Learn drug-free ways to control mood swings with simple lifestyle changes. It’s normal for your mood to vary as you react to events of the day. But if your reactions swing wildly and you feel like you live on an emotional roller coaster, then your mood swings are out of control. Moo...
Perimenopause and menopause: As your body transitions to the end of your reproductive years, your ovaries produce less estrogen, which can lessen libido. These lower estrogen levels can also cause vaginal dryness and uncomfortable orpainful sex, which can be a big deterrent for sexual desir...
Learning to Say ‘Yes’ to Things Even When You Want to Say ‘No’ One way to feel better about yourself is to do things for others that make you feel good about yourself. For those of usliving with bipolar disorder, this can be tough. I used to dread any kind of task, often sayi...
When you consider that many women experience the physical changes that come with menopause during mid-life, this makes sense. As the article goes on to outline, while men often feel "trapped" by life during their midlife crisis, women's main discomfort often comes from hormonal changes. In ...
Money. Perimenopause. How it’s okay to be smart and feminist and serious about your work, and also excited about doing a stupid-fabulous 30 day juice cleanse and training for a half-marathon, all at the same time. There’s a bunch of stuff here that I’ve had a lot of success ...
2. I’m aware I'm going through perimenopause, menopause or postmenopause. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree 3. It feels like I gained weight suddenly, with no major, conscious changes to my diet. Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree ...