Menopause

Radical

“Women may be the one group that grows more radical with age.” ~ Gloria Steinem I think this started back in my late 30’s when I started to discover my…

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Soft Spots

“all the wordsall the poemsknowmy warm, soft spots.”~ Sanober Khan It was my birthday on Friday. I was 52. It is a surprising age to find myself. One moment you…

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Vulva. Vagina.

The two V’s that make up the V between my legs. Just to be clear because there are still a lot of people confused about which is what. My vulva…

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Libido

“I think that one should view with philosophic admiration the strange paths of the libido and should investigate the purposes of its circuitous ways.” ~ Carl Jung I have mentioned…

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Ageing and changing

This post is the first in a series I am planning to write about my experiences with ageing, peri-menopause and hormone replacement therapy. “Our mothers were largely silent about what…

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