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Emotional considerations of Menopause

Emotional considerations of Menopause . Y OUR BRAIN ON FIRE. Menopause passage into the wisdom year s capacity to be open to consta nt intuitive knowing, reseeding the community An awakening. Perceptions. IRRITATION. SLEEP ISSUES. FOCUS CONCENTRATION AND MEMORY. Consider….

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Emotional considerations of Menopause

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  1. Emotional considerations of Menopause YOUR BRAIN ON FIRE

  2. Menopause passage into the wisdom years capacity to be open to constant intuitive knowing, reseeding the communityAn awakening

  3. Perceptions

  4. IRRITATION

  5. SLEEP ISSUES

  6. FOCUS CONCENTRATION AND MEMORY

  7. Consider… • Ever walk into a room with some purpose in mind, only to completely forget what that purpose was? Turns out, doors themselves are to blame for these strange memory lapses. Psychologists at the University of Notre Dame have discovered that passing through a doorway triggers what's known as an event boundary in the mind, separating one set of thoughts and memories from the next. Your brain files away the thoughts you had in the previous room and prepares a blank slate for the new locale. It's not aging, it's the damn doors! Thank goodness for studies like this!

  8. Frustration with physical changes

  9. LOW MOOD AND DEPRESSION

  10. THINGS YOU CAN DO… • Healthy diet • Exercise – walking as a form of meditation • Relaxation - breathing • Sleep - can really impact irritation • Quiet time • Avoid triggers • Connections • Passions • Humour • Self Care

  11. Shift your perceptions A Commitment to yourself

  12. What does your “inner voice” say? Is it… • Reassuring and positive? • Harsh, criticizing, punishing and belittling?

  13. Challenge the Inner Critic

  14. What would I tell a friend who was going through the same thing as me and came to me for advice or support?

  15. In moving Forward the choice is mine

  16. Video Clip: The Cosby Show- Menopause

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