This chapter explores the lack of conversation and education surrounding menopause, emphasizing the need to teach young girls about it. It also delves into the historical stigma and shame associated with women's bodily functions, while introducing a book called 'Queen Menopause.'
Whether you're 19 and never given it a thought, or 40 and starting to wonder, menopause is an unavoidable part of life for half the population.
But many of us are shaky on the details of what to expect — apart from hot flashes/flushes, maybe.
Former model Ali Daddo was one of those people: totally unprepared, and caught off guard when it hit. She's on a mission to make sure other women are more informed – and therefrom more empowered – than she was.
Just a heads up, this episode touches on mental health struggles and suicide. Please take care while listening.