Download or read book Mentalpause and Other Midlife Laughs written by Laura Jensen Walker and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you often forget the words for common things, like "husband" or "bathtub"? Have you suddenly found sub-zero temperatures pleasant? Do you survive on chocolate supplements? Ask these questions of any woman who has been through menopause, is going through it, or is soon to hit it, and she'll say yes (and then, most likely, cry). Laura Jensen Walker went into early menopause after her bout with cancer and can sympathize with other "mentalpause" sufferers and survivors. As in Thanks for the Mammogram!, she uses hilarious vignettes and a delightful mix of wit and wisdom to connect with her readers. With chapters about how "All Varicose Veins Lead to Rome" and "PMS Is a Picnic in the Park," this book helps women dealing with "mentalpause" and those around them gain a better understanding--and certainly a lighter attitude--about this passage of life. Mentalpause . . . and Other Midlife Laughs will get readers laughing at themselves as they hear Laura lightheartedly describe her age spots, lament her sagging everything, and look anew at love after forty.
Download or read book Mentalpause and Other Midlife Laughs written by Laura Jensen Walker and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walker uses hilarious vignettes and a delightful mix of wit and wisdom to connect with her readers. This book can get readers laughing at themselves as hear Walker lightheartedly describe her age spots, lament her sagging everything, and look anew at love after 40.
Download or read book When You re Hot You re Hot written by Jan King and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jan King has traveled under the bridge of menopause county and come out on the other side with a completely irreverent look at the changes women's bodies inevitably go through. What's so funny about hot flashes, you wonder? After reading When You're Hot, You're Hot, you'll know the answer: nothing, really. But you will have had the pleasure of getting the real scoop on menopause from one of the funniest writers out there. Jan unleashes her ready wit on her experiences with menopause and breast cancer to show you how to laugh your way through trying times. Read this book, and, suddenly, the Change can turn into the unthinkable . . . a laughing matter.
Download or read book Menopause Madness written by Lisa Michelle Katz and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is humorous and lighthearted exploration of the ups and downs of menopause. Through witty anecdotes, relatable experiences, and laugh-out-loud humor, the book takes readers on a journey through the hormonal rollercoaster ride of menopause, offering insights, coping mechanisms, and plenty of laughs along the way. From navigating hot flashes and mood swings to embracing the beauty of aging and finding humor in the chaos, this book celebrates the resilience, strength, and humor of women as they navigate the challenges of menopause with grace and laughter. It's a refreshing take on a topic that's often viewed with dread and negativity, reminding readers that laughter truly is the best medicine - even in the midst of hormonal chaos.
Download or read book Laugh Lines Are Beautiful written by Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant and published by Celestial Arts. This book was released on 2011-03-02 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that you’re a mature woman, you’re smart enough to know that . . .a tight ponytail can take five years off your face. More bright, brassy opinions from the fountain of truth! From the author of Not Guilty by Reason of Menopause comes another unapologetically feisty manifesto. Laugh Lines Are Beautiful celebrates everything from the dubious benefits of maturity, moderation, and perky mammaries to the singular pleasures of mood swings, mammograms, and myopia. In comedienne Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant’s pasture, there are no sacred cows. Growing older (and hopefully, wiser) with style and sass and a slightly sagging posterior trumps investing in anti-aging goo, inflatable face and body parts, and ill-fitting foundation garments any day. So why age gracefully when having a midlife crisis feels so good?
Download or read book Flash Count Diary written by Darcey Steinke and published by Sarah Crichton Books. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Many days I believe menopause is the new (if long overdue) frontier for the most compelling and necessary philosophy; Darcey Steinke is already there, blazing the way. This elegant, wise, fascinating, deeply moving book is an instant classic. I’m about to buy it for everyone I know.” —Maggie Nelson, author of The Argonauts A brave, brilliant, and unprecedented examination of menopause Menopause hit Darcey Steinke hard. First came hot flashes. Then insomnia. Then depression. As she struggled to express what was happening to her, she came up against a culture of silence. Throughout history, the natural physical transition of menopause has been viewed as something to deny, fear, and eradicate. Menstruation signals fertility and life, and childbirth is revered as the ultimate expression of womanhood. Menopause is seen as a harbinger of death. Some books Steinke found promoted hormone replacement therapy. Others encouraged acceptance. But Steinke longed to understand menopause in a more complex, spiritual, and intellectually engaged way. In Flash Count Diary, Steinke writes frankly about aspects of Menopause that have rarely been written about before. She explores the changing gender landscape that comes with reduced hormone levels, and lays bare the transformation of female desire and the realities of prejudice against older women. Weaving together her personal story with philosophy, science, art, and literature, Steinke reveals that in the seventeenth century, women who had hot flashes in front of others could be accused of being witches; that the model for Duchamp's famous Étant donnés was a post-reproductive woman; and that killer whales—one of the only other species on earth to undergo menopause—live long post-reproductive lives. Flash Count Diary, with its deep research, open play of ideas, and reverence for the female body, will change the way you think about menopause. It's a deeply feminist book—honest about the intimations of mortality that menopause brings while also arguing for the ascendancy, beauty, and power of the post-reproductive years.
Download or read book Hot Flashes from Heaven written by Ronna Snyder and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of women enter what is called "mid-life" (over age 40) every year. Speaker, writer, and "Sister in the Journey" Ronna Snyder shares how these women can avoid a crisis and discover instead a joyful beginning of a richer and deeper way to live. Ronna found herself going from doctor to doctor trying to find someone who could tell her what was wrong with her. She heard words like fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and depression before finally hearing a specialist on the radio listing all of her symptoms and realizing that she was experiencing the beginning of menopause. With all the changes this time of life brings-kids leaving home, parents needing care, new marriage roles, etc.-the turmoil and addition of the physical and emotional effects of menopause can seem overwhelming. Ronna writes with humor, faith, and transparency to help other women face down their fears and live with passion and fullness.
Download or read book Out of Time written by Miranda Sawyer and published by Fourth Estate. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the hugely respected journalist Miranda Sawyer, a very modern look at the midlife crisis - delving into the truth, and lies, of the experience and how to survive it, with thoughtfulness, insight and humour.
Download or read book Changing Course written by Yitta Halberstam and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-08-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perimenopause. Menopause. Midlife. For the women in Changing Course, these words imply much more than something to "get through" or even as a "silent passage" - it's a time for great self-reflection, exciting adventures, and new beginnings. Compiled by Yitta Halberstam - the author of the multimillion-selling Small Miracles series - Changing Course delivers an entirely new message about menopause and midlife. This superlative work features sixty rich stories from women of diverse backgrounds and experience that capture the laughter and joyous tears of this important time in a woman's life. This compelling work is divided into four sections: Don't Look Back... women who find that they must let go of the past Starting the Voyage... women who are experiencing the symptoms of perimenopause or menopause The Meditative Journey... women who share their epiphanies on aging New Directions, New Beginnings... women who have shown great courage as they look to the future
Download or read book Menopause Pink written by Terri Malucci and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Menopause Pink is not another book about hormone replacement and osteoporosis. The book is a collection of poems, stories, and quotes selected to ease women's paths toward and through menopause. It is valuable for women, their partners, and families because it gently and humorously describes mid-life as it can be, real and wonderful.
Download or read book Menopause Sucks written by Joanne Kimes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do they call menopause "the change" because... You have to change shirts three times a day-after you've sweat through them? You have to change addresses, just to avoid all that mail from the AARP? You have to change your diet to nothing but milk and broccoli—just to get your RDA of calcium? With hot flashes, mood swings, and night sweats (oh, my!), menopause might not be your favorite phase of life. However, bestselling author Joanne Kimes is here to provide relief as welcome as hand-held fans and sweat-free sheets. In her signature, no-holds-barred style, Kimes dishes on: Dealing with a rollercoaster of emotions Anecdotes, remedies, and gentle tips to help you cope with all the physical changes you're facing How to enjoy menopausal sex Menopause brings about a whirlwind of emotional and physical transformations. Menopause Sucks gives you all the info—and belly laughs—you need to cool down during this hot change of life.
Download or read book Midlife Cabernet written by Elaine Ambrose and published by Mill Park Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If you're a feisty, robust female tumbling down the far side of fifty, grab a glass of cabernet (oh hell, grab the whole bottle), wear your rhinestone-studded reading glasses, and savor some witty words of wisdom."--Back cover.
Download or read book What Fresh Hell Is This written by Heather Corinna and published by Hachette Go. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What to Expect When You’re Not Expected to Expect Anything Anymore Did you see the title and flame-filled cover of this book, and did your weary, sweaty, confused, and exasperated soul scream, That one! That is the book for me!!? If so, I’d first like to extend my deepest sympathies, an ice pack, and some of these very helpful edibles. If it’s three in the morning as you’re reading this, as it may well be, you likely want those more than a book. But since I can’t really give you the other stuff, I can at least offer you this book. . . . Perimenopause and menopause experiences are as unique as all of us who move through them. While there’s no one-size-fits-all, Heather Corinna tells you what can happen and what you can do to take care of yourself, all the while busting pernicious myths, offering real self-care tips—the kind that won’t break the bank or your soul—and running the gamut from hot flashes to hormone therapy. With big-tent, practical, clear information and support, and inclusive of so many who have long been left out of the discussion—people with disabilities; queer, transgender, nonbinary, and other gender-diverse people; BIPOC; working class and other folks—What Fresh Hell Is This? is the cooling pillow and empathetic best friend to help you through the fire.
Download or read book The Funny Side Of Menopause written by Lashandra Clemmo and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-27 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Menopause occurs when a woman hasn't menstruated in 12 consecutive months and can no longer become pregnant naturally. It usually begins between the ages of 45 and 55, but can develop before or after this age range. Menopause can cause uncomfortable symptoms, such as hot flashes and weight gain. For most women, medical treatment isn't needed for menopause. Two dozen hilarious rhymes covering everything from wrinkles to spider veins, falling body parts to skin tags, flatulence to muffin tops, and on and on. You know what's been happening to you, now it's time to find out what's coming just around the corner. Written with an irreverent, dry sense of humor it's the perfect antidote for dealing with the trials and tribulations of getting older. So spend those sweaty, sleepless nights with these 24 funny ladies and know you're not alone.
Download or read book Life Continues written by Carmen Ambrosio and published by Ambrosart, Limited. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving, witty memoir chronicling the nearly 20 years a woman from St. Thomas who moved to the frozen tundra of the Midwest to attend college, learned she had multiple sclerosis. In a format mimicking the unpredictable course of MS, the now middle-aged and married Ambrosio's narrative of compelling and humorous personal essays and poems recounts how she deals with the arrival of "Duct Tape Days," walking like Frankenstein, recent menopausal moments, and other physical and emotional challenges.
Download or read book What Would Virginia Woolf Do written by Nina Lorez Collins and published by Grand Central Life & Style. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Nina Collins entered her forties she found herself awash in a sea of hormones. As symptoms of perimenopause set in, she began to fear losing her health, looks, sexuality, sense of humor-perhaps all at once. Craving a place to discuss her questions and concerns, and finding none, Nina started a Facebook group with the ironic name, "What Would Virginia Woolf Do?," which has grown exponentially into a place where women-most with strong opinions and fierce senses of humor--have surprisingly candid, lively, and intimate conversations. Mid-life is a time when women want to think about purpose, about how to be their best selves, and how to love themselves as they enter the second half of life. They yearn to acknowledge the nostalgia and sadness that comes with aging, but also want to revel in their hard-earned wisdom. Part memoir and part resource on everything from fashion and skincare to sex and surviving the empty nest, What Would Virginia Woolf Do? is a frank and intimate conversation mixed with anecdotes and honesty, wrapped up in a literary joke. It's also a destination, a place where readers can nestle in and see what happens when women feel comfortable enough to get real with each other: defy the shame that the culture often throws their way, find solace and laugh out loud, and revel in this new phase of life.
Download or read book Menopause Confidential written by Tara Allmen, M.D. and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative guide to understanding and navigating the hormonal changes and health issues women experience in midlife and beyond, from one of the leading medical experts in the field. The physical changes that occur after women turn forty are unavoidable—and can be unnerving. Menopause affects every aspect of life—from sex and sleep to mood and mental clarity to weight and body temperature. While there are a number of resources available, many are confusing and contradictory. Now, Manhattan gynecologist Dr. Tara Allmen, an experienced, nationally board-certified menopause practitioner and the recipient of the 2015 Doctor’s Choice National Award for Obstetrics & Gynecology, shares her knowledge to help women be their happiest and healthiest, and turn this challenging time into an exciting one. Written in her effervescent yet assured voice, Menopause Confidential provides simple strategies and cutting-edge information on: hormonal changes and the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause;the health risks associated with midlife—from cutting through the conflicting opinions and advice about health screenings (Do I really need a colonoscopy? How often should I get a mammogram?) to common medical conditions, such as osteoporosis;various remedies, both allopathic and natural, to combat symptoms and empower women to make the best choices for their individual needs;practical tips and resources for mitigating the effects of menopause. Fifty-one-year-old Dr. Allmen knows firsthand what women are going through, and shares stories of her own personal travails and solutions. Women can’t turn back the clock, but they can take control of their health and flourish in midlife. Menopause Confidential encourages them to be informed, be proactive, and be their greatest selves.
