In 2008, academic and scholar Susan Gubar was told by a trusted oncologist that she had only a few years left to live. Though she outlived that dire prognosis, this brush with mortality refocused her…
Your body is a site of liberation. It doesn’t belong to capitalism. Love your body. Rest your body. Move your body. Hold your body. So many of us have got ‘Rushing Woman Syndrome‘, constantly in…
..Sometimes my own perimenopausal moods are more rage than anxiety. I woke up the other day and noticed that my husband had placed a couple of champagne corks on top of a picture frame. It…
Breathing is information. The more stressed you feel, the faster you breathe, and your brain will notice this and read it as a signal that things are not going well. That fast, shallow breathing which…
Determined to enjoy longer and healthier lives, two women researched the science to find the key. Here, they share what they discovered. When Susan Saunders was 36, her mother was diagnosed with severe dementia. “I…
You think the menopause signals the end? For these four women, it was only the beginning. Here they share their stories about how the menopause. was the trigger to improve their lives, careers, relationships and even…
The menopause is so often regarded as a negative experience, but it can be a new chapter in which many women find themselves with a new lease of life. The rush of energy and increased…
Psychologists are helping women sidestep the stereotypes associated with menopause and transform this developmental passage into a vital new phase of life. … In a 2008 qualitative study in the Women’s Studies International Forum (Vol. 31,…
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