Nobody Told Me How Lonely Perimenopause Would Feel

Newsflash: It's isolating!

Aug 04, 2022

GRRRR Nobody Told Me How Lonely Perimenopause Would Feel   "It's really hard to explain mood swings, low sex drive, and hormones that play ping pong inside your body to anyone that isn't going through it. But trying to get your partner and kids to understand why you feel like you are going to lose it at any moment is especially difficult," writes Diana Park today, in a really honest piece about how isolating perimenopause can feel. So who does get it? Read to find out.  — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor   read more

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JUST ME Learning About My Neurodivergence Was A Gift   "I was freed. I was less tired. It went from a whisper of 'I'm different' packaged in shame, a massive cloud of confusion lingering overhead year after year, to a proud declaration: 'I'm autistic,'" writes Meg Raby in this thought-provoking piece about what it meant to her when she learned she was autistic. Read it — and see how it impacts your perspective on things like screening.   Read More

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