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Shirley Weir is the Author of two books about the perimenopause to menopause to post menopause transition.

MOKITA: How to navigate perimenopause with confidence & ease.

by Shirley Weir + 13 women's health professionals

MOKITA: How to navigate perimenpause with confidence & ease is for anyone who wants to avoid the overwhelming task of sorting through all the misconceptions in order to be proactive with their midlife health!

FEEL AMAZING: Your invitation to re-think perimenopause, menopause & postmenopause

by Shirley Weir

Easy-to-read + all your answers for navigating perimenopause-to-menopause-to-postmenopause. My Feel Amazing e-book, presented by VICHY, is free for everyone here.

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Don't toss everything into a bucket + call it menopause

Why I don't say "menopause symptoms" + how to stay curious about your health

Dismissing inflammation + other health disruptions as "it's just menopause" means missing the opportunity to find and treat the root cause!

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Iron deficiency: why it's not "normal" to be exhausted, losing hair or out-of-breath after climbing only one flight of stairs

Perimenopause and menopause gets blamed for fatigue, depressed feelings, brain fog & hair loss, but iron deficiency can often be the root cause.

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Fatigue & exhaustion is not "just part of being a woman."

Tired, but trying to "push through?"

Experiencing fatigue? There is no prize for pushing though. There is a prize for finding & treating the root cause = your health!

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Heavy bleeding: one of the most common experiences of perimenopause.

And still the least talked about. This leaves women waiting for vasomotor symptoms (because that's pretty much all media, marketers and...

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Magnesium and perimenopause

Kelli asks: 51, perimenopause. Can you please explain magnesium? My friend said she learned about it from your community, but I don't...

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Waking up at 3am every night?

Linda asks: 48, perimenopause, I wake religiously at 3am every day and can't go back to sleep. I asked my doctor about options and she...

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It's About A Lifetime of Women's Health Research with Dr. Jerilynn Prior

Today’s episode is dear to my heart. My guest is the person who, 11 years ago, when I didn’t know what I didn’t know, answered the door...

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Perimenopause: Do I need a doctor?

Leah writes: I’m so confused. I’m 49, I’m healthy and I generally feel great except that recently my breasts have been really sore, I’ve...

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Hormone therapy

How to find your way through the maze the myths and misinformation. When it comes to women's health, conflicting information exists at...

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Progesterone is just as important as estrogen!

This post hits a triple-hitter: First, we are graced with the wisdom and expertise of one of the world's most renowned researchers on...

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Your heart, brain and joints. How many more reasons do you need to take omega 3?

I don't mean to start off all doom and gloom. But in the Greek alphabet, omega is the last letter; it signifies the end; the grand...

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Hormones 101

Most automobile owners know why it’s necessary to put gas in the tank. And good, clean oil. Some drivers can fully articulate their...

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Getting on the same page: Definitions

This post is dedicated to Colleen D. who wrote to me last weekend about this section being one of her favourites in MOKITA: How to...

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Meet Shirley Weir

Founder of Menopause Chicks, Author, and co-creator of Feel Amazing Vulva & Vaginal Moisturizer

Shirley Weir introduces herself as a Menopause Chick. Now 56, her perimenopause journey began in her 40s. Sleep deprivation, brain fog, anxiety & depression led Shirley to her doctor’s ofﬁce, the bookstore and “Dr. Google,” but she was left feeling confused, overwhelmed and alone. In 2012, Shirley launched MenopauseChicks.com onto the world stage to empower women to get curious about their hormone health—and with an important reminder that we all deserve to FEEL AMAZING!

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