Confessing All Failures, Imagined and Otherwise

Looking back, I could have saved myself a few years of suffering, which is exactly what denial got me. But that would have been what a sane woman would do and being hormonally deprived, I was off my rocker. So I doubled up on the denial and stuck to my original plan. Pretend like [...]

Denial is the Key to Surviving Menopause—Right?

There’s no question the Madonna dream was a desperately needed wake up call. It launched me on an adventure in understanding menopause—an adventure otherwise referred to as stalking the Pink Elephant. If the previous two years were any indication, I probably would have continued to do nothing, because, you see, I was in a deep [...]

Madonna, Menopause and Me…

…Otherwise known as the story of how I conquered menopause and restored my position as Mistress of My Universe. A story which may be of interest to you depending on where you’re at in life.
It’s a long story that starts with a short dream in which I am being sucked into the crack of a [...]