Ladies – let’s chat about menopause.\u00a0 Perimenopause.\u00a0 Hormones.\u00a0 And all that goes with this stage in life.<\/p>\n
I like to think I’ve made it through a lot of tough stuff in my life.\u00a0 I like to think I had “it” all together.\u00a0 Until I hit 50 and everything seemed to unravel.\u00a0 My own discoveries has led to doing a whole lot of learning about perimenopause and menopause.<\/p>\n
It affects all of us.\u00a0 Some are hit harder than others.\u00a0 Yes, exercise and good nutrition can help.\u00a0 Hormone therapy is a thing some people explore.\u00a0 (I’m not there yet).\u00a0 It sure helps to talk about it with others and try to figure out and make your way through all that comes with it.<\/p>\n
But what really helps?\u00a0 Laughing about it.\u00a0 All of it.\u00a0 The insomnia.\u00a0 The weight gain.\u00a0 The anxiety.\u00a0 The mood swings.\u00a0 The emotions.\u00a0 The rage.<\/p>\n
Meet Melani Sanders.\u00a0 She started a movement online that went viral.\u00a0 But not on purpose.\u00a0 She was just going to the grocery store to pick up a few things, and when she was done, she got in the car, looked at what she was wearing and realized she truly didn’t care.<\/p>\n
Which made her realize she didn’t care about a lot of things that once felt so important.\u00a0 And in that moment in the grocery store parking lot, she pulled out her phone and recorded a video sharing her thoughts, and posted it on social media.<\/p>\n
Not expecting it would resonate with so many other women and would go viral.\u00a0 But it did.\u00a0 And now those videos continue.\u00a0 Each video she introduces viewers to the “We do not care club” and shares things she no longer cares about.\u00a0 And encourages people to share in the comments things that they don’t care about.<\/p>\n
People love it.\u00a0 I love it.\u00a0 So I wanted to share it with you – in case you needed the laugh.<\/p>\n
She says “Perimenopause is something that is not discussed enough.”\u00a0 And she hopes women feel less alone and understand what they are going through is valid.<\/p>\n