by Sharon Langshaw | Sep 10, 2019 | Family, Menopause Journeys
One afternoon over a chicken & strawberry salad (sounds weird, tastes delish), my friend Ruth told me something I found both extraordinary and fascinating. Ruth breaks out in pimples every single month when her daughter is in the second part of her cycle... by Sharon Langshaw | Aug 29, 2019 | Menopause Journeys, Menopause Symptoms
In July 2017, a report published by the University of Leicester School of business, found that menopause is the ‘missing life stage’ considered by business and companies and what place policy at workplace culture and workplace training. Pregnancy, families, parenting... by Hannah Collins | Aug 6, 2019 | Finding Your Voice, Menopause Journeys
At the age of twenty-five, I was diagnosed with endometriosis and had a hysterectomy. It was the mid-70’s, forty-odd years ago, and a very different time. Although I was constantly bleeding and in terrible pain, and had been for over eighteen months, my GP... by Sharon Langshaw | Jun 17, 2019 | Menopause Journeys, Partner, Redefining You
I think I was 43 or 44 when I started experiencing changes to my periods. It could have been earlier, but I was in the final throes of alcoholic drinking so nothing was normal. I’d been trying to get and stay sober for a few years so it could have been going on for a... by Sharon Langshaw | May 22, 2019 | Finding Your Voice, Menopause Journeys, Redefining You
Photo by JR Korpa on Unsplash Are we living in a time that is witnessing the rising up of the feminine? Do you think it’s partly due to the emergence of the feminine and the menopausal woman? As we age we can get a bit more focused and firey. It doesn’t matter... by Sharon Langshaw | Apr 8, 2019 | Disillusioned, Finding Your Voice, Menopause Journeys, Pet Peeves, Redefining You
“My confidence plummets and those all too familiar feelings of being ignored come back with a vengeance. I’m left feeling old, alone and invalid.” This morning over 2 long blacks, a double-shot decaf, 2 flat whites, oh and make 1 at half-strength and a soy latte, one...