Do we have to age in a certain way?
This week, BBC Woman’s Hour invited me onto the show to talk about long hair on older women. It was a fun piece towards the end of the programme and I enjoyed chatting to Jane Garvey and the hai...
Menopause
When you gotta go… (tips for dealing with urinary incontinence)
Do you leak when you laugh? Or when you lift something heavy?
Older and Wider: A Survivor’s Guide to the Menopause
Writer and performer Jenny Eclair has written a book based on her experience of menopause. ‘This is not an in-depth medical or psychological insight,’ she says in the intro, ‘ I...
Flash Count Diary: a moving book about menopause
In Darcey Steinke’s Flash Count Diary one woman compares her hot flashes (that’s flushes to us menopausal Brits) to being like a seventies superhero, ‘ I feel like I’m going to...
Where are my HRT patches?
The shortage of HRT patches reported in the news this week is a cause of concern for many menopausal women. The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the British Menopause Society (BMS) hav...
Summer skincare to keep you feeling cool and fresh
Having spent many a summer without adequate sun protection, my skin has been damaged. Sooner or later the small, dark patches on my forehead and cheeks will start to look like leopard print.
How hair changes as we age
Everything changes as we get older. Now that it’s au naturel and not dyed blonde, the texture of my hair is softer, more flyaway and demands a bit more attention.
At last! An award-winning menopause campaign
This is what menopause looks like. A diverse range of women, a variety of experiences.
The Truth About The Menopause
Write it on a Post-It note, put it in your diary, set a reminder on your phone. Tonight on BBC1 at nine o’clock, broadcaster and journalist Mariella Frostrup investigates the menopause, talks to...
Five things I’ve discovered about the menopause
I never really thought about the menopause until it happened to me, aged 50. The general lack of education, awareness and conversation surrounding menopausal symptoms, and how they affect women, meant...
Menopause, menopause, menopause
Last week, Dr Andrea Davies an academic at Leicester University suggested that by saying ‘menopause’ three times a day in the workplace, male and female colleagues could help reduc...
Jumping on the menopause bandwagon – do we really need hot flush-proof clothes?
Menopause symptoms are enough to make any woman reach out in desperation for something that will help, says Adrienne Wyper. And there are medical treatments, over-the-counter supplements and fo...