Why You Don’t Want to Take Hormone Replacement Therapy

Why You Don’t Want to Take Hormone Replacement Therapy

I knew from the beginning I wasn’t going to do hormone replacement therapy during menopause. No matter what. It wasn’t even an option. In my twenties I tried the birth control pill and it wigged me out so badly that I knew hormonal drugs were not for me....
Meditation Made Easy

Meditation Made Easy

You probably feel like you should meditate, but do you skip it because it’s just too hard? Who can sit still for 5 minutes, let alone 20 or 30? I get it because I used to struggle meditating as well. I have found ways to make it easier, so I want to share them with...
Cough, Colds, or Flu? Evergreens to the Rescue!

Cough, Colds, or Flu? Evergreens to the Rescue!

Can’t shake that nasty flu everyone’s struggling with? Winter cold won’t let up its grip on your chest? The solution could lie in the tree right outside your window. Evergreen trees, like spruce, fir, and pine hold medicine that’s been used for generations to help us...
Menopause Is A Spiritual Opportunity

Menopause Is A Spiritual Opportunity

What?!? A spiritual opportunity? I feel like crap, how can this be spiritual? What on earth are you talking about Sheridan? When I say spiritual, I mean menopause helps you get in touch with your spirit, your inner being, your soul. Like the hero’s journey, you have...
Resolutions Smesolutions

Resolutions Smesolutions

It’s that time of year again, where we sheepishly try to make up for our holiday debauchery with a solid intention to turn over a new leaf… tomorrow. That’s it, tomorrow is a new day, a new year and gosh darn it, we’re going to undo our holiday habits, heck all of...
Cycle Madness in Menopause

Cycle Madness in Menopause

OMG, how much can one woman bleed?!? ***WARNING Graphic Content to follow!*** After 5 super-plus tampons backed up by 5 super-maxi pads, I began to wonder if anyone has ever bled out during her period. It suddenly hit me, this is the flooding I’ve read about. I’d been...