Caryn Franklin on Menopause – The Truth And The Surprise Ending
by
Aisling Grimley.
Really enjoyed this article by Caryn Franklin on her experience of menopause. She sums up a lot of my thoughts in this well-written and practical piece.
Caryn Franklin on the shock of finding herself in turbulent times at the start of menopause "As a journalist and broadcaster working in the fashion industry for over 30 years, while raising a family, running a business and campaigning for a variety of women’s issues in my daily practice, I had not signed up for this chaos. I quickly became anxious about what each new day would hold."
Like us here at My Second Spring Franklin believes we should have more open discussion around menopause and ways to plan ahead and make lifestyle adjustments ahead of time: "Everyone I have spoken to laments the taboo nature of talking about what to expect, but perhaps we could all feel less ambivalent about the forthcoming rite of passage if we knew menopause delivers a mind-blowing mid-life recalibration – one with a valuable message of growth and expansion."
Franklin sees menopause as a time of transition and assessment:
"I listened. I cut myself a break. As a result I’m no longer buckling under the stress of numerous projects running concurrently. I’ve made other changes too. I attend less time-wasting meetings, engage in much less unwaged work and collaborate more selectively. I’m thinking about the bigger picture as I celebrate my strengths and focus on the positives, while gracefully accepting my limitations... finally."
Read the full article here.