Menopausing: Book of the Year, The British Book Awards 2023, and Sunday Times bestselling self-help guide, to help you cope with symptoms and live your best life during menopause

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My skincare barrier is permanently depleted because of menopause, so it doesn’t like a really strong retinol that I would have been able to tolerate five or ten years ago.

Viewers flocked to social media to share their own stories of being ignored and dismissed when trying to seek help and support for this entirely natural part of a woman’s life. For daytime, menopausal skin will often respond well to cleansing milks and creams, facial mists and a good moisturiser – and don’t skip a good SPF to protect your skin!The start of a movement: to get everyone talking about the menopause in every home, GP surgery and workspace.

I want to tell my story, and that of the tribe of menopausal women, so that others don’t need to drive off the cliff before picking themselves up. It also urges employers to create action plans on menopause and says the government should make flexible working the default. This book is a godsend and really helped me to better understand what I’m dealing with and how to meet it head on.The more I found out, the more I got incensed by the ignorance, discrimination and disregard for older women’s quality of life. This holistic approach has given me the tools to navigate all aspects of my life, including my perspective on and experience of perimenopause.

Another aspect that disappointed me was the heavy emphasis on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) throughout the book. No more just evidence-based infoNo real women, real menopause stories, real empathy, real communityHonest, no-holds-barred Dry vagina?Menopause affects every woman, and yet so many approach it with shame, fear, misinformation or silence.

Having said that, you don’t want to aggressively treat your whole face by throwing the kitchen sink at it. Although the book falls short for me in properly addressing the needs of women who are particularly sensitive to hormonal changes, such as those with existing mental health conditions, it does acknowledge that individual experiences with menopause can vary greatly. Even if I have to throw (with a deep elbow to its gut) my life as it stands today, on its head, I’m ready. Underpinned with the personal stories of women from a variety of backgrounds who have lived through everything the menopause has thrown at them, the film will spark a candid conversation about a subject that has for too long been a taboo.Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook). Inequality is coupled with medical sexism, which fails to take account of the latest science, and leaves women to keep calm and carry on.