Books
Other women’s experiences can put our own in context. Books make it possible to learn from others without being directly involved with their lives – after all, one of the common features of midlife for women is too many demands!
From the project:
Journeys through Menopause
A powerful collection of women’s creative work to honour a stage of life which is too often neglected. Personal stories, poems and artwork inspired by the mid-life transition, offer a range of experience with honesty, humour and verve. With contributors aged between 40 and 80, this book underlines the value of maturity and makes it clear that there is, indeed, life after menopause!
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Exploring New Paths
This book focuses on negotiating the transition to the next stage of life, the reshaping of our involvement with the outer world and our inner development as wise women. We need ways to foster our own growth, to look after ourselves as well as other people, and to play our different parts in developing the community of women as a resource for one another. Includes a stack of ideas on what to do and where to find congenial company, in books or in person.
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Further reading
We choose the context in which we place menopause – the extent to which we emphasise the physical aspects, the scope for remaking our lives, the spiritual implications. The books on the further reading list include inspirational life stories and fiction, as well as accounts of the physical aspects of change for women at mid-life. Medical research tends to change quite fast, so it is wise to check the web for up-to-date material – see the resources section for useful links. Complementary therapies have less research funding at their disposal and therefore advice changes less rapidly. By contrast, other women’s ideas and stories, whether fictional or factual, don’t date in the same way.
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