💯, all of it. There’s also the joy of going through all of this and having extremely little, if any, support from male colleagues and even friends who just refuse to even think about trying to attempt to understand. With them, it’s an automatic trip back to the “hysterical woman” trope. Some companies have had the foresight to develop menopause (and andropause (?)) policies that may help in-office workers - which is great, but doesn’t necessarily take remote workers into account. Doing so would return many essential workers to their less hormonally challenged levels of productivity and well-being.
Great points! I appreciate that it’s a topic I feel increasingly comfortable bringing up in the circles I tend to travel in. Awareness, and the ability to discuss it openly help to demystify it and normalize the experience. A generation ago, almost no one talked about mental health. Now, just about everyone’s talking about it. My sense is the same will be true for menopause, and thankfully we’re on the path to getting there.
💯, all of it. There’s also the joy of going through all of this and having extremely little, if any, support from male colleagues and even friends who just refuse to even think about trying to attempt to understand. With them, it’s an automatic trip back to the “hysterical woman” trope. Some companies have had the foresight to develop menopause (and andropause (?)) policies that may help in-office workers - which is great, but doesn’t necessarily take remote workers into account. Doing so would return many essential workers to their less hormonally challenged levels of productivity and well-being.
Great points! I appreciate that it’s a topic I feel increasingly comfortable bringing up in the circles I tend to travel in. Awareness, and the ability to discuss it openly help to demystify it and normalize the experience. A generation ago, almost no one talked about mental health. Now, just about everyone’s talking about it. My sense is the same will be true for menopause, and thankfully we’re on the path to getting there.
You might enjoy this Claire Zulkey post 😆 https://www.evilwitches.com/p/what-is-perimenopause-really-like?
OMG. Loved her post! Thanks for sharing it.
So well said! I’m joining your party!!!!!