Blog

With the NAMS Annual Meeting in the rearview mirror, this is what we’d like to see in the future.

By Selene Yeager

The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) held its annual meeting last month. I attended for the first time and was treated to 3 ½ jam-packed days of ...

Octopuses are curious, intelligent, never static, and the perfect way to mark menopause.

 By Selene Yeager

Somewhere deep into the third hour of laying statue-still as Mariah’s talented young hand guided the tattoo gun along the skin that wraps my left shoulder, injecting...

Eating less than your active body needs can lead to long-term damage. Here’s what to know.

By Selene Yeager

We are women who have been steeped in diet culture our whole lives. We’ve had commercials, celebrities, and heck maybe even doctors and coaches tell us that...

Breast cancer rates rise with age, but there are many ways to lower your risk and protect your breasts.

By Selene Yeager

October is breast cancer awareness month, an annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer. That’s especially important for women in...

Bone loss can start in your 30s and accelerates in menopause. Here’s how to keep your skeleton strong.

By Selene Yeager

We’ve been conditioned to think of osteoporosis as something to worry about “later,” when we reach older adulthood. Heck, the US Department...

Menopause got you feeling like throwing in the towel? Here are some ways to help reignite your athletic fire.

By Selene Yeager

Missing your usual mojo and motivation? You are not alone! Menopause can be rough on active performance-minded women.

The good news is that as...

The menopause transition is a slippery slope for muscle loss. Here are some key reasons to lift weights to make and maintain as much muscle as you can.

By Selene Yeager

We talk an awful lot about lifting heavy sh*t here at Feisty Menopause. As active, performance-minded women we...

Data show that menopausal women experience mental health issues, including suicidal thoughts, but too many stay silent.

By Selene Yeager

Suicide isn’t an easy topic to talk about. But it’s far too important a topic to not talk about. Many members in our...

Many women struggle during the menopause transition. Here’s what can help.   

By Selene Yeager

Body image is a lifelong battle for many women. Even when our hormones are at their most predictable and stable, many of us struggle. Those struggles often get worse when we...

Surgical menopause can be especially rough. Hormone therapy can smooth the transition. Here’s what you need to know.

By Selene Yeager

Menopause can cause more than three dozen symptoms over the course of several years. Surgical menopause can send you headlong into a host of...

“The change” can upend your performance and identity. Here’s how to find solid ground.

By Selene Yeager

I am a runner. I am a triathlete. I do CrossFit. I’m a rower. Many of us identify with the activities that we’ve always done…maybe for our...

Menopause can mess with your gut microbiome. Here’s how to make it better.

 by Selene Yeager

As women, we’re often told to “trust our gut,” to tune into those deep-seated feelings that tell us something is not quite right. As active women out running,...