign and

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Menopause — The Mind

I always thought of myself as someone who had “her emotions under control”—that is, of course, until I entered menopause

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An Introduction: Menopause and the (Re)Birth of the Self

For much of my life, I thrived on pushing myself to extremes. Stress and adrenaline fueled me—coffee, cigarettes, sleepless nights,

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