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Lia Pas's avatar

If you’re looking for excellent menopause information, The Menopause Manifesto by Jen Gunter is fantastic! I got ME/CFS while in perimenopause and am in surgical menopause now and wish this book had been published earlier.

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Amy - The Tonic's avatar

Ooh, thanks for that! I’ll check it out. I’m currently reading Hot and Bothered by Jancee Dunn. It’s too soon to tell what I think about it, but I’ll post about it if I think it’s worthwhile.

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Lia Pas's avatar

I’ve heard good things about Hot and Bothered but haven’t read it myself!

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Teri Adams's avatar

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2rGypxyL-h0&si=rHlxLcxFkkDJ1Syc

Not sure if this will work - my anthem!

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Amy - The Tonic's avatar

Ha! Perfect 😁 I never heard that before. I love how sweetly she sings the Fuck You parts 🤭

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Teri Adams's avatar

Right? I first saw that video back when I was still working and just loved it. I love that she is so cute and girly, and says just what I have wanted to say so many times.

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Amber Horrox's avatar

Ha ha brilliant - I added that to one of my playlists during my darkest times🤩

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Robin Taylor (he/him)'s avatar

Totally random, but I was enjoying a nice hot chocolate and reading this and then BOOM you snuck in Shangela and I think I snorted a marshmallow, so... thank you?

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Amy - The Tonic's avatar

🤣🤣 I love surprising people. Also, is anyone more joyous than Shangie??

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Robin Taylor (he/him)'s avatar

For real. HalleLOO!

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jacinta bunnell (she/sir)'s avatar

This Year by Emily King gets me through and lifts me up.

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Amy - The Tonic's avatar

So good! I just went down an Emily King rabbit hole. Thanks for that!

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Amber Horrox's avatar

Oh got to be “you can’t rush your healing” by Trevor hall. Got me through my last set of darkest days (the last time I experienced severe/agonising pain and wondered why I was still alive) nearly 2 years ago now.

“I just keep keep on believing” he sings - my beliefs around health have got me sooooo far💜 forever grateful 🙏🩵

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Amy - The Tonic's avatar

Also “darkness has its teachings” 💯

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Amber Horrox's avatar

So much yes to that! I wrote an insta post on this song/experience. Rereading it has shown me a few messages I really needed to hear after a migraine attack came out of nowhere on Friday:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CbnQOqQMClw/?igsh=MTh6dGQyaWJ2MXk0eQ==

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Amy - The Tonic's avatar

Such beautiful lyrics. Thank you! “But the more you push it, the more it’s pushing you back” - wow. Ain’t that the truth.

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