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Because stumbling blindly through menopause is less fun than it sounds

Night Terrors

Posted by Robin Donovan
October5

Sleeping woman by Hyunseok Michael KnightAs a menopausal woman it is likely that you are no stranger to occasional bouts of insomnia. When it gets bad, insomnia leaves us exhausted and haggard looking – just what we need!

 

If you’re like me, you have tools and tricks to help get you back into a normal sleep rhythm – anything from natural sleep aids to meditation to breaking behavior patterns will help get you back on track.

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Diet or Sleep. Pick One!

Posted by Robin Donovan
September12
Diet or Sleep?

Diet or Sleep?

Everyone knows that menopausal women can have trouble sleeping. Everyone knows that menopausal women can have trouble with weight gain. Two separate issues – right?

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Positive Aging or Punitive Ageism?

Posted by Robin Donovan
September1
Planning on enjoying eternal youth

Positive Aging or Punitive Ageism

Vincent Vassolo recently wrote a post entitled: The Power of Positive Aging. In it he states that baby boomers “know the destructive power of prejudice…they simply won’t tolerate ageism”.

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Hormones 101 – again?

Posted by Robin Donovan
August23

I know my way around hormones. After all I’ve been taking some form of hormone replacement since way back in my perimenopausal days. So that’s what I thought.

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Reviewing the Journey

Posted by Robin Donovan
August5

After two years of sharing my challenges, triumphs, frustrations, discomforts and random thoughts about the menopausal time of life on Menologues it seems like a good idea to take a look at where this journey started and how far it has come.

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Thanks Alltop! For a Greatly Expanded Network

Posted by Robin Donovan
August1

Now Menologues is being republished on Alltop in addition to Vibrant Nation. If I ever doubted that menopausal women were awesome the opportunities to meet them through these top notch commercial sites have been invaluable. I’m getting to know some wonderful, wise and funny people – who give great advice! I feel extremely fortunate!

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When the Diet Starts to Work.

Posted by Robin Donovan
July6
Losing weight and feeling great

Losing weight and feeling great

Life is good when you see those first real results.

There are two sides to the weight equation – the up side and the down side. When you’re on the up side – as in gaining weight – nothing is good. When you’re on the down side life is good again.

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Weight Stages in the Typical Life of a Woman Who Enjoys Food

Posted by Robin Donovan
June7
Woman Eating

I went through a period of about seven years when I could eat anything I wanted

I like to eat. I have a tendency to gain weight. I like to be thin. That is the unholy trinity that puts most women on a lifetime rollercoaster of torturous emotional self-abuse.

It’s also the deadly threesome that causes young women to throw their lives away to anorexia, bulimia and a plethora of other forms of physical self-abuse. So it’s damn serious.

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At this stage in life are you starting to have a work vs. retirement mentality?

Posted by Robin Donovan
June1

10 years ago if you asked me for my thoughts on retirement I would have said “it’s not for me. They’ll have to bury me with my desk.”

Now, not so much. Don’t get me wrong – I still view myself as young and vibrant – but after all these years of 9 to 5 I could use a break.

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How Do You Fix the Faux Muffin Top?

Posted by Robin Donovan
April21

We all know and fear the dreaded muffin top.

But did you know that there is also a faux muffin top which can be almost as devastating? Actually, I just created the term “faux muffin top” to describe a phenomenon which has recently come to my attention.

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