Letting go of the fear of being judged

Years ago, I was taking a yoga class at work.

Every Monday and Wednesday, I’d bring my yoga mat to the office and at lunchtime I’d go down to the gym and take the 50-minute class.

It felt so good.

At the time, my kids were in elementary school, and I was divorced, so this was MY time.

One lunch hour, as I was walking down to the gym, a colleague stopped me.

He asked where I was going.

I said I was going to a yoga class.

And then he made a comment that really affected me.

He said, “I wish I had that kind of time.”

When he said it, I started to feel shame rise up in me.

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Perimenopause is more than just hot flashes

Before hitting perimenopause, around 45, the only things I really knew about menopause were hot flashes…

And not having a period anymore.

Honestly, both these things sounded pretty good to me.

First because I was freezing most of the time.

And no period? Where do I sign up???

However, with five years of peri under my belt (literally) and learning a lot more about perimenopause and others’ experiences, I know that it’s much more than this.

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