...but, of course, I never got to talk about this transition with my mother. still, in the 24 years since she passed, I have had many conversations with her in my mind ... we would have many conversations over food, coffee, wine and sometimes bourbon. there would be discussions about her beloved grandchildren, including my boys.
Vol 6: Menopause
as a mission based business (we're a PBC) we believe in #bodiesintheknow. our ODDO manuals are included with each purchase in-lieu of typical marketing materials.
our sixth manual touches on the tender topic of menopause–the good, the bad, and the sweaty.
as an extension of our manuals, we've started a collection of related articles, videos, podcasts, series [RESOURCES - below] that we love and which have informed our own discovery. think we're missing something? email us at contact@oddobody.com with your feedback / suggestions!
All the Things I Wished I Asked My Mom, Now That I'm Post-Menopausal
omisade burney-scott is the founder of black girl's guide to menopause reflects on her relationship to the women in her life as she goes through menopause.
Healthy Women (3 min read)
Do Transgender Women Experience Menopause?
any extreme and sharp dip in estrogen can cause menopausal symptoms to happen!
Society for Women's Health Research (5 min read)
A Woman’s Reflections on Her Journey with Menopause
wife/husband doctor duo reflect on the time leading up to menopause doesn't have to be dreadopause
Society for Women’s Health Research (13 min watch)
Menopause Wellness at Work: An Instagram Live Conversation
Have you taken a sick day because of symptoms associated with menopause? Or maybe.. wanted to but didn't? This video is for you.
Black Girl's Guide to Surviving Menopause (watch)
The Lore of the Aged
The crone stereotype is getting old (no pun intended). What if the lore of the aged women was reimagined In her own voice? What would we come to know about her journey—her personhood?
Women's Health (5 min read)
Black and Menopausal: 3 People Share Their Experiences of this Time of Transition
narratives surrounding menopause are often white-washed and center the heterosexual, white, cis-woman in her 50's. this is not the reality of most people experiencing menopause!
Wile (5 min read)
Sexual Wellness for Midlife Women
Ask the expert -- Kiana Reeves of Foria! (Re)discovering pleasure, lube, dismantling sexual conditioning, and more.
TED (5 min watch)
What Really Happens to Your Body During Menopause
who doesn't love cute animated graphics of uteruses?
Wall Street Journal (6 min read)
The Surprising Good News On How Menopause Changes Your Brain
We've got some stability on the horizon!
The Atlantic (8 min read)
What Menopause Does to Women's Brains
Writer Deborah Copaken reflects on her frustrating case of 'whatchamacallit?' aka, forgetting everyday words.
NPR (12 min listen)
Lisa Mosconi: How Does Menopause Affect The Brain?
"Menopause brain" is a real thing. Here's what to do about it.
The New York Times (7 min read)
The Staggering Cost of Menopause for Women
a case for menopause leave (not just maternity)!
Menopause Can Start Younger Than You Think: Here's What You Need to Know
Some shared experiences of menopausal symptoms hitting in people's thirties and not knowing what's up.
The New York Times (6 min read)
Ovaries Are Prone to ‘Exhaustion’ and ‘Fatigue.’ Or Are They?
ever heard that people with uteruses are born with all the eggs they'll ever have? we might be wrong.
Origin (15 min read)
The Best Vaginal Dilators According to an Expert Pelvic Floor PT
The 411 on dilators - why, which, and how!
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (5 min read)
How to Use a Vaginal Dilator
lube? petroleum jelly? which size? huh? a step-by-step (from the pros) on how to tend to differently? newly? sensitive vaginas.
The New York Times (10 min read)
How Menopause Affects Women of Color
The New York Times (10 min read)
Women Have Been Misled About Menopause
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journals, organizations, magazines, podcasts...
- Title Category Link
- our bodies, ourselves organization ourbodiesourselves.org
- planned parenthood organization istandwithpp.org
- tia organization asktia.com
- Women’s Health (WHE) research journal us.sagepub.com
- scarleteen blog scarleteen.com