Are you meno-anxious?

WHEN SASKA GRAVILLE WAS BLINDSIDED BY ANXIETY AND LOST HER CONFIDENCE AT WORK, SHE BLAMED THE HUSTLE OF LIFE – AND HERSELF. WHO KNEW HER HORMONES WERE RESPONSIBLE?

‘The storm before the calm’ is how a doctor friend of mine describes perimenopause to her patients. She’s not wrong. The perimenopause years (preceding the moment of menopause) can be when the most challenging symptoms kick in – and when you’re least expecting them. For me, perimenopause was one big imperfect – and sudden – storm, hitting when I was 49 and in the midst of all of the other challenges that midlife can throw at you. Daily gnawing anxiety was the symptom that struck me. Like many women, life was busy and demanding, and I had plenty of things to blame my daily feelings of panic for. I’d made a major career change for a start, leaving journalism (and my beloved Red magazine) after decades and moving to a PR…

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Red UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2024

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