139: Experiencing Menopause – Research Roundup

There are still plenty of questions about the experience of the transitional phases of our lives. Today hosts Tiffany and Katja discuss recent research that seeks to shed light on the menopausal transition. Experience of menopause is highly variable from person to person, so in this episode, we explore common symptom clusters identified in the research as well as the phenomenon of “not feeling like myself” in perimenopause. We also talk about how midlife can pose a challenge to one’s self-image and discuss how fatigue and emotional volatility may impact a woman’s day-to-day in this phase of life.

“The menopausal experience goes so beyond biological changes.” – Katja Bartsch

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“To know that something just feels different and to acknowledge and appreciate it changes the experience.” – Tiffany Cruikshank

Show Notes:

• Background on menopause and perimenopause [2:50]
• Symptoms of peri- and postmenopause [14:41]
• Symptoms that show up in all stages of menopause [27:19]
• The phenomenon of “not feeling like myself” in perimenopause [29:22]
• Symptoms related to not feeling like yourself [38:20]
• The role of fatigue [45:17]
• New sensations of emotional volatility [46:38]

Links Mentioned:

• Watch this episode on YouTube
• Menopause References Doc
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“Individually the symptoms that one goes through or how one perceives that transition…can be so different.” – Katja Bartsch