The Three Good Days That Made You Uneasy
Waiting for something to go wrong when nothing is? Worry works as a buffer against the drop. What the contrast avoidance research found, plus one practice.
Brain Fog at 52: The Question to Ask Before You Assume the Worst
A federal study followed the same women’s test scores through the menopause transition and found something specific: it isn’t that memory gets worse, it’s that it stops improving the way it should. Here is what that distinction means and when it ends.
You Reached for the Seatbelt and Your Arm Stopped
Frozen shoulder in menopause peaks between 40 and 60, and the idea that it clears up on its own is now contested. What helps, and the two blood tests to ask for.
The First Ten Steps Out of Bed Take Longer Than They Did
Joint pain in perimenopause is estrogen, not age, and 40% have nothing on a scan. What a 2024 orthopedic paper named it, and the morning test to take to a doctor.
The Flush Starts and You Do the Maths on Who Can See
Hot flashes at work last a median 7.4 years and are linked to real work outcomes. Why concealing them is the expensive part, and the 5-day trigger log.
What HRT Actually Does (and Doesn’t): A No-Hype Explainer
HRT explained without hype: what it replaces, what the evidence supports, and the informed-question list to take to your appointment.
Comparing Yourself At Work? You’re Measuring Two Different Things
The colleague who ‘has it together’ only shows you an hour of her day. Why that comparison misleads you at work — and a two-minute way to even the score.
You Said Sorry to the Chair You Walked Into
Why do I apologize for everything, even for things that are not my fault? A 2010 diary study found the real reason, and low confidence is not it at all.
You Have Been Solving a Medical Problem With Logistics
Bladder changes in menopause are the symptom that does not settle with time. What the research says is happening, and the sentence that gets it treated.
The 70 Percent Figure Everyone Quotes Was Never Measured
Why do I feel like a fraud at work when the results are all there? It tracks evaluation, not ability. What the research shows, and what it still does not.
