Resources

What the Menopause is a humorous Instagram account that mixes in helpful tidbits about talking to your doctor, or remembering your house keys.

Feisty Menopause. I just found this by going down an internet rabbit hole and it should be right on top. A million articles, a podcast, and a membership I don’t have. The site is the fantastic brainchild of Selene Yaeger, cyclist, coach, podcaster (Press Play Not Pause) extraordinaire and the focus is on health and strength (not ‘wellness’). GET ACTIVE!

Perry is actually an app that states its purpose is, “Sisterhood for women in perimenopause and menopause.” I downloaded it and then stopped before signing up b/c that’s a bridge too far for me, but their Instagram is full of helpful information that will help you feel less insane. Also, I learned about a lot of symptomes I was experiencing that I didn’t know were Peri/Menopause related from their posts.

Heather Corinna is a national treasure. How can you not love a book whose back cover tagline is, “What to expect when you’re not expecting to expect anything anymore?” Warning: this book may trigger your feminist rage. In chapters regaling us with the historical accounts of women in our amazing stage of life, Corinna uncovers some infuriating sexist tidbits, but we’re all better for knowing them. Following the history, she covers a number of symptoms, their causes and potential treatments, in lay language. I laughed, I cried, it was better than Cats (in part because I read good portions of this while swinging in a hammock in a Utah campground under some pine trees, three weeks into my newfound funemployment, but also because it’s a great book).

DISCLOSURE: Dr. Bizzy is my relative. But also, sisters can have challenging relationships, so you know she’s good if I so highly recommend her, her practice, and her blogs and video posts. She is smart, funny, and real, so you can trust what she is saying.

The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) is “promoting women’s health at midlife and beyond.” They have a number of resources for women on their site to both help us educate ourselves about our health, as well as tools to help us find, communicate with, and increase our expectations of health care providers during this stage of our lives.

Menopause is having a moment, and the New York Times is here for it. What to Know About Menopause and Hormone Therapy is key take-aways from the longer article Women Have Been Misled About Menopause. The Sunday Times Magazine of 5 February 2023 was entirely on this topic.

May the lords of heaven and nature bless and keep Planned Parenthood. For all the reasons. For basic health information on what menopause is, click here. (Then click the “donate” oval at the top of the page and support them if you can!)

Menopause 101, the Instagram account of self-proclaimed Menopause Coach Auntie Carol King, a former chef who quit her job to become a menopause influencer, warms my heart because she recognizes ALL the symptoms. She has a significant TikTok presence, but I don’t, so you’ll have to keep me posted.

The Vajenda is where the forthcoming Dr. Jen Gunter, a gynecologist who specializes in vaginas and pain, and author of both the Vagina Bible and the Menopause Manifesto. Her ability to debunk snake oil myths and to take complicated medical information and studies and simplify them into human language are a clear-headed joy.