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As I shall be hosting the Menopause Meetup next month. I thought it was fitting to raise self awareness about this stage of life. So up until the 6 May I will be posting about this life transition.

Lately I’ve been noticing the changes my body is going through… and honestly, some of them have caught me off guard.

One minute I’m fine, the next I’m wondering who this version of me even is.

But here’s what I’m learning…

Maybe these shifts, are signals.

Signals to pause.

Next month I shall be hosting a menopause meetup.

Once we reach a certain stage of our lives, it’s inevitable. Yes, I’m talking about menopause… the term women dread. 😭

The phase where everything is changing quicker than you can keep up.

So what do we do? How do we actually navigate it?

The symptoms are frustrating, the emotional rollercoaster is a constant battle of highs and lows, and the physical changes can make you want to turn your mirror backwards.

But… and it’s a big BUT…

I evolve in real time, not in perfect conditions.

Not everything is mine to fix.

I carry what is mine, and I put down what isn’t.

If I have to shrink, over-explain, or perform to be accepted, I’m in the wrong place.

I’m not shrinking to make people comfortable.

What I say matters, even if people don’t like it.

I may not control everything around me,

but I’m not powerless in how I think, respond, and act.

Stress doesn’t sit neatly in “work” or “life.” It carries over.

You bring pressure from home into work.

You take work stress back home.

And most of the time, you just keep going.

That’s where the problem builds—quietly.

Less focus. Lower energy. Shorter patience.