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A compassionate approach to poor sleep during the perimenopause

Many women going through the perimenopause (or menopausal transition) experience disturbed sleep. It’s one, if not the, core symptom of this period. According to research, up to 60% of menopausal women suffer from poor sleep – which also has a knock-on effect on their family, work and social lives. 

Adopting a compassionate attitude, i.e. taking a moment to respectfully observe yourself struggling with the aim to support yourself, can help to alleviate poor sleep and its daytime consequences.

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Your Future Self of Sleep

Sleep matters. And while we all know this on a deeper, felt level, many of us tend to ignore our need for healthy sleep. There will be different reasons for this depending on personality and circumstances. But I also wonder if this ignorance of sleep’s benefits for our health is because the negative health consequences of insufficient sleep aren’t always readily noticeable. In other words, sleep is ignored because the future self feels to abstract.

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Does daytime napping protect the brain?

Previous studies have shown that napping helps to boost performance. According to a very recent study by Paz et al.1 regularly taking a nap during the day can help to slow down the natural decline in brain volume and maintain brain health.

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Somnia6 days ago
Recently, I came across these...

As part of a talk I attended, we were presented with this beautiful collection of vases created by Katrin Moye. I really connected with the passionate message behind them!

🏺 Katrin said, “I want to reinforce the message that menopause is an experience common to all women who have ever lived to this time of life - it is a part of the hormone-driven life cycle in common with toddlerhood or puberty, and as such is not something to hide, or feel shame about.”

🫶Acceptance is such a huge part of wellbeing. Accepting and embracing our stage of life and the changes that come with it (be it sleep disturbances or hot flashes) can help us to feel less negative and work with✨ our bodies to live well, not against them.

🙌Perimenopause and menopause can be difficult, as Katrin said, it can also be empowering!

Give me a 💛 in the comments if you can connect with a feeling of empowerment during this change. ⤵️
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