What happened to being able to button your pants comfortably, or just sit down without feeling like there is a basketball in your stomach? Many people around me thought I was going nuts. Mostly because I often cried for no apparent reason at all. My emotions appeared to be uncontrollable. I would literally be standing in the line at the grocery store and see a child walk by and break down into tears. For no reason Or so I thought. I learned to wear my sunglasses pretty much everywhere I went. Eventually, even I thought I was losing my mind I turned 47 before I received my first helpful feedback and had one of those 'aha' moments during a conversation with my mother. She said something to the effect that the last few times we had spoken, I sounded very "angry" and that it was very unlike me - and, the clincher - she recommended that I see a doctor. I hate doctors . So I got ticked off and didn't do anything about it. LOL. But time passed and my symptoms didn't, and out of sheer desperation, I finally had to admit that she might be right ... maybe something was in fact happening to me that I ought to be aware of. I began asking more questions ... Some to my peers, friends, co-workers, and any other women I could find that were in the appropriate age range and would listen to me...
The predominant and reoccurring theme was that women trusted their doctors less especially if they had prescribed HRT for them, which most women have stopped taking. Turns out lots of women were just like me ... they did not have adequate answers for most of their questions and they were definitely looking for better, alternative solutions. Most of women are going through menopause the same way I was ... in a vacuum . Most of our mothers never talked to us about the mid-life transition because nobody ever talked to them about it either. So I decided to break the cycle of ignorance and start talking about the subject to lots of women ... and men, too (We aren't the only ones going through this cycle). And, I decided that the best way to reach these people quickly was by writing an eBook. That's when How to Conquer Menopause was born. I started my research by surfing the internet. And then I surfed some more. Wow, what a learning education about women's healthcare that was. I discovered what is almost common knowledge now - that the very HRT prescriptions doctors have been giving women for years, is now reported to be causing the things it was said to prevent: heart attacks, strokes and even cancer. You have probably seen the same news reports that I am referring to here. I can't be sure what your reaction was, but I know I felt scared, discouraged, and not sure what to do next. I knew I couldn't live with the symptoms I was currently experiencing. Something had to be done. That's when I decided I needed an expert partner to work with. Someone who worked in the healthcare industry. Enter Kathi MacNaughton ... a Registered Nurse and experienced health writer , as well as a woman also going through peri-menopause herself. Perfect
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