Cognitive Behavioral Therapy CBT No. 1 proven method for dealing with menopause Have you heard about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and the positive effects it has on menopause symptoms? You may be unaware that research has shown that CBT is the number one, most effective, natural therapy for many menopause symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, anxiety, mood swings weight gain irritability fatigue Numerous studies were conducted on the effectiveness of CBT. Menopause has a prominent phycological aspect that causes women to feel insecure, vulnerable, and no longer valuable ..read more

We are so happy to announce that the first prize winner is Elizabeth Joseph! She will receive a nightgown specially made for night sweats by https://partridgeberry.ca embroidered with the Womaneze logo and declared a Queenager, as well as a 12-month subscription to the premium features of the Womaneze Hot Flash Help app. Husband: I’m not sure if I’m now having hot flushes or if I’m just being gently broiled by you all night. Me: Yeah baby. What’s not to love? Marinated Middle Aged Meat. Mmmm! Fluctuating hormones can play havoc with your hypothalamus – your body’s thermostat. This can lead to ..read more

How do you describe your struggle to someone who hasn’t walked in your shoes? When we onboarded our CTO (Chief Technical Officer), a young, healthy woman in her mid-30s, we faced a big challenge to describe the pain points we were trying to solve with Womaneze. Both Salma and I – co-founders of Womaneze, have gone through the whole process of perimenopause, menopause and now are enjoying the freedom of postmenopause. We knew what we were talking about but struggled with explaining it to those who haven’t gone through it yet- young women and those who would never go through it – men. What is go ..read more

Guest blog by Elizabeth Joseph @elizabethjosephnavigating on Instagram In 1966, Dr Robert Wilson, a New York gynaecologist, published a bestseller called Feminine Power. In it, he referred to menopausal women as galloping catastrophes. Well, this galloping catastrophe spent two years wandering around completely lost and clueless that she had stumbled unknowingly into Perimenopause. Or as I like to call it – Hell Gorge. Knowing where we are doesn’t change anything and yet it changes everything. We now know we are not ill; we now know do not need to be cured; we are just passing through and we w ..read more

Why should we trust those who say it will get better? Life expectancy for women in the year 2040 is 83.3 years. That means that you have at least 30, maybe even 40 years or more, after menopause to live your life to the fullest and thrive. Last week, our guest blogger from menopausalme.com gave her a view of what she was going through during menopause, calling it her MMM – Moody, Mad and Miserable. When you are in the depth of that, sometimes difficult menopause experience, you don’t believe it will ever be over and that you will feel much better after it ends. You are not alone. At the midp ..read more

Selene Yeager was in her late 40s when she started noticing strange changes in her body and mood. A lifelong competitive athlete, Selene noticed that her training wasn’t having its usual effect. She had night sweats and anxiety, but she brushed it all off. She learned later that she had begun going through menopause. Now she is devoted to helping women understand what menopause does to their bodies and brains and how exercise helps lessen circumstances and improve overall health later in life. “I didn’t know what was going on, and that is true for a lot of women,” Selene, a writer, and trainer ..read more

Find out what triggers your menopause symptoms! Learning what triggers menopause symptoms may help tame those hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, and many more issues women face through this transition. Menopause can be a difficult time in a woman’s life. It is a phase in life when hormone levels change bringing changes in mood, difficulty sleeping, hot flashes, and all kinds of other problems, both physical and emotional. For example, according to the North American Menopause Society (NMAS), 75% of North American women will experience hot flashes in menopause. The question is, though, are ..read more

When you wish your partner understood what you needed You’re in perimenopause or menopause. Your moods swings confuse not only those around you, but you also can’t figure out why you’re ok one minute and feeling sad and hopeless the next. Your patience is at an all-time low. Many things that used to go unnoticed now take on a life of their own. The neighbor’s voice calling her kid sets your teeth on edge. Your own children’s perpetual lateness to school drives you nuts. Your partner’s mug on the edge of the table is cause for a melt-down. A small sample of irritating “delights” on offer. You ..read more

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy CBT No. 1 proven method for dealing with menopause Have you heard about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and the positive effects it has on menopause symptoms? You may be unaware that research has shown that CBT is the number one, most effective, natural therapy for many menopause symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, anxiety, mood swings weight gain irritability fatigue Numerous studies were conducted on the effectiveness of CBT. Menopause has a prominent phycological aspect that causes women to feel insecure, vulnerable, and no longer valuable ..read more

MiMa is there with you all the way through menopause MiMa menopause and hot flash is an app created for women like you, who are either beginning to experience menopause or are in the eye of the storm. We know that some women go through menopause relatively unscathed, but they are the minority. Most of us have a few years of challenges where our bodies and minds refuse to do our bidding and seem to be taken over by aliens. The birth of a new app is like the birth of a baby. Indeed, our fertile years are already behind us; us being the two women who started all this madness. We are already in me ..read more