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Managing Life's Transitions
Thoughtful articles on psychology, perimenopause, caregiving, resilience, and emotional wellbeing
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The Stories We Tell Part 1
How family narratives shape end-of-life experiences When the end of life is on the horizon there is often a need for a unique type of conversation-one that reveals thoughts and feelings that have never be talked about. While the concept of broaching such a conversation often seems frightening, it can arise organically-in the middle of an ordinary afternoon, in the pause after an activity or in the quiet that follows a meal. These are opportunities to make space for thoughts
Dr. Deborah Wagner
Jul 143 min read
Navigating Your Treatment Options in Perimenopause
The options are broader than most women realize — and broader than any single provider is likely to present. Lifestyle interventions, mind-body practices, targeted supplements, dietary adjustments, and bioidentical hormones each address the perimenopausal experience in meaningful, evidence-based ways. What follows is a clinical overview of that landscape, organized to help women and their healthcare teams make individualized decisions.
Dr. Deborah Wagner
Jun 305 min read
The Emotional Reality of Perimenopause
There is something I have observed throughout my years of clinical practice that I believe every woman in her forties — and the people who love her — deserves to understand. The emotional upheaval so many women experience during this decade is not a response to their lives falling apart. In most cases, it is a response to a profound hormonal transition that no one warned them was coming. What Is Actually Happening Perimenopause can begin as early as the late thirties. Many
Dr. Deborah Wagner
Jun 233 min read
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