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This is a wild story. Bizarre, unique, totally worth the read. Sometimes cringey, but also revelatory. It has an unabashedly earnest and honest voice about what it is like to lose yourself in middle age as a woman—sexuality, madness—all of it

Second session talk of Dr Mary Claire Haver, Dr Stacy Sims , Dr Vonda Wright and Dr Natalie Crawford talking about women‘s health, peri, menopause and strength training. https://youtu.be/P1CeHGJOX5g?si=xX-piSa3K2V73yTz

This had a lot of great information, well researched and cited and delivered in an accessible way. If you are a person with a uterus of a certain age, I recommend checking this one out.

TMI ALERT (keep scrolling if you don‘t want to know)

I got my first period in January. I skipped in February. In March, I was hoping for early menopause. I. Was. Over. It. I also didn‘t tell a soul until April when someone finally noticed. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Who are these lunatics wanting MORE of this madness? WTF is wrong with these people?!

In hind sight, I was struggling with my gender identity already. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Catholic school did NOT warn me about that

As seen during a recent #audiowalk 🌭

Overall the book is a bit of a mixed bag. It's a bit autobiography, a bit helpful advise, and a bit of medical information, with some slice of life moments from a mom with kids.

I went into this not knowing much and came out with some good information to ask on my next Dr. visit and an interest to learn more on menopause. I'm at an age where I want to know and need to so I can better prepare.
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How much you like All Fours may depend on whether you see a hidden thesis statement about relationships in middle age. But I don't think July wrote any lessons - in fact, it probably took a concerted effort to avoid them. The strange journey the main character takes, if not objectively realistic, felt true to people's struggles to reconcile sexual and relationship needs when they diverge. And way more interesting than the usual cheating narrative.

This was strange, thought provoking, and honest(maybe more than I would have liked). I understand the discussion around it and suspect I‘ll be thinking about it for awhile.

I wanted to gain a comprehensive understanding of menopause. I found some helpful information and appreciated the resources she recommended for further reading. However, most of the book didn‘t apply to my current situation, and the technical language quickly lost my attention. I decided to read the chapters that piqued my interest and skipped the rest.

Full Review abookandadog.com/blog/the-menopause-manifesto