I’m getting tired, no pun intended, of everyone saying how important it is to get enough sleep. Don’t tell ME, tell my brain! I have struggled with insomnia my entire life. In early childhood, I was convinced that I didn’t sleep at all. That’s because I shared a room with my brother, and when we […]
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One thing I have going for me in my fight against perimenopause is that I’m naturally drawn to healthy food. It doesn’t happen very often, but every once in a while, I feel that maybe I should take a break from all that bitching and complaining about perimenopause and midlife crisis, and write something positive. Don’t
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But I will, because I want my body back! Let’s get straight to the point: I don’t want to be fat. One of the hardest things for me to deal with in perimenopause has been the weight gain. And yes, I realize it’s a controversial statement. Modern feminism teaches us that all bodies are beautiful
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Perimenopause hit me like a ton of bricks. Photo by stockimgahnaf on Adobe Stock After having an epiphany that my life had become stale and boring, it was time to take action. I was forty-five. Who knew how much time I had left on this earth? It was now or never. If I wanted my
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