Recently I asked if you would share your experience of menopause with me, and the response was overwhelming! I am so grateful for your honesty. Your responses highlight what we’ve known for years: Women Deserve Better Options! You Are Not Alone. More than 70% of you have experienced hot flashes, insomnia, and night sweats. More than 60% of you have had mood swings. For 50% of you, insomnia was the worst symptom of menopause. Hot flashes were the second worst, with … [Read more...]
“I Want My Mommy!” , Dr. Christine Northrup
May 7, 2014 by
I was talking with a friend the other day, whose daughter Nancy is pregnant with her second child. Nancy had gotten into the habit of calling her mom in tears just about every time she felt stressed out—and with the expectation that her mom would "fix it." My friend was laughing as she said, "I told her in a light-hearted way that she has to step up and be an adult now. I explained that it’s not OK anymore for her to call me every time she loses it, like she has her whole life. That’s been … [Read more...]