Falling off a cliff or a window of opportunity?

Menopause.

Urggghhh, f*ck off, used to be my response.

I'm good cheers, I'll deal with that when it happens, thanks.

It got my hackles up so much because to me, it signified ageing.

Which has been the messaging right?

This has changed and it's so awesome that it's being spoken about more. It should be something that we are aware of in our bodies, that our partners are aware of, that we talk about with openness and compassion and being supportive.

And a big part of that is not allowing it to be a message that things stay the same and then you fall off a cliff at 50.

Or that as soon as you hit 40 you'll be in perimenopause and then it's just constant sh1t until you are post menopausal, and ten you're free.

What if it is a brilliant window of opportunity for self discovery?

What if it's a time to clear out what is in your life and not serving you, and a time to listen to the signals and make some changes?

There are massive changes that happens in the brain and body when we are in perimenopause.

Every one will experience them differently, dependent on your experiences in your life and health, the level of safety and calm you feel in managing you lifestyle and all of the pressures around you, the support and people you have around you and the impact that those things then have on your choices.

If you're in business and navigating perimenopause at the moment, what do you find the biggest challenge at the moment? And what is it giving you a hint to reevaluate?

Or maybe you have people in your team and you are thinking of ways that you could be more accommodating and supportive and work with them instead of against them?

Mine is that if I am tired and haven't slept well, I will lose my thread in sentences, be grasping for a word (like spoon yesterday ffs)

Hit reply and let me know yours below, there’s power in sharing.