My Sister Said Menopause Was Like Bigfoot… She’s 57 and Barely Had Periods.

Menopause is supposed to happen to every woman… right? That’s what I thought too. After a year of ER visits, racing heart rates, and doctors telling me “it’s just menopause,” I started asking the women in my own family what their experiences were like. So I sat down with my older sister Tinka. And what she told me completely shocked me. She said menopause was like Bigfoot — something she had heard about… but never really saw. Out of 57 years, she says she can count the number of periods she’s had on one hand and a half. Same bloodline.

Same family.

Two completely different body stories. In this episode we talk about: • The menopause nobody explained to us

• Irregular cycles doctors couldn’t regulate

• Why Black women’s health conversations matter

• What happens when your body doesn’t follow the “normal” rules

• And why we need to start talking about these things earlier Because some things mama never told us… But we’re allowed to talk about them now. Next week, I sit down with the woman who raised both of us — my mama — and what she told me about growing up as a woman explains why so many of us were never prepared for these conversations.

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