I can’t help but wonder how we arrived here. How menopause became a story of decline instead of a source of power.

Menopause arrives in a culture that has already taught us to fear ageing. We’re told our value lives in our appearance, productivity, fertility and ability to stay unchanged.

So we push through, ignore the signs of time and treat transition as something to survive. Read more.

Words Create Women’s Reality. The language we use about women’s bodies is not neutral. It shapes diagnosis. It shapes treatment. It shapes how women see themselves.

Often, that language is rooted in outdated, male-centred models of health and power. I’ve had a lifetime of being told my body was “too much” – and “not enough.” Read more here.