When Body Image and Menopause Mix

Spring is here. For me, spring sets off a series of events I like to call ‘I Must Clean All the Things,’ and the last item on that list is always the flower beds. I put it off. It’s an overwhelming and tangled mess, but I know it has to be done. But this year, […]

Navigating Perimenopause Together – How to Strengthen Your Relationship in Midlife

What to Expect in Midlife  Perimenopause symptoms that signal the beginning of the menopause transition for women happen a lot earlier than many of us expect and not the way we often anticipate. The average age of menopause (the day after a woman has gone a full year without her period) is 51. Everyday after […]

How Does Menopause Affect Your Mental Health?

Tamsen Fadal remembers the exact moment that she thought she was losing her mind: 10:30 p.m. on November 19, 2019. The longtime prime-time news anchor couldn’t remember how to pronounce the word “subpoena.” But, as she writes in her 2025 book, How to Menopause: Take Charge of Your Health, Reclaim Your Life, and Feel Even […]

Get Happier Meditation’s FREE Mindful Menopause Guide

Honestly, it’s hard to believe I’m at the age for perimenopause. I feel young in many ways, despite the exhaustion of parenting two young kids. And I’ve always felt somewhat eternal, doing whatever I want to do at any age, without regard for what other people think or believe. But here I am—forty-five, dealing with […]