Voices of Women

Voices of Women

  • Tracy: Menopause Symptoms Cost Me My Job

    October 16, 2024

    Now 54 and postmenopausal, Tracy’s perimenopause journey began at age 47 – though she didn’t know it at the ...

  • Luisa: No One I Knew Was Feeling Like Me

    October 15, 2024

    Luisa was 36 years old when her doctor told her that her pituitary gland wasn’t working properly because her ...

  • Grace: What’s Happening to Me?

    October 16, 2023

    Around age 45, Grace started experiencing dramatic moods shifts. She had no idea what was happening. “It was affecting my ...

  • Darlene: Menopause Champion and Changemaker

    October 16, 2023

    Darlene didn’t know what perimenopause was until she was in it and then it hit like a storm. She ...

  • Katherine: Protecting Menopausal Women in the Workplace

    October 16, 2023

    For Katherine, perimenopause came with a bang. On her honeymoon, she passed out at Edinburgh Castle and fell on ...

  • Deepti: The Hardest Years of Her Life

    October 16, 2023

    When Deepti started going through menopause, everything changed. “I was a very good sleeper before menopause. Fifteen minutes after ...

  • Laura: We Have to Figure This Out

    October 16, 2023

    Laura was in her 40s at the height of her career when she developed debilitating fatigue. Even 10-12 hours ...

  • Patricia: The Lost Years

    October 16, 2023

    Patricia knew about menopause, the end of her period. “GREAT!” she thought. She had no idea a tsunami was ...

  • Michelle: Something Had to Give

    October 16, 2023

    In her early 50s, Michelle moved with her husband to Vancouver Island so that he could complete his final ...

  • Julie: Workplace Flexibility Would Have Made All the Difference

    October 16, 2023

    Julie was in her late 40s, thriving in a communications role within the education field when she started having ...

  • Heidi: I Just Want to Feel Normal

    October 16, 2023

    As she coped with perimenopause, Heidi’s wish list was short: She just wanted to be able to function and ...

  • Jenn: “I Was Flying Blind for So Long”

    October 16, 2023

    When Jenn was in her early 40s, she suddenly faced a series of debilitating health issues. She began suffering ...

  • Nancy: It Feels Like a Volcano Ready to Explode

    October 16, 2023

    Menopause has been a lonely journey so far for Nancy, who works as a receiver in Ottawa. Her job ...

  • Stephanie: Quality of Life Needs Full Weight

    October 15, 2023

    As Stephanie approached mid-life, she thought was ready for menopause. She had full confidence in her gynecologist and her ...