Tera Johnson-Swartz 10/18/21 Tera Johnson-Swartz 10/18/21

My Menopause Diet Plan

After college I got body conscious. My clothes stopped fitting and I couldn’t afford to replace my wardrobe. Then I had kids and perimenopause symptoms hit including menopause belly. How could I cope?

Tera Johnson-Swartz 9/27/21 Tera Johnson-Swartz 9/27/21

Parenting During Menopause (part 1)

How foolish could I have been to think I was ready to be a mother? I had my first-born at 29, but had no fucking clue what was next. Fast forward 7 years and two more kids, and perimenopause hit to make things even more complicated.

Tera Johnson-Swartz 9/13/21 Tera Johnson-Swartz 9/13/21

My Anxiety Before Midlife and Menopause

My therapist mentioned the phrase “high functioning anxiety disorder,” but I dismissed it. Then I hit midlife and menopause…

Tera Johnson-Swartz 9/6/21 Tera Johnson-Swartz 9/6/21

Perimenopause and The Beginning of My Awakening (Part 2)

I’ll never forget the morning I learned I was pregnant with our unplanned #3 (or the pregnancy of my menopause manifesto). It was early – 6 a.m.-ish. My 6 and 3 year old were making noise somewhere in the house while my husband and I, zombies that we were, begrudgingly made breakfast. I was grumpy, which wasn’t unusual. Everything felt like a symptom of menopause and besides, I’d become used to being woken by the kids, night sweats, or a trip to the toilet.