The Stock Market Looks Like a Perimenopausal Hormone Chart

I’m going through perimenopause and I don’t know what it’s going to be like on the other side.

Apr 29

Be the Bog Witch; Be the Hag

Clicking on a morning-show segment called “menopause makeovers” was ill-advised.

Apr 1

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March 2025

The Promise of Wellness Is Tough to Ignore

It feels like human societies tend to lurch from one cultural overcorrection to another—and now that we experience such rapid societal change in so…

Mar 18

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Take a Break and Give Yourself One, Too, by Watching These Movies

What kinds of stories do you value?

Mar 4

February 2025

Find Your Ground

I started this newsletter as a way to talk about aging and perimenopause and all that encompasses (or at least some of what it encompasses—it’s a big…

Feb 18

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Take Care of Yourself for the Road Ahead

It’s not that I think I need to pretend that things are fine!

Feb 4

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January 2025

On the Importance of Building Community and Reducing Alone Time

Or, how I connect interacting with your neighbors to the fact that caretaking can worsen menopause symptoms

Jan 21

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It’s Systemic

In popular culture, January is a month of ambition.

Jan 7

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December 2024

All Hail to the Days: No One Has a Monopoly on Merriment

Christmas was my favorite holiday growing up, to the point where the opening lyrics from the carol To Drive the Cold Winter Away — “All hail to the days…

Dec 24, 2024

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Look, HRT Is Complicated: What’s Happening in Menopause News

Like (seemingly) every part of The Menopause Journey, hormone treatments are both vilified and lauded, often with equal fervor.

Dec 10, 2024

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November 2024

Let’s Consider Multigenerational Households

Community can start with your family, however you form it

Nov 26, 2024

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The Hag Endures: Don’t Feel Bad About Feeling Bad

Well, that happened.

Nov 12, 2024

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