WELCOME
New name, same great content. We are now Menopausal Mission. In our current social climate this change will provide a better impression. No matter how you got here – Googling “menopause”, “hot flashes” or “how not to throttle the people I love”; a link on social media or sent to you by a friend or family member – we want you to know that we are on a MISSION to provide a safe place full of camaraderie and humor, therapist approved coping skills, the latest news and information, reader stories and great merch. Welcome! You Are Not Alone ♥
The Origin Story
In 2004 I became co-owner of a bead shop in a small town in western North Carolina. My partner and I secured a large retail space one block off a quaint little main street and set about painting, building display cases and decorating the shop. Then we sank the rest of our money into inventory… Read More
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The Declaration of the Menopausal Militia
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Brush the Damn Cat
It is beginning to get ever so slightly nippy outside in the morning. I am blessed with a long wrap around porch on the front of an old farmhouse on the outskirts of town. I call it living in the country but someone who actually lives in the country would probably...
Matrix Moment
In 2001 while working as a Child and Family Therapist in a public mental health agency I quickly learned that teaching traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to a group of depressed, anxious and angry adolescents made their eyes glaze over. CBT is a valuable,...
Skills Applications for Menopause #3
As noted in the first Skills Application blog, none of the coping skills blogs specifically mention menopause. The most valuable and effective coping skills are those that can be applied across a wide spectrum of life’s issues. You, as a MM reader, are getting in on...
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