Relationships, work, pregnancy questions, and navigating Indian life during perimenopause.
104 articles · Page 6 of 11
When periods become irregular and unpredictable, traditional rules about temple visits and religious participation during menstruation get complicated. Here is how women are navigating it.
Re-entering the workforce after years away is hard enough. Doing it while managing brain fog, low confidence, and hot flashes adds a layer few return-to-work programmes account for. Here is how to navigate it.
Heavy silk, blouses that no longer fit the way they used to, hot flashes under stage lights, and three days of functions back to back. Here is how to get through Indian wedding season while perimenopausal.
No spouse to notice the mood swings, sit through the doctor's appointment, or take over on a bad night. Here is how to build real support for perimenopause when you are navigating it alone.
A huskier tone, tiring out during long calls, a voice that cracks or drops pitch unexpectedly: perimenopause can genuinely change how your voice sounds and feels to use. Here is why, and what helps.
Managing your own hormonal transition while your teenagers need you and your parents need you too, often on the same day: here is how the double caregiving squeeze affects perimenopause, and how to protect what capacity you have left.
Blanking mid-presentation, losing your train of thought in front of your team, or dreading a meeting you'd normally walk into confidently: here is why perimenopause makes public speaking harder, and what genuinely helps.
Diwali cleaning, wedding season, back-to-back family functions: perimenopause fatigue doesn't pause for the calendar. Here is how to get through festival season without collapsing or feeling guilty about it.
When brain fog and exhaustion hit right around appraisal season, the fear of losing your job can feel very real. Here is how to separate perceived from actual performance risk, and what protections you actually have.
A late period and a positive-looking pregnancy test can trigger real panic in your 40s. Here is a step-by-step guide to what to do right now, medically and emotionally, when perimenopause and a pregnancy scare collide.