Normalizing Menopause
I don’t know about you but growing up, coming into my womanhood, menopause was not a topic of discussion.
I remember my mom and aunts talking in whispered tones about “the change” and fanning themselves but no one sat me down to explain what was to come. My mom barely told me about what to expect with my period until it happened and even then she instructed me over the phone from work how to put on a pad. Once she got home, I heard her on the phone with my grandmother telling her I was a woman now.
In my mom’s generation, women were expected to leave the workplace when they became pregnant if they worked outside the home at all. So it makes sense that something like periods and menopause were not talked about as normal conversations.
Even today, women do not talk about menopause and if they do, it is still in hushed tones or the conversation is limited to hot flashes and weight gain. It is time to normalize talking about menopause and advocating for your health with your doctor.
There are so many parts to menopause and the time period women experience this season of life. There are a few ways we can begin to normalize conversation around menopause:
If you are fortunate enough to still have you mother with you, ask questions about her journey. Your journey may mirror her’s.
Learn about menopause symptoms and then log your symptoms every day. Take your log to your gynecologist visit and have a conversation about your journey.
Have conversations with your family and tribe about what you are going through. Menopause is a stage of your life not a disease and you should talk to your loved ones so they too can understand what you are going through.
The more we get comfortable talking about menopause and what we are going through the more normal it will be to the outside world. So ladies lets start talking all things menopause.
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