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Navigating Perimenopause on the Road: The Real Test Drive
Less "joy ride", more "demolition derby".
Vanessa Gillier
6 days ago3 min read


Cougar Puberty: The Sequel No One Warned Us About
The un-anticipated, poorly scripted sequel.
Vanessa Gillier
May 213 min read


Turns Out, the Joke’s on Us
We're not overreacting. We're overheating and tired of being dismissed.
Vanessa Gillier
May 135 min read


Parenting From The Couch
Why stand when you can slay in a seated position?
Vanessa Gillier
May 53 min read


Menopausal Fashion: From Cute to “Whatever Still Fits”
Menopausal fashion - aka: Travel Wear.
Vanessa Gillier
Apr 272 min read


Too Old for TikTok, Too Young for a Cruise: Now What?
Midlife limbo.
Vanessa Gillier
Apr 193 min read


The Sudden Food Betrayals
It’s not that I can’t eat the foods I love.
It’s that I shouldn’t. But I'm stubborn.
Vanessa Gillier
Apr 112 min read


Things I’ve Yelled at Inanimate Objects Since Menopause: Top 10 Hits
To all the random objects that have taken the brunt of my menopausal meltdown tour. Thanks for absorbing my unhinged monologues.
Vanessa Gillier
Apr 32 min read


I’m Not Playing Hard to Get, I’m Just Tired
I’m not hard to get. I’m just hard to impress, hard to schedule, and mentally exhausted from decades of dating dysfunction.
Vanessa Gillier
Mar 262 min read


Your Uterus Isn’t Done with You Yet
There is no dignity in trying to MacGyver a pad out of a crumpled receipt.
Vanessa Gillier
Mar 182 min read


The Night I Made My Kids Put Their Phones Down
The before times.
Vanessa Gillier
Mar 102 min read


A Day in the Life of a Perimenopausal Working Mom
Another day of functioning. Barely. Heroically. Hormonally.
Vanessa Gillier
Mar 25 min read


Menopause Insomnia: Netflix, Overthinking, and Other 3AM Hobbies
We should at least get points on our loyalty cards for the number of hours we’ve been awake.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 282 min read


The Great Hydration Hustle
I may not be glowing — but I am hydrated-ish™.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 262 min read


Motherhood Blooms at Night
Some flowers only bloom in darkness. Motherhood feels like that sometimes.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 241 min read


Self-Care Sundays
A simple three-step guide for midlife moms juggling menopause, motherhood, and a loud to-do list to reclaim Sundays without guilt.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 223 min read


Mentally Stable-ish: The Musical
A Hormonal Jukebox Journey - Featuring Chaos, Caffeine, and Cougar Puberty
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 203 min read


The Greene Climacteric Scale: Why Did No One Tell Me About This?
A powerful quantifier for women that no one ever talks about.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 183 min read


Beauty Routines and Other Midlife FU-tilities
I’m basically performing witchcraft on my face daily.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 162 min read


Dear Metabolism: You Up?
I’m done chasing you. You clearly need space. And I need carbs.
Vanessa Gillier
Feb 142 min read
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