Menopause at Work
The lack of awareness of how menopausal symptoms can affect women in the workplace has been highlighted by a new study; carried out just down the road from me at King’s College Hospital. Myra H...
Menopause
Jane Campion talks menopause
Though Top of the Lake series two is available to binge-watch on iPlayer, I’m going to savour this one, take each of the six episodes slowly. It’s beautifully shot, strange and brillian...
Does your skin need a change? Three menopausal moisturisers worth trying…
Menopausal moisturisers are a comforting thought. But does that mean you should change your regular cream?
Making it through the menopause, one drink at a time…
Enjoying a drink with an old journalist friend of mine, we couldn’t help but mention the differing affect alcohol has on the body during menopause. Our main concern being: is it possible to carr...
Perfume preferences and menopause (part two)
In ‘Does our taste in scents change with the change?’ beauty writer Vicci Bentley admitted to moving over to the light side.
Does our taste in scents change with the change?
It’s a funny thing. I used to adore woody, spicy, leathery scents laced with dirty old patchouli.
Hot Flush Fashion – are we supposed to dress a certain way during menopause?
I hate all those style rules. That’s what I told the Telegraph when they asked me for advice on ‘navigating fashion through the menopause.
Caryn Franklin talks menopause
Caryn Franklin has written a brilliant, positive piece on the menopause for Refinery 29. Describing the unique physical and mental affects of what she calls ‘a mind-blowing midlife recalibration...
Menopause at Work
One of my friends has become ‘obsessed with the menopause’ and she sent me a link to this feature on Get The Gloss. In a report, Dr Ros Altmann, a government campaigner for o...
Talking about the menopause
Is it just me, or has the menopause been in the news a lot lately? Last week after disclosing that she’d had her ovaries removed, Angelina Jolie said, ‘I am now in menopause.