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Black Women in Menopause

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When we share our #menopause stories, across cultures, bodies, and generations, we don’t erase difference. We honour it. “Don’t set sail on someone else’s star.” But don’t be afraid to stand under the same sky.

When we share our #menopause stories, across cultures, bodies, and generations, we don’t erase difference. We honour it.
“Don’t set sail on someone else’s star.”
But don’t be afraid to stand under the same sky.
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#perimenopause #menopause is not one-size-fits-all. Neither was menstruation. From our first period to our last, our bodies tell unique stories, full of pain, joy, confusion, and power. Sharing them isn’t just healing, it’s revolutionary.

#perimenopause #menopause is not one-size-fits-all.
Neither was menstruation.
From our first period to our last, our bodies tell unique stories, full of pain, joy, confusion, and power.
Sharing them isn’t just healing, it’s revolutionary.
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#perimenopause #menopause used to be taboo. Now it’s a tagline. Face cream? Menopause. Teabags? Menopause. Yoga mats? Menopause. I fully expect to see “hormone-friendly” bin liners by Christmas. #pausevertising

#perimenopause #menopause used to be taboo.
Now it’s a tagline.
Face cream? Menopause.
Teabags? Menopause.
Yoga mats? Menopause.
I fully expect to see “hormone-friendly” bin liners by Christmas.
#pausevertising
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Let’s stop pretending the #perimenopause #menopause journey is universal. You can’t build equitable care if you’ve only mapped one trail. The rest of us are still trying to be seen in the undergrowth.

Let’s stop pretending the #perimenopause #menopause journey is universal. You can’t build equitable care if you’ve only mapped one trail. The rest of us are still trying to be seen in the undergrowth.
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The most dangerous belief in #perimenopause #menopause care? “We already know.” Because when people think they know everything, they stop listening, and that’s where exclusion begins.

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Gladwell says split-second judgments shape everything. In #perimenopause #menopause care, that means some of us are heard, and others are erased before a word is spoken. We say: look again.

Gladwell says split-second judgments shape everything.
In #perimenopause #menopause care, that means some of us are heard, and others are erased before a word is spoken.
We say: look again.
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What began as a cry for #perimenopause #menopause awareness has turned into the Hot Flush Gold Rush. Everyone’s got a product. Few have a clue. #pausevertising

What began as a cry for #perimenopause #menopause awareness has turned into the Hot Flush Gold Rush.
Everyone’s got a product. Few have a clue.
#pausevertising
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Misinformation thrives where there is homogeneity. When #perimenopause #menopause research looks the same, the answers do too. It’s time to redesign care with everyone in mind, not just some.

Misinformation thrives where there is homogeneity.
When #perimenopause #menopause research looks the same, the answers do too.
It’s time to redesign care with everyone in mind, not just some.
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We’re still here. We’re building #perimenopause #menopause communities, safe spaces, and support. And we’re holding the system accountable for biased blinks that have harmed us.

We’re still here.
We’re building #perimenopause #menopause communities, safe spaces, and support.
And we’re holding the system accountable for biased blinks that have harmed us.
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#perimenopause #menopause shouldn’t feel like a solo expedition through chaos with only an oat milk latte and an overpriced hormone journal for company. We need care, not curated content.

#perimenopause #menopause shouldn’t feel like a solo expedition through chaos with only an oat milk latte and an overpriced hormone journal for company.
We need care, not curated content.
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“Hard to reach” is code for “We didn’t make space.” Black, Brown, LGBTQiA+, disabled people aren’t invisible. They’re just left out of the #perimenopause #menopause story.

“Hard to reach” is code for “We didn’t make space.”
Black, Brown, LGBTQiA+, disabled people aren’t invisible.
They’re just left out of the #perimenopause #menopause story.
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Seeing the wood for the trees means stepping back. Are we designing #perimenopause #menopause care that includes migrant individuas? Trans men? Working-class individuals? Or are we lost in the branches of bias?

Seeing the wood for the trees means stepping back. Are we designing #perimenopause #menopause care that includes migrant individuas? Trans men? Working-class individuals? Or are we lost in the branches of bias?
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Health care professionals: in #perimenopause #menopause care, pause and listen. Patients: you’re not alone. Allies: amplify our stories. Every blink can either erase or recognise, someone’s reality.

Health care professionals: in #perimenopause #menopause care, pause and listen.
Patients: you’re not alone.
Allies: amplify our stories.
Every blink can either erase or recognise, someone’s reality.
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“Hard to reach” is a myth. Black people going through #perimenopause #menopause aren’t hiding. We’ve always been here, just rarely listened to.

“Hard to reach” is a myth.
Black people going through #perimenopause #menopause aren’t hiding.
We’ve always been here, just rarely listened to.
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Too often in #perimenopause #menopause conversations, we focus on symptoms and solutions built for the majority, the trees, and forget the diverse forest of experiences shaped by race, class, and culture.

Too often in #perimenopause #menopause conversations, we focus on symptoms and solutions built for the majority, the trees, and forget the diverse forest of experiences shaped by race, class, and culture.
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Just because you see #perimenopause #menopause from one angle doesn’t mean you understand the whole picture. Perspective distorts reality, especially when marginalised voices are left out.

Just because you see #perimenopause #menopause from one angle doesn’t mean you understand the whole picture. Perspective distorts reality, especially when marginalised voices are left out.
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In a blink, #perimenopause #menopause is upon us. In a blink, it’s dismissed. In a blink, we’re misdiagnosed. In a blink, we become invisible. This is the reality for many navigating menopause while Black.

In a blink, #perimenopause #menopause is upon us.
In a blink, it’s dismissed.
In a blink, we’re misdiagnosed.
In a blink, we become invisible.
This is the reality for many navigating menopause while Black.
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Bones and biceps aren’t just biology, they’re behavioural economics in motion. Thanks Christine Duffy -Queen’s Nurse for a brilliant session on Why does bone health and muscle strength matter during #perimenopause and #menopause Thanks as per usual to co host Black Menopause and BEYOND podcast

Bones and biceps aren’t just biology, they’re behavioural economics in motion. Thanks <a href="/tina1duffy/">Christine Duffy -Queen’s Nurse</a> for a brilliant session on Why does bone health and muscle strength matter during #perimenopause and #menopause

Thanks as per usual to co host <a href="/blkmenobeyond/">Black Menopause and BEYOND podcast</a>
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If your #perimenopause #menopause approach only speaks to one kind of woman, you’re looking at a single tree and ignoring the forest. True inclusion means recognising every tree, every story, matters.

If your #perimenopause #menopause approach only speaks to one kind of woman, you’re looking at a single tree and ignoring the forest. True inclusion means recognising every tree, every story, matters.
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Society’s perspective makes one individual’s #perimenopause #menopause a headline and another’s a footnote. We’re flipping the script. Every voice matters. Every story counts.

Society’s perspective makes one individual’s #perimenopause #menopause a headline and another’s a footnote.
We’re flipping the script.
Every voice matters. Every story counts.