Oprah Talking Menopause
Jersey City
April 4, 2025
Hi there!
I didn’t catch the Oprah special, “The Menopause Revolution” on Monday but I did watch it later. It’s on Hulu and I watched it twice! If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it. In the meantime, I’m going to give you a little recap here.
In true Oprah fashion it was a conversation. She had some guests with her, including Halle Berry, Naomi Watts, Dr. Marie Claire Haver and Maria Shriver. And she had people in the audience share their stories. It was very powerful.
There were plenty of take-aways. The main one was that women are no longer going to suffer in silence. We are no longer going to be ignored and invisible. We need to educate ourselves. If your doctor isn’t answering your questions or concerns, find another doctor. You can find a menopause specialized doctor at The North American Menopause Society.
Menopause affects every cell of your body from your brain to your vagina. Menopause information is available, and it gives us power!
Here are some eye-opening statistics:
· The average age for menopause is 51.
· Women of color experience menopause 18 months earlier and their symptoms last longer.
· 2 out of 3 Alzheimer’s patients are women. Seek treatment as soon as you have your first menopause symptom.
· Menopause symptoms cause American women to lose $2 Billion of pay annually.
· 6000 women in the US go into menopause every day!
It’s time to change the conversation. Let’s take menopause from dirty to flirty!
We need to talk about menopause and our menopause experience. We need to form a community around menopause.
JC Menopause Meet Up is next Tuesday, April 8th at 6:30. It’s a free group that I started to bring women together around a topic that still has the stigma of shame and low self-worth. You don’t need to do menopause alone! Join us and share, listen, discover and belong. It’s free! To learn more and to register go to https://www.lauralacey.com/menopause-meet-up.
This month Tina Tang is our guest and we’ll be discussing osteopenia, osteoporosis and strength training. Learn how to prevent bone loss through strength training and nutrition.
Hope to see you on Tuesday and tell your friends and share this on social media.
Be well,
Laura
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And more...
· JC Menopause Meet Up is next Tuesday at 6:30 at Narra Collective. Please come and invite anyone you know who needs some advice and support with her menopause journey. This month’s guest speaker is Tina Tang. It’s going to be a great conversation! Hope to see you Tuesday.
· I read this really great article about sitting and squatting. Yes, it’s good for us and no we don’t do it enough but there’s so much more. I hope you like it!
· A Springtime thought for you. “Let the Spring season work its magic on you. Soft beginnings, subtle blooming and no urgency.”