As you might imagine, I have lots of conversations with midlife women and for many, menopause has come along and pulled the rug out from under their feet. Ask anyone, name a menopause symptom, and they will most likely say "hot flushes". They would not be wrong, this is a symptom many women experience, but it is not the most common symptom. There are 34 'common symptoms' of menopause, and as many uncommon ones, some women experience all of them or a few of them - any one of them can have a...

If navigating menopause has shown me one thing, it's that I need to prioritise my own needs. Don't get me wrong, I've not turned into...

Well, it's been a while. Almost three years to the day since I last wrote a blog here. Where has that time gone? First of all, before I...