{"id":5096,"date":"2023-06-28T13:30:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T06:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=5096"},"modified":"2023-06-28T13:30:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T06:30:20","slug":"why-asking-for-help-is-essential-during-menopause-how-to-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=5096","title":{"rendered":"Why Asking For Help Is Essential During Menopause &#038; How To Do It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/w19d5e55vkuoa005e.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The biggest learning from my conversations with people in the midst of or on the other side of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/early-menopause-everything-you-need-to-know-about-symptoms-prevention-treatment\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/early-menopause-everything-you-need-to-know-about-symptoms-prevention-treatment\" rel=\"noopener\">menopause transition<\/a> was this: Their ability to navigate the experience was defined less by the symptoms and emotions they encountered than by how well-resourced they were. Resourced here doesn&#8217;t mean that they had money, though that is helpful; it&#8217;s about having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/roseto-study\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/roseto-study\" rel=\"noopener\">a network of people in your life<\/a> who keep you feeling connected and supported through the ups and downs\u2014the folks who are committed to being there for you even when they don&#8217;t understand exactly what you&#8217;re going through.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the partner who hears you out about not feeling your sexiest. Instead of insisting that you are, they tell you that, although that&#8217;s their experience of you, they can imagine how crummy seeing yourself that way must feel. They ask what, if anything, they can do to support you. It&#8217;s the group of friends you do happy hour with each week who hear you&#8217;re taking a break from alcohol and do a little legwork to find bars and restaurants with great non-alcoholic cocktails, making sure you will have choices that are more fun than a fizzy water. It&#8217;s the doctor who makes you feel accompanied in subtle ways, like saying when they talk about your treatment options, &#8220;We are going to figure out how to get you some relief from your symptoms. Let me just run through what I heard when you described what&#8217;s going on so we know that we&#8217;re not missing anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest learning from my conversations with people in the midst of or on the other side of their menopause transition was this: Their ability to navigate the experience was defined less by the symptoms and emotions they encountered than by how well-resourced they were. 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