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Because Menopause isn't a Stop, it's a Go
There is a song that can still take you straight back to yourself. Before the meeting reminders, the family messages and the quiet calculation of whether your knee will manage the stairs, there was a woman who knew all the words. Perhaps she danced while getting ready, lost herself in a book or thou...
You finally make the appointment, then spend the morning wondering whether you really need it. Your shoulder happens to feel a little better, or you can walk across the room without the ache that kept you awake last night. By the time the GP asks what has brought you in, you hear yourself saying, “I...
You have a little time for a walk, but your knee has been aching and you hesitate by the door. A friend mentions a yoga class, and your first thought is whether you will be able to get down onto the mat. Even reaching for something on a high shelf has become a movement you think about before making ...
By ten in the morning, you have already adjusted your chair several times. You answer a question in a meeting while quietly rubbing your wrist, or finish a shift wondering how your feet can possibly manage the walk to the car. Nobody sees the small calculations happening underneath your working day....
You have only been sitting down to answer a few messages. Then you stand, take a cautious first step and realise your hips, knees or ankles need a moment to catch up. After a little movement, things may begin to feel easier, but the experience still leaves you wondering why getting out of a chair ha...
Perhaps you expected hot flushes, a few restless nights or periods that no longer followed their usual timetable. You were less prepared for fingers that feel stiff in the morning, knees that complain on the stairs or a shoulder that makes getting dressed awkward. When someone mentions menopause, th...
You stand up after answering a few emails and need a moment before your legs feel ready to follow. Your shoulder complains when you reach for your coat, or your fingers feel unexpectedly stiff around the kettle. Nothing dramatic has happened, yet ordinary movements have started demanding your attent...
It is Sunday evening, and you are thinking about the week ahead. Perhaps you have already promised yourself earlier nights, better meals and enough exercise to make up for the days you missed. Then you open the diary and see the late meeting, the family appointment and the evening that has already b...
You finish the conversation, put the phone down and sit quietly for a moment. You have reassured someone, remembered what needs doing and sounded much the same as you always do. Nobody would necessarily know that you were close to tears before the call. Being able to sound capable can make it surpri...
You want to feel stronger walking uphill, less stiff after sitting and more confident carrying the shopping. You have probably thought about starting several times, perhaps even put your trainers by the door. Then you imagine the demanding class, the aching legs or another commitment in a diary that...
The reminder for your own appointment appears while you are rearranging somebody else's. You look at the diary, notice a deadline and decide that yours can wait another week. Lunch will have to wait too, because the meeting has overrun and there is a message from home. By evening, you have kept seve...
You reach for the trousers that usually make getting dressed straightforward. This morning, the waistband presses against your stomach and the shirt you liked last year seems to sit differently. You have not consciously changed how you eat, and you are still trying to stay active. Before you have ev...
