• My Skin Changed Overnight At 45

    My Skin Changed Overnight At 45

    I didn’t notice it happening. I noticed it having already happened, one morning in a bathroom mirror with worse lighting than usual, when a texture that had never been there before suddenly was. Why this catches everyone off guard Skin doesn’t send a memo. Hormonal shifts in perimenopause affect collagen and oil production gradually, then…

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  • My First Hot Flash At Work

    My First Hot Flash At Work

    I was in the middle of a budget meeting when it happened. One second I was fine, the next my face was on fire and I could feel sweat starting at my hairline. Nobody else in that room felt a thing. I sat there smiling and nodding while internally panicking about whether my face had…

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