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Managing Menopause
‘Menopause: Your Management Your Way… Now and for the Rest of Your Life’, is my essential guide to navigating your way through menopause, and ships with a free slide chart to help manage symptoms.
In my most recent book,’How to Win at Menopause: A Guide to Raising—and Winning—Your Game’, I help you identify. choose and manage your healthcare providers, prepare for consultations, and ensure you get the menopause support you need.


Who Moved My Estrogen?
Have you ever heard of a book written by Spencer Johnson, M.D. entitled Who Moved My Cheese? It’s a tiny little book of about 97 pages, easy to read, and unforgettable. It’s not really about cheese, though. It’s about change, and the cheese is a metaphor for something that disappears, forcing those who are affected […]
Which Relatives are Relative to Your Breast?
Think about your relatives. Which are “immediate” relatives? And which are “distant” relatives? Which ones “matter” most? Of course, they all matter! But, face it: You hold some more closely to your breast than others. Speaking of your breast, do you know which relatives are relative to your breast? I mean, in the sense of […]
Mama Comes Unglued
Mama! Good ole’ mamma. She’s everybody’s favorite. She takes care of us, pampers us, spoils us, and understands us. Mama is selfless. Never does she place her needs above ours. Her schedule yields to our wishes and desires. In essence, there’s nothing Mama won’t do for the ones she loves. Mama! What would we do […]
Generally Beneficial or Specifically Detrimental?
How many times have you heard that something is “good for you”? Do you ever wonder if it’s good in general? Is it good for everybody? Is there really anything that’s all good, no matter what? Is there anything that’s actually good for everybody, regardless of your situation? The fact is that most things have […]
Menopause Isn’t About Hot Flashes; It’s About Heart Attacks!
Mention the word “menopause” to a woman, and her response will have something to do with hot flashes. Go ahead. Try it.
Menopause is All About Compensation
What does the word “compensation” mean to you? As with most things, it probably depends on context.
Here Today, Here Tomorrow … and for the Rest of Your Life
Here today, gone tomorrow. It’s an expression that applies to many things. Fashion trends are definitely here today and gone tomorrow. So are fads, like big hair, piercing, and favorite songs. Even figures of speech come and go. When was the last time you heard someone say, “Groovy!” What about, “Well, I never!” (I always […]
Menopause Management Isn’t Political
Have you noticed that things that aren’t political sometimes seem political? You know, when people feel they have to take a side, label themselves this or that, and confine their opinions and choices to what’s consistent for their side? Opinions about abortion are political … even though abortion itself is really more personal and medical […]
Non-truth, Half-truth, And Everything But the Truth
You know how you have to swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth … so help you God, in a court of law? Well, I don’t think that should be confined to just the courts. I think it should be a requirement for a lot of things, including public […]
Puberty in Reverse
Puberty! Wasn’t it just wonderful? There were so many changes occurring all at the same time. Remember your first period? Did you think, “Oh God! Am I going to have to put up with this mess for the rest of my life?” Wasn’t it inconvenient to have to have pads or tampons on hand all […]