Perimenopause Grief: Mourning Who You Were While Becoming Who You Are
🌸 Perimenopause Grief: When Your Body Changes and Your Soul Needs a Minute
Perimenopause is often talked about in terms of hot flashes, irregular cycles, sleep struggles, mood swings, weight changes, and hormones doing their little interpretive dance in the background.
But what we do not talk about enough is the grief.
Not always loud grief.
Not always dramatic grief.
Not always “crying on the kitchen floor with a smoothie in one hand and laundry judging you from the basket” grief.
Sometimes it is quiet.
It is looking in the mirror and thinking, “I do not recognize her like I used to.”
It is wondering where your old energy went.
It is missing the body that used to respond faster.
It is grieving the version of you who could push through everything and somehow still function.
It is realizing that youth, fertility, hormones, identity, and even confidence can feel like they are shifting all at once.
And sis… that is a lot.
Perimenopause is not just a hormonal transition. It can be an identity transition, a nervous system transition, a metabolic transition, a spiritual transition, and sometimes a full-blown “Lord, what is happening to me?” transition.
From a Traditional Naturopathic and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® perspective, I see this season as more than decline. I see it as a season full of healing opportunities—places where the body is asking to be listened to more deeply, supported more wisely, and no longer forced to survive on fumes, caffeine, stress hormones, and vibes.
Because let us be honest: the “just push through” era may have gotten you here, but it will not necessarily carry you well into the next chapter.
And that is not failure.
That is information.
Perimenopause commonly includes physical and emotional symptoms such as cycle changes, hot flashes, sleep disruption, mood changes, fatigue, and brain fog, and these symptoms can overlap in ways that deeply affect quality of life. ACOG notes that about 4 in 10 women experience mood symptoms during perimenopause that can feel similar to PMS.
🕯️ The Grief Nobody Warned You About
There is a kind of grief that does not come with a funeral.
It is called non-death grief.
It happens when something changes, ends, fades, or transforms—even though no one has died. And for many women, perimenopause can bring this kind of grief.
You may grieve:
The body you used to know.
The predictable cycles you once had.
The energy that used to feel easier to access.
The skin, hair, shape, or strength that once felt familiar.
The version of yourself who could multitask like a corporate octopus.
The fertility chapter closing or changing.
The sense of being “young” in the way society defines youth.
The emotional steadiness you once took for granted.
And because society often worships youth—especially in women—midlife changes can feel like an accusation instead of a transition.
But let me say this clearly:
You are not “less woman” because your hormones are changing.
You are not “past your prime” because your body is asking for different support.
You are not invisible because society has poor spiritual eyesight.
You are not expired, irrelevant, or “too much.”
You are becoming.
And becoming can be uncomfortable before it becomes beautiful.
🧠 Hormones, Mood, and the Midlife Mirror
Perimenopause is not simply “low estrogen.” It is often hormonal fluctuation—especially shifts in estrogen and progesterone patterns—that can influence sleep, mood, cognition, temperature regulation, cycle rhythm, and stress resilience.
When sleep is disrupted, blood sugar is unstable, digestion is off, minerals are depleted, inflammation is simmering, or the nervous system is running on high alert, those hormone shifts can feel even louder.
This is where the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® lens becomes so helpful.
We are not just asking, “What hormone is low?”
We are asking, “What patterns are creating stress on the whole system?”
That is where Metabolic Chaos® comes in.
Metabolic Chaos® is the messy web of dysfunction that happens when multiple body systems are stressed at the same time—gut, hormones, detox pathways, blood sugar, immune system, sleep, minerals, and nervous system regulation all talking over each other like a very chaotic group chat.
And perimenopause can reveal the places where the body was already under-supported.
Not because your body betrayed you.
But because your body finally stopped whispering and said, “Beloved, we need a new strategy.”
Studies and clinical resources consistently recognize that the menopausal transition can involve psychological symptoms, including stress, anxiety, low mood, irritability, and sleep-related mood disruption, though experiences vary widely from woman to woman.
🪞 When the Mirror Feels Rude
Let us talk about the body.
Because midlife body changes can feel deeply personal.
Maybe your waistline changed even though you did not suddenly start eating cake for breakfast.
Maybe your muscle tone feels harder to maintain.
Maybe bloating, puffiness, dryness, or skin changes appeared like uninvited guests.
Maybe you feel like your body has become more sensitive to stress, foods, poor sleep, alcohol, caffeine, or even your own schedule.
And then society comes along with its ridiculous little commentary:
“Stay young.”
“Fight aging.”
“Get your body back.”
“Look 25 forever.”
Excuse me, but no.
You do not need to “get your body back” as if your current body is a crime scene.
You need to understand the body you are living in now.
Midlife body changes may be connected to shifting hormones, changes in muscle mass, insulin sensitivity, sleep quality, thyroid patterns, stress physiology, inflammation, gut health, and lifestyle demands. Body image can also be affected by menopausal symptoms and cultural stereotypes around aging.
This does not mean we ignore the changes. We are not pretending everything is fine while crying into a gluten-free wrap.
It means we approach the changes with curiosity instead of contempt.
Your body is not your enemy.
Your body is communicating.
And communication is an invitation.
🔬 Fun Fact Science Bar+
Did you know that perimenopause can affect the brain’s “meaning-making” system — the part of you that processes identity, confidence, motivation, memory, and emotional safety? Estrogen does not just influence cycles and hot flashes; it also interacts with neurotransmitters like serotonin, dopamine, acetylcholine, and GABA, which are connected to mood, focus, calm, pleasure, and mental clarity. So when hormones fluctuate, some women may not only feel physical changes — they may feel like their sense of self is being reorganized.
👉🏾 Translation: That “Who even am I now?” feeling is not necessarily weakness, vanity, or being overly emotional. It can be your brain, hormones, nervous system, metabolism, and life experiences all renegotiating your identity at once. One minute you are grieving your younger self, the next minute you are rearranging your whole life, buying linen, craving silence, questioning everything, and wondering why foolishness now has a 30-second tolerance limit. 😅
In Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® language, this can become part of a Metabolic Chaos® pattern — where hormone shifts affect sleep, sleep affects mood and blood sugar, blood sugar affects cravings and energy, and emotional stress affects the nervous system, digestion, and hormone signaling. It is not “just in your head,” but your head is definitely invited to the meeting.
✨ Healing Opportunity: Instead of shaming yourself for feeling different, start asking better questions: What is my body trying to tell me? What no longer fits this season? What habits, relationships, foods, schedules, thoughts, or expectations are draining me? Support this transition with blood-sugar-balanced meals, nervous system regulation, strength training, mineral-rich foods, sunlight, hydration, proper sleep rhythms, prayer, journaling, and functional testing when needed. Sometimes the healing opportunity is not becoming who you were again — it is becoming a wiser, stronger, more honest version of who God designed you to be.
✝️ Faith Element: Scripture reminds us that there is “a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Perimenopause may feel like an ending, but in God’s hands, it can also be a sacred refining season. You are not losing your worth because your body is changing. You are being invited into deeper stewardship, deeper wisdom, and a new chapter of womanhood that can still be fruitful, radiant, purposeful, and powerful. Midlife is not the wilderness of rejection — it can be the garden where wisdom finally blooms. 🙏🏾🌿
🔥 You Are Not Declining — You Are Being Refined
There is a difference between decline and refinement.
Decline says, “It is over.”
Refinement says, “Something deeper is being formed.”
Perimenopause may require you to stop outsourcing your worth to youth, productivity, beauty standards, fertility, or how much you can do for everyone else while neglecting yourself.
Whew. Rude but necessary.
This season may ask:
Who am I when I am not performing?
Who am I when I need rest?
Who am I when my body requires tenderness?
Who am I when I can no longer ignore my limits?
Who am I when God is inviting me to wisdom instead of hustle?
From a faith-based perspective, this season can become sacred ground.
As Seventh-day Adventists have long emphasized through the health message, the body is not separate from spiritual life. Rest, nourishment, temperance, sunlight, movement, trust in God, fresh air, water, and whole-person living are not trendy wellness hacks. They are part of honoring the Creator’s design.
And may I gently add?
Sabbath rest becomes even more precious in midlife.
Because sometimes the most rebellious, healing, faith-filled thing a woman can do is stop striving long enough to remember she is loved without earning it.
🌿 Practical Healing Opportunities in This Season
Perimenopause grief deserves compassion, but it also deserves a plan.
Not a frantic plan.
Not a “buy 37 supplements because TikTok said so” plan.
Not a “punish your body into submission” plan.
A wise plan.
Here are some healing opportunities to consider:
🥗 Nourish Like a Woman Who Plans to Flourish
Prioritize protein, fiber, colorful plants, healthy fats, and mineral-rich foods. Midlife is not the time to under-eat and over-caffeinate. Your hormones, muscles, brain, bones, blood sugar, and nervous system need actual building blocks.
💤 Protect Sleep Like It Is a Ministry
Sleep disruption can magnify mood changes, cravings, inflammation, pain sensitivity, and emotional resilience. Night sweats, stress, blood sugar dips, caffeine timing, blue light, and nervous system activation may all need attention.
🧘🏽♀️ Regulate the Nervous System
Prayer walks, breathwork, Scripture meditation, gentle stretching, time in nature, humming, singing hymns, and reducing overstimulation can help remind the body that it is safe.
🧪 Test, Don’t Guess
When symptoms feel confusing, functional lab testing may help uncover patterns related to hormones, gut health, minerals, blood sugar, inflammation, thyroid function, adrenal rhythm, detox pathways, or nutrient status. This should be done with a qualified practitioner who can interpret the bigger picture—not just throw random protocols at symptoms.
💪🏽 Build Strength, Not Just Smaller Jeans
Resistance training, walking, mobility, and gentle consistency can support insulin sensitivity, bone health, muscle mass, mood, and confidence. You are not training to punish your body. You are training to carry your future well.
🧡 Get Support
Counseling, coaching, community, prayer partners, trusted friends, medical providers, and functional practitioners can all have a place. You do not get bonus holiness points for suffering silently.
👑 Create the New Narrative
Here is where we get a little sassy—but sanctified.
Society does not get to write the final paragraph of your womanhood.
Not the beauty industry.
Not the anti-aging industry.
Not the wellness influencers with ring lights and questionable hormone advice.
Not the inner critic who apparently has a full-time job and no fruit of the Spirit.
You get to participate in writing the new narrative.
What if midlife women became the women younger women want to become?
Not because they look 25 forever.
But because they are wise.
Grounded.
Radiant.
Honest.
Healthy in spirit.
Unapologetically discerning.
Emotionally mature.
Spiritually rooted.
Able to rest.
Able to say no.
Able to nourish themselves without guilt.
Able to walk into a room with laugh lines, wisdom, and “I have survived things, darling” energy.
That is powerful.
Younger women do not need more fear-based aging messages.
They need to see women who are not ashamed of becoming seasoned.
They need to see women who can say:
“Yes, my body changed.”
“Yes, I had to grieve.”
“Yes, I had to learn myself again.”
“But I am still here. Still valuable. Still called. Still growing. Still beautiful. Still useful in the hands of God.”
That is legacy.
✨ This Is Not the End of You
Perimenopause may close some doors, but it also opens others.
This can be a season where you:
Reclaim your voice.
Refine your health.
Deepen your walk with God.
Stop apologizing for your needs.
Become more honest about your capacity.
Heal patterns you normalized for decades.
Build strength in body, mind, and spirit.
Step into mentorship, leadership, creativity, ministry, and wisdom.
There is grief here, yes.
But grief does not mean the story is over.
Sometimes grief is the doorway between the woman you were and the woman God is forming.
And no, she may not be as easily impressed, easily manipulated, or easily available as before.
Good.
That is not bitterness.
That might be discernment finally wearing good shoes.
💌 Call to Action: Let This Season Speak, Not Shame You
If you are in perimenopause and feeling like you are grieving your body, your youth, your hormones, your energy, or the woman you used to be, please hear this:
You are not broken.
You are not behind.
You are not being dramatic.
You are not less valuable.
You are in transition.
And transitions need support.
At Leaves from the Tree of Life LLC, we help women look beyond surface-level symptoms and explore the deeper patterns behind their hormonal, gut, metabolic, mood, and energy challenges through a Traditional Naturopathic and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® lens.
This is not about chasing symptoms.
This is about uncovering healing opportunities.
This is about understanding your Metabolic Chaos® and creating a plan that honors your body, your season, and God’s design.
Because midlife is not where women go to disappear.
It is where wise women rise—with softer hearts, sharper discernment, stronger boundaries, better labs, deeper faith, and maybe a little more sass for foolishness.
And honestly?
We love that for you.
🍳 High-Protein Tofu Scramble Breakfast
A Savory, Balanced-Fiber, Plant-Based Breakfast for Women Who Need Real Morning Fuel
This is not a sad little “plant-based breakfast” that leaves you hungry 47 minutes later. No dry tofu. No bland beige plate. No “where is the flavour?” situation.
This High-Protein Tofu Scramble Breakfast is warm, savory, creamy, slightly smoky, gently spicy, and beautifully balanced with plant protein, fiber, healthy fats, mineral-rich greens, juicy tomatoes, avocado, and toasted sourdough.
It gives breakfast-but-make-it-functional. 😌🌿
We are taking firm tofu and turning it into a golden, eggy-style scramble using turmeric, kala namak, nutritional yeast, tahini, and creamy oat milk, then folding in spinach and tomatoes for color, fiber, and phytonutrient sass. Serve it with avocado and sourdough—or croissants if you are feeling a little fancy and French-adjacent. 🥐✨
⏱️ Time Needed
Prep time: 15–20 minutes
Cook time: 10–12 minutes
Total time: 25–30 minutes
Serves: 2 generous breakfasts
🛒 Ingredients
🍳 Tofu Scramble Base
1 block firm tofu — 14–16 ounces / 400–454g, pressed
1 tablespoon olive oil or cooking oil of choice
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 🍅
2 cups fresh spinach 🌿
Sea salt or kosher salt to taste
Freshly cracked black pepper
🥣 Creamy “Eggy” Sauce
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon chipotle chile flakes
¼ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
½ teaspoon kala namak — Indian black salt, plus more to finish
Freshly cracked black pepper
1 generous tablespoon tahini
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
½ cup / 120 mL full-fat oat milk or another creamy plant milk
🥑 For Serving
1 ripe avocado, sliced
2–4 slices toasted sourdough bread 🍞
Optional: croissants for a richer brunch-style version 🥐
Optional garnish: chili flakes, parsley, chives, extra black pepper, or a squeeze of lemon
👩🏾🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions
1. 🧽 Press the Tofu
Drain the tofu and place it on a cutting board lined with paper towels or a clean thin dish towel.
Place another towel on top, then weigh it down with a heavy cookbook, skillet, or plate with a few cans on top.
Press for 15 minutes.
This helps remove excess water so the tofu can brown instead of steam. Because we want golden scramble—not tofu soup with ambition.
2. 🥣 Make the Creamy Eggy Sauce
In a bowl, whisk together:
Garlic powder, onion powder, chipotle flakes, paprika, turmeric, kala namak, black pepper, tahini, and nutritional yeast.
Slowly pour in the oat milk while whisking until smooth and creamy.
The sauce should be pourable, golden, and full of savory “eggy” flavor.
3. 🍳 Crumble the Tofu
Using your hands, crumble the pressed tofu into bite-sized pieces.
Keep the pieces varied—some smaller, some chunkier. This gives the scramble a better texture and makes it feel hearty instead of mushy.
4. 🔥 Brown the Tofu
Heat a large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat.
Add olive oil. Once hot, add the crumbled tofu.
Cook for 5–7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly golden in places.
Do not stir every two seconds. Let it sit a little so it can brown. We are building flavour, not anxiously babysitting tofu. 😌
5. 🍅 Add Tomatoes and Spinach
Add the halved cherry tomatoes and spinach to the pan.
Cook for 1–2 minutes, just until the tomatoes soften slightly and the spinach begins to wilt.
You want the tomatoes juicy and bright, and the spinach tender but still vibrant.
6. 🥣 Add the Eggy Sauce
Pour the creamy sauce over the tofu, tomatoes, and spinach.
Gently fold everything together with a spatula until the tofu is coated.
Cook for:
30–60 seconds for a softer, creamier scramble
2–3 minutes for a drier, firmer scramble
Finish with a few extra shakes of kala namak for that eggy flavour. Taste and add sea salt if needed.
7. 🥑 Plate and Serve
Serve the tofu scramble warm with:
Sliced avocado, toasted sourdough, and optional chili flakes or herbs.
For a brunch-style version, serve with a warm croissant on the side.
Then admire your plate because she is golden, balanced, and knows her worth. ✨
🌿 Health Benefits of Each Ingredient
🍳 Firm Tofu
Tofu is rich in plant-based protein and provides minerals such as iron and calcium, depending on how it is prepared. It helps make this breakfast satisfying and supports muscle maintenance, blood sugar balance, and fullness.
A higher-protein breakfast can be especially helpful for women who feel shaky, snacky, or “do not speak to me until I have eaten” in the morning.
🌿 Spinach
Spinach adds folate, vitamin K, magnesium, potassium, antioxidants, and gentle fiber. It supports mineral intake, blood vessel health, and overall nourishment without making the meal heavy.
It also brings that “yes, I eat greens before noon” energy. Very grown woman. Very responsible. Very cute.
🍅 Cherry Tomatoes
Tomatoes provide vitamin C, potassium, hydration, and lycopene, a carotenoid known for antioxidant support.
They add brightness, juiciness, and a little natural sweetness that balances the smoky spices beautifully.
🥑 Avocado
Avocado brings fiber, potassium, healthy monounsaturated fats, and creamy satisfaction.
It helps slow digestion and makes the meal feel more complete, especially when paired with tofu protein and sourdough carbohydrates.
🍞 Sourdough Bread
Sourdough gives satisfying carbohydrates and that lovely chewy-crisp texture. Depending on the fermentation and flour used, sourdough may be easier for some people to digest than standard bread.
Pairing it with protein, fat, and fiber helps create a more balanced plate.
🥐 Optional Croissants
Croissants are not the “functional fiber queen” of the plate, let us be honest. But they can absolutely have a place in a joyful brunch-style meal when paired with protein-rich tofu scramble and avocado.
Food should nourish the body, but it is also allowed to bring delight. Balance, beloved. Not breakfast prison.
🥄 Tahini
Tahini is made from sesame seeds and adds healthy fats, calcium, magnesium, and creamy richness.
It helps the sauce feel silky and satisfying without needing dairy or eggs.
🧀 Nutritional Yeast
Nutritional yeast adds savory, cheesy flavor and a little extra protein. Many varieties are fortified with B vitamins, making it a useful pantry staple in plant-based cooking.
It is one of those ingredients that says, “I came to help the tofu behave.”
🌟 Turmeric
Turmeric gives the scramble its beautiful golden color and contains curcumin, a plant compound known for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
In this recipe, it brings both function and beauty. We love a multitasking queen.
🖤 Kala Namak
Kala namak, also known as Indian black salt, has a sulfur-like aroma that gives tofu scramble its signature eggy flavor.
A little goes a long way, especially as a finishing touch.
🧄 Garlic Powder and Onion Powder
These bring savory depth, digestive warmth, and classic breakfast flavor. They help transform tofu from “plain protein block” into “yes, I would like seconds.”
🌶️ Chipotle Chile Flakes and Paprika
Chipotle adds smoky heat, while paprika adds warmth, color, and depth.
Together, they keep the scramble from tasting flat. Because bland tofu is a personal offense and we are not available for that.
🥛 Full-Fat Oat Milk
Oat milk helps create a creamy sauce and soft scramble texture. Fortified oat milk may also provide calcium and vitamin D, depending on the brand.
Use a creamy unsweetened version for the best savory result.
🫒 Olive Oil
Olive oil adds heart-friendly monounsaturated fats and helps brown the tofu beautifully.
It also carries the spices and helps create a more satisfying mouthfeel.
💪🏾 Why This Breakfast Is Balanced
This breakfast gives you:
Protein: tofu, nutritional yeast, tahini
Fiber: spinach, tomatoes, avocado, sourdough
Healthy fats: avocado, tahini, olive oil
Phytonutrients: tomatoes, spinach, turmeric, paprika
Blood sugar support: protein + fiber + fat together
Comfort factor: warm, savory, creamy, crispy, and satisfying
This is the kind of breakfast that says:
“I support my hormones, my metabolism, and my taste buds.” 😌
Because nobody should have to choose between nourishment and flavour. That is disrespectful.
✨ Optional Add-Ons
For extra flavour or variety, add:
Fresh parsley or coriander 🌿
Chopped chives
Sautéed mushrooms 🍄
Bell peppers
Red onion
Roasted sweet potato 🍠
Hemp seeds for extra protein
Pumpkin seeds for minerals 🎃
A squeeze of lemon
Chili oil or hot sauce 🌶️
Sauerkraut or fermented veggies for gut support
A side of fruit for extra color and fiber
🍳 Serving Tip
Serve immediately while the tofu scramble is warm and creamy, the sourdough is crisp, and the avocado is freshly sliced.
For meal prep, store the scramble separately from the avocado and toast. Reheat the scramble gently in a pan with a splash of oat milk to bring back the creamy texture.
🌸 Final Note
This High-Protein Tofu Scramble Breakfast is savory, satisfying, fiber-friendly, plant-based, and beautifully balanced for real-life mornings.
It is the kind of breakfast that supports energy, fullness, mood, and blood sugar without tasting like punishment.
Because sometimes a woman does not need another dry granola bar while rushing out the door.
Sometimes she needs golden tofu, creamy avocado, warm sourdough, juicy tomatoes, mineral-rich greens, and a breakfast that understands the assignment. 💛
Real Food, Real Fuel: High-Protein Tofu Scramble Breakfast Recipe Card
📚 References
🌸 Perimenopause, Menopause Symptoms & Clinical Overview
ACOG — Mood Changes During Perimenopause Are Real: Here’s What to Know 👉🏾 https://www.acog.org/womens-health/experts-and-stories/the-latest/mood-changes-during-perimenopause-are-real-heres-what-to-know
National Institute on Aging — What Is Menopause? 👉🏾 https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/menopause/what-menopause
NHS — Menopause Symptoms 👉🏾 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/menopause/symptoms/
Office on Women’s Health — Menopause Symptoms and Relief 👉🏾 https://womenshealth.gov/menopause/menopause-symptoms-and-relief
The Menopause Society — Perimenopause 👉🏾 https://menopause.org/patient-education/menopause-topics/perimenopause
NICE Guideline — Menopause: Identification and Management 👉🏾 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng23
🧠 Mood, Mental Health, Depression & Emotional Changes
Promoting Good Mental Health Over the Menopause Transition — The Lancet 👉🏾 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2823%2902801-5/abstract
The Risk of Depression in the Menopausal Stages — Journal of Affective Disorders / ScienceDirect 👉🏾 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165032724006438
Harvard Health Publishing — Menopause and Mental Health 👉🏾 https://www.health.harvard.edu/womens-health/menopause-and-mental-health
NHS Inform — Menopause and Your Mental Wellbeing 👉🏾 https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/womens-health/later-years-around-50-years-and-over/menopause-and-post-menopause-health/menopause-and-your-mental-wellbeing/
The Menopause Charity — Menopause and Mental Health 👉🏾 https://themenopausecharity.org/information-and-support/symptoms/menopause-and-mental-health/
🪞 Identity, “Not Feeling Like Myself” & Emotional Transition
“Not Feeling Like Myself” in Perimenopause — PMC / NIH 👉🏾 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11465791/
Menopause Can Be Rough. Psychology Is Here to Help — American Psychological Association 👉🏾 https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/09/easing-transition-into-menopause
Living Well Through Your Perimenopause and Menopause — The Menopause Charity 👉🏾 https://themenopausecharity.org/information-and-support/what-can-help/living-well-through-your-perimenpause-and-menopause/
Grief and Loss in the Menopause Transition — Gennev 👉🏾 https://www.gennev.com/learn/kathleen-putnam-grief
How Do I Cope With Grief During Menopause? — Dr Louise Newson 👉🏾 https://www.drlouisenewson.co.uk/knowledge/how-do-i-cope-with-grief-during-menopause
🌿 Body Image, Midlife Body Changes & Self-Worth
Associations Between Menopause and Body Image — PMC / NIH 👉🏾 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10666711/
Is Body Image a Predictor of Women’s Depression and Anxiety? — PMC / NIH 👉🏾 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7201601/
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A Study Evaluating Quality of Life and Factors Affecting It in Women Going Through Menopause — European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 👉🏾 https://www.ejog.org/article/S0301-2115%2823%2900679-6/fulltext
😴 Sleep, Stress, Brain Fog & Nervous System Support
Guideline No. 422c: Menopause — Mood, Sleep, and Cognition — Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 👉🏾 https://www.jogc.com/article/S1701-2163%2821%2900688-5/fulltext
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British Menopause Society — NICE Guideline Overview 👉🏾 https://thebms.org.uk/publications/nice-guideline/
ACOG Explains — Managing Menopause Symptoms 👉🏾 https://www.acog.org/womens-health/videos/managing-menopause-symptoms
🌱 Lifestyle, Whole-Person Health & Faith-Aligned Wellness
Office on Women’s Health — Menopause Treatment and Symptom Relief 👉🏾 https://womenshealth.gov/menopause/menopause-symptoms-and-relief
Adventist Health Ministries — Healthful Living Resources 👉🏾 https://www.healthministries.com/health-resources/healthful-living/
Adventist Health Ministries — NEWSTART Lifestyle Principles 👉🏾 https://www.healthministries.com/health-resources/newstart/
Ellen G. White Writings — The Ministry of Healing, “With Nature and With God” 👉🏾 https://m.egwwritings.org/en/book/135.1344
Ellen G. White Writings — The Ministry of Healing, “The Use of Remedies” 👉🏾 https://m.egwwritings.org/en/book/135.1478
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