Menopausing: Book of the Year, The British Book Awards 2023, and Sunday Times bestselling self-help guide, to help you cope with symptoms and live your best life during menopause

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When I Googled menopause, I scrolled down, and all I saw was images of sad-faced, white-haired, white women.

stars for the sheer enthusiasm and generosity of the author and her many collaborators that shines through! Unless it’s come on prescription from a medical professional, save your money and giave a wide berth to products that promise to stop hot flushes or that will ‘fix’ your menopausal skin. On social media, on podcasts and in newspapers, there’s a huge menopause conversation, as confrontational as it is celebratory.He said GPs were “highly trained to have open and sensitive conversations about all aspects of women’s health, including menopause”. But, due to a lack of awareness among the public, a lack of training among some medical professionals and social stigma, their needs during this critical life change are frequently ignored, belittled or overlooked. The falling oestrogen will affect your skin’s ability to retain ceramides, fatty acids that help the skin lock in moisture.

She now prefers to see her menopausal breakdown as a breakthrough, having navigated the transition with therapy, mindful meditation, exercise and healthier eating. Women themselves until recently somehow felt they didn’t deserve this [HRT] and they felt ashamed of it and ashamed to ask for it. Her symptoms eased when she visited her GP and started hormone replacement therapy or HRT: 'From the minute I put the little [hormone replacement therapy] patch on – boom, sleep.I want to tell my story, and that of the tribe of menopausal women, so that others don’t need to drive off the cliff before picking themselves up. The aim is to get everyone talking about the menopause from home to the GP and workplaces so that women can make informed decisions about their lives and bodies. Find out how taking HRT can help you cope better at work in perimenopause and menopause by helping banish symptoms from hot flushes to brain fog and joint pain – as well as improving sleep. This is the current situation for the 33 million women in the UK who, at some stage in their life, will experience menopause. If you are looking to understand and feel less alone and to help the women coming up behind you please read this now.

If you are going though this or think you are, you could do worse than get this book and it will be money well spent. Katie Taylor, founder of the Latte Lounge, an online platform about midlife and the menopause, said demand had increased rapidly over the past six years. The TV presenter spoke frankly about her own experiences of menopause, revealing that she started getting symptoms when she was 44.Full of lots of real people stories to help those that maybe feel somewhat alone or as if they’re going crazy, especially if experiencing this early in age. I would have appreciated more advice for people who have had breast cancer, as for us, there is no magic pill.