blackwomeninmenopause
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PhD Student @ University of Exeter – Menopause Founder, Black Women in Menopause™️ | DWP Menopause Advisory Group | ISO Committee Member | Hwupenyu Health Board Member
PhD Student @ University of Exeter – Menopause Founder, Black Women in Menopause™️ | DWP Menopause Advisory Group | ISO Committee Member | Hwupenyu Health Board Member
If menstruation were a startup, #perimenopause #menopause would be the acquisition. Everyone talks about the launch. No one discusses what happens after the founders cash out.
November 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
If menstruation were a startup, #perimenopause #menopause would be the acquisition. Everyone talks about the launch. No one discusses what happens after the founders cash out.
#perimenopause #menopause isn’t a moment to shrink. It is a movement to rise. We choose purpose over popularity, truth over trends, and power over silence. Our voices matter. Our stories lead.
November 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
#perimenopause #menopause isn’t a moment to shrink. It is a movement to rise. We choose purpose over popularity, truth over trends, and power over silence. Our voices matter. Our stories lead.
Behavioral science says we notice what’s salient. #perimenopause #menopause isn’t salient, until it is. For someone else.
November 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Behavioral science says we notice what’s salient. #perimenopause #menopause isn’t salient, until it is. For someone else.
Viewing #perimenopause #menopause alone is like reading one page of a novel and thinking you know the plot. The real narrative unfolds across the whole life course.
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Viewing #perimenopause #menopause alone is like reading one page of a novel and thinking you know the plot. The real narrative unfolds across the whole life course.
The goal isn’t to make #perimenopause #menopause louder. It’s to make the conversation wiser, weaving and threading every person’s experience into the conversations.
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The goal isn’t to make #perimenopause #menopause louder. It’s to make the conversation wiser, weaving and threading every person’s experience into the conversations.
The landscape of #perimenopause #menopause is vast, fields of possibility, rivers of change, mountains of resilience. The challenge is simple: will you keep squabbling inside, or open the shade?
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The landscape of #perimenopause #menopause is vast, fields of possibility, rivers of change, mountains of resilience. The challenge is simple: will you keep squabbling inside, or open the shade?
Viewed through the life‑course lens, #perimenopause #menopause becomes a bridge, connecting health, productivity, and equality into one ecosystem.
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Viewed through the life‑course lens, #perimenopause #menopause becomes a bridge, connecting health, productivity, and equality into one ecosystem.
Diversity in #perimenopause #menopause conversations isn’t optional, it is justice. When only one experience dominates, it silences others and widens health gaps.
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Diversity in #perimenopause #menopause conversations isn’t optional, it is justice. When only one experience dominates, it silences others and widens health gaps.
Behavioural insight: People don’t fear #perimenopause #menopause. They fear being unsupported, unheard, and invisible. That’s what needs fixing.
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Behavioural insight: People don’t fear #perimenopause #menopause. They fear being unsupported, unheard, and invisible. That’s what needs fixing.
We want a prescription for every #perimenopause #menopause symptom, as if we can grout over every crack. But maybe the cracks are where the light gets in.
November 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
We want a prescription for every #perimenopause #menopause symptom, as if we can grout over every crack. But maybe the cracks are where the light gets in.
We talk about #perimenopause #menopause like it’s an isolated event. But it’s really a chapter in a lifelong story. Puberty, parenting (if able to or wanting to), caring, ageing……… each stage threads into the next.
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
We talk about #perimenopause #menopause like it’s an isolated event. But it’s really a chapter in a lifelong story. Puberty, parenting (if able to or wanting to), caring, ageing……… each stage threads into the next.
Irony is the song of a bird who has never left its cage.
#perimenopause #menopause voices deserve flight, not silence.
#perimenopause #menopause voices deserve flight, not silence.
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Irony is the song of a bird who has never left its cage.
#perimenopause #menopause voices deserve flight, not silence.
#perimenopause #menopause voices deserve flight, not silence.
Are you here to stand with people through the storm of #perimenopause #menopause, or just selling umbrellas now that the forecast looks profitable?
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Are you here to stand with people through the storm of #perimenopause #menopause, or just selling umbrellas now that the forecast looks profitable?
perimenopause #menopause advice often amplifies privilege: those already resourced thrive, while those needing real change, diverse voices, equitable care, inclusive research, remain unheard. Guidance shouldn’t exaggerate inequality, it should dismantle it.
November 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
perimenopause #menopause advice often amplifies privilege: those already resourced thrive, while those needing real change, diverse voices, equitable care, inclusive research, remain unheard. Guidance shouldn’t exaggerate inequality, it should dismantle it.
#perimenopause #menopause isn’t a test. There’s no grade, no gold star, no perfect way through. Just your way.
November 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
#perimenopause #menopause isn’t a test. There’s no grade, no gold star, no perfect way through. Just your way.
We’ve spent billions making razors pink. But #perimenopause #menopause? Still treated like a footnote in a biology textbook.
November 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
We’ve spent billions making razors pink. But #perimenopause #menopause? Still treated like a footnote in a biology textbook.
We don’t need more data on #perimenopause #menopause. We need more stories. Data tells you what’s happening. Stories tell you why it matters.
November 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We don’t need more data on #perimenopause #menopause. We need more stories. Data tells you what’s happening. Stories tell you why it matters.
Maybe the most radical act isn’t perfecting #perimenopause #menopauseBut refusing to apologise for it. That’s how culture shifts:, one imperfect truth at a time.
October 31, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Maybe the most radical act isn’t perfecting #perimenopause #menopauseBut refusing to apologise for it. That’s how culture shifts:, one imperfect truth at a time.
Many think #perimenopause #menopause is just about loss. But it can also be the moment you stop fighting for validation and start living for yourself.
October 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Many think #perimenopause #menopause is just about loss. But it can also be the moment you stop fighting for validation and start living for yourself.
#perimenopause #menopause isn’t a crisis, it’s a design feature. But we treat it like a bug because we built the workplace for 30-year-old men in suits.
October 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
#perimenopause #menopause isn’t a crisis, it’s a design feature. But we treat it like a bug because we built the workplace for 30-year-old men in suits.
#perimenopause #menopause without diversity is like an orchestra with only violins. Loud, narrow, and unrepresentative of the real music.
October 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
#perimenopause #menopause without diversity is like an orchestra with only violins. Loud, narrow, and unrepresentative of the real music.
Menstruation: whispered about in school.
#perimenopause #menopause: whispered about at work.
Maybe it’s time we stopped whispering?
#perimenopause #menopause: whispered about at work.
Maybe it’s time we stopped whispering?
October 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Menstruation: whispered about in school.
#perimenopause #menopause: whispered about at work.
Maybe it’s time we stopped whispering?
#perimenopause #menopause: whispered about at work.
Maybe it’s time we stopped whispering?
Menstruation to #perimenopause #menopause: the only marathon where the finish line is invisible, the rules keep changing, and the crowd pretends not to notice.
October 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Menstruation to #perimenopause #menopause: the only marathon where the finish line is invisible, the rules keep changing, and the crowd pretends not to notice.
Study wants your story, because quitting HRT shouldn’t be a mystery. Be heard, and get a £10 shopping voucher. Your experience counts #perimenopause #menopause Contact the team email 📥 taper@contacts.bham.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Study wants your story, because quitting HRT shouldn’t be a mystery. Be heard, and get a £10 shopping voucher. Your experience counts #perimenopause #menopause Contact the team email 📥 taper@contacts.bham.ac.uk
#perimenopause #menopause advice without diversity is like sunscreen for the night shift. Technically useful, but for the wrong people.
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
#perimenopause #menopause advice without diversity is like sunscreen for the night shift. Technically useful, but for the wrong people.