Menopause Quotes

“A woman must wait for her ovaries to die before she can get her rightful personality back. Post-menstrual is the same as pre-menstrual; I am once again what I was before the age of twelve: a female human being who knows that a month has thirty day, not twenty-five, and who can spend every one of them free of the shackles of that defect of body and mind known as femininity.”
― Florence King

“I'm what is known as perimenopausal. "Peri", some of you may know, is a Latin prefix meaning 'SHUT YOUR FLIPPIN' PIE HOLE".”
― Celia Rivenbark, You Don't Sweat Much for a Fat Girl: Observations on Life from the Shallow End of the Pool

“[Hot flashes] are the prime cause of sleep disruption in women over age fifty, Suzanne Woodward of Wayne State University School of Medicine reports. Her studies show that hot flashes in sleep occur about once an hour. Most prompt an arousal of three minutes or longer. Independently of their hot flashes, women who have them still awaken briefly every eight minutes on average. The sleep process dramatically blunts memory for awakenings, Woodward said, and in the morning women seldom realize how poorly they slept. Instead, they often focus on the daytime consequences of poor sleep, which include fatigue, lethargy, mood swings, depression, and irritability. Many women and their doctors, Woodward said, dismiss such symptoms as "just menopause." This is a mistake, she suggested, because treatment can reduce or eliminate hot flashes, aid sleep, relieve other symptoms, and improve a woman's quality of life. Treatment also helps keep frequent awakenings from becoming a bad habit that continues after hot flashes subside.”
― Michael Smolensky, The Body Clock Guide to Better Health: How to Use your Body's Natural Clock to Fight Illness and Achieve Maximum Health

“The first indication of menopause is a broken thermostat. It's either that or your weight. In any case, if you don't do something, you could be dead by August.

God, middle age is an unending insult.”
― Dorothea Benton Frank, Sullivan's Island

“The menopause of Sarah became her menostart; this is feminine beauty! The death plot against Mordecai became his life spring; this is masculine beauty! A kind of life lived in God's word is a life of miraculous beauty!”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“On a planet where for thousands of years, even today, a woman's worth has been judged exclusively by the productivity of her womb, what the hell is the point of a barren woman?”
― Elissa Stein and Susan Kim

“I feel as if I have been piling things into my arms for the last twenty years, holding it all,
managing it all, doing it all, being it all and suddenly I am looking at the pile, realizing how much
of it doesn’t belong to me, and hungering to let it drop, to lay it all down, to walk away. I have
learned that when people see you carrying a lot and not dropping anything, that they often
think, “I guess she can hold this for me.” When they see you saying yes, they decide to also ask
you for things. When they see you doing something, they think, “She can do something for me
too.” And, eventually, the load becomes unbearable and you are driven into the ground by a
weight that you have opened your arms to accept.”
― Molly Remer, Walking with Persephone

“I'm an adult and this is my house. I can grow what I like in my garden. Wear what I choose. What difference does it make what you or anyone else thinks of as normal? Why the f should I care if you approve?”
― Kirsten Miller, The Change

“Menopause coinciding with the death of a family member has brought to me the lesson that to live, truly and completely, you have to be willing to let go. Of everything and everyone.”
― Miranda July, All Fours

“My friend said menopause made all of her friends forgetful and moody!”
― Steven Magee

“Menopause makes them moody!”
― Steven Magee

“I created Accountable Menopause Health Strategies to help myself navigate through menopause, and hopefully help other women in the process.”
― Sarah Lussier

“There's still so much to learn [about menopause] because it turns out that hormones impact everything, so around menopause, everything changes too.”
― Sarah Lussier

“It can feel hard to navigate healthcare resources as a woman, especially in our 40s when our body starts transitioning to menopause.”
― Sarah Lussier

“And if you know your own body listen to it.”
― Crystal Clary, HORMONE CREAM AND THE GALLBLADDER: Girl Power

“Chemical menopause is remarkably like Long COVID.”
― Steven Magee

“With age comes a softer view. You learn to pick your battles or just walk away altogether. You learn that it’s okay to not always
feel okay, and you learn to embrace the gray areas. It’s easier to stand in peace than struggle in winning every fight.”
― Gabrielle Jordan, Help! My Face Is Falling!: Aging: No Grace Required

“Age–
I don’t wear her particularly well.
She despises my stubbornness,
as I abhor her impatience.
We’ve made a deal–
She will let me dance in my stilettos,
as I let her mold me in her wisdom.”
― Gabrielle Jordan, Help! My Face Is Falling!: Aging: No Grace Required

“Here’s the truth: Menopause doesn’t diminish who we are; it reveals a new depth. I’m more grounded now, focused on what truly brings me joy, and more in tune with my needs and
boundaries. I’ve become more patient and compassionate with myself, more certain of my worth, and fiercely dedicated to self-care. I stand firmly in and am thankful for the wisdom that comes with this stage of life. It’s not the years that change us, but the choices we make in navigating them.”
― Gabrielle Jordan, Help! My Face Is Falling!: Aging: No Grace Required

“All of the hormones that made me want to seem approachable so l could breed are gone and replaced by hormones that are fiercely protective of my autonomy and freedom.”
― Miranda July, All Fours

“I still matter. I can’t believe I’m even having to tell myself that.”
― Cate Ray, The Younger Woman

“Middle age isn’t about filling out, but thinning. I’m going to have to find ways of plumping it, like blowing up a tyre.”
― Cate Ray, The Younger Woman

“She remembered what her aunts had told her about a woman’s vaginal walls becoming thinner and drier in later years, which could lead to discomfort and even pain when penetration occurred. At that later stage in her life, she decided that having a meticulous, seasoned deep-sea pearl diver, a lover who understood various ways to please her, would be far more advantageous than being with some insensitive Neanderthal slamming his clumsy, Moby Dick harpoon into her tender, late vintage sugar walls.”
― David L. Wadley

“What if the point of menopause is to break up with our former self? It's transitional- you need to leave behind who you were- someone the world considered young, someone who could perhaps get pregnant, someone with far more time ahead of her than behind her. It might not be easy-breezy, but you have to embrace this new person, your present self.”
― Naomi Watts, Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause

“The struggles of menopause remind us forcefully that this world is broken; it is under God's judgment and needs his grace. It shows us that our bodies, just like time itself, are not actually our own creations or under our control. We need our Maker's help.”
― Sarah Allen, Pause: How to enjoy God, find hope and bear fruit through midlife and the menopause

“The Mid was the time when all her gestures feltunbearably sad and futile. And when heat suffocated her. Sam pulled at the neck of her T-shirt, pulled it down and away from her chest. Her body knew what was coming. Her heartbeat picked up speed. And then the hot. A sudden interior flame had bloomed in her., Her heart beat so fast she could hear it in her ears.”
― Dana Spiotta, Wayward

“This isn’t about masking symptoms, It’s about helping women listen to
their bodies, heal naturally, and embrace the vibrant health God designed for them.”
― Jennifer Pfleghaar, The Perimenopause Reset: 28 Days to Energize Your Body, Shed Weight, and Find Peace with God

“The mold she was dealing with produced zearalenone, which was affecting her hormones. The key to getting her to even be able to function was to start progesterone during the luteal phase. She was able to function enough to start the detox process and heal from the mold.”
― Jennifer Pfleghaar, The Perimenopause Reset: 28 Days to Energize Your Body, Shed Weight, and Find Peace with God

“Deep sleep is crucial for cellular repair, immune function, and reducing oxidative stress, which are key factors in healthy aging and longevity.”
― Jennifer Pfleghaar

“Sleep after menopause isn’t a mystery… it’s your body rewriting the rules for a stronger future.”
― Rusty Alexandra Ferrel, Vitality after Menopause Companion Workbook: Embrace this new Chapter