Menarche and Menopause
Perimenopause and teenage premenstrual syndrome can really challenge a mother-daughter relationship. Fortunately, I’m finding more ways we can connect during this phase of our lives…
Midlife Career Change
This past year has been another mindfuck of midlife. I’ve neglected my blog, started a new career in teaching, and done more self-exploration than before I started Midlife It. Now, I’m ready to share again…
Midlife and Money
Over the years my relationship with money has changed. I used to be terrified of being without - going broke or homeless or worse. Now, I’m just determined.
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?
My Anxiety During Midlife and Menopause
Do you know what sucks worse than Insomnia during menopause? Anxiety during menopause.
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.
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.
Perimenopause and the Beginning of My Awakening (Part 1)
During the fall of 2015, I started having a taste of insomnia and hot flashes. At first I thought it was just exhaustion from sleep deprivation. Then, my life starting spinning and perimenoause hit full force…