Gracie, 49, describes the cognitive challenges she experienced with menopause as like “someone has cut around your head and misplaced your brain elsewhere”.
Gracie experienced medically induced menopause and had a mix of symptoms, including fatigue, blurred vision and cognitive issues.
Gracie talked to her Mum about it. Her Mum said she didn’t have time to worry about or treat menopause when she experienced it herself – or talk to anyone about it.
Finding time in busy mid-life is still a challenge for so many women, but Gracie stresses the importance of taking the time for simple things like going for a walk or a drive and surrounding yourself in nature.
She also encourages women not to put up with their symptoms, to talk to their doctor and to remember they are not alone.
“Don’t tell yourself it’s just a phase. You will be okay … but you need to find help.”
