Talking with Midi's Chief Health Officer Dr. Kathleen Jordan about estrogen, the brain, and preventative screenings to empower greater understanding and choice
Loved your description of your new “cross platform” brain skills, I deeply relate. It makes sense given Dr Mosconi’s research, which shows that as women’s brains age they will close off pathways that are no longer needed (ex: rearing young kids) because it would be too neurologically expensive to keep using them, but the next thing is that our brains will become stronger in our strengths. The potential for “renovation” that she talks about is so exciting, and now I’m always looking for new things to learn and new challenges to take on, so I can do a full reno!
The fog decline also happens on a hot day, lol. The first version of this newsletter was riddled with typos, but co-morbid conditions are no joke and need consideration in care planning. I'm going to update the post with a photo of one of the test screens she showed me.
Don't we ever more now have things to figure out with the scary SCOTUS decision. No matter who anyone favors, we don't want a president who is king, do we?
And thank you, Alisa, for this wise post about menopause that scares so many women, when in fact, the best is yet to be -- and I may very well be living proof, despite the most devastating loss of all: the death of my son.
Love to you and thank you for beginning to read _Who by Fire_: means so much. I love connecting with you and I simply adore the interview you did with Kimberly Warner, who is such an inspiration. xo ~ Mary
Yes, if only WE could have immunity from SCOTUS and autocracy, wouldn't that be a relief?
Of course, the first draft of this post was riddled with typos, lol. I put it down to the blistering heat here, but it also proves that screening can be a critical tool for both reassurance and informed, timely action--even if one's experience of menopause is mostly positive.
And you bring up such an invaluable point that grief--i.e., the devastating, unimaginable loss of a child at midlife or any age, totally rewires the brain--much like a co-morbid condition and needs to be explored not only creatively but also neurologically and cognitively--so that we can understand how to recover and thrive once more in the face of that grief.
I am so grateful to Kimberly for bringing us together. Her work is revolutionary; the fix is indeed in the break. This being Disability Pride month makes that sentiment feel more resonant than ever.
Looking forward to more chapters of _Who by Fire_. xo-A
Loved your description of your new “cross platform” brain skills, I deeply relate. It makes sense given Dr Mosconi’s research, which shows that as women’s brains age they will close off pathways that are no longer needed (ex: rearing young kids) because it would be too neurologically expensive to keep using them, but the next thing is that our brains will become stronger in our strengths. The potential for “renovation” that she talks about is so exciting, and now I’m always looking for new things to learn and new challenges to take on, so I can do a full reno!
Thank you for this info!!! Heading over to that screening tool to check my brain now… wait, what was it called? 😂
Bahahaha 😂
Great info. The fog decline not only happens with menopause but also thyroid disease. Double whammy here. I’m curious to know how they test.
The fog decline also happens on a hot day, lol. The first version of this newsletter was riddled with typos, but co-morbid conditions are no joke and need consideration in care planning. I'm going to update the post with a photo of one of the test screens she showed me.
Yes! We are having a heat wave. I am forgetting words and spacing out constantly. Sigh.
Don't we ever more now have things to figure out with the scary SCOTUS decision. No matter who anyone favors, we don't want a president who is king, do we?
And thank you, Alisa, for this wise post about menopause that scares so many women, when in fact, the best is yet to be -- and I may very well be living proof, despite the most devastating loss of all: the death of my son.
Love to you and thank you for beginning to read _Who by Fire_: means so much. I love connecting with you and I simply adore the interview you did with Kimberly Warner, who is such an inspiration. xo ~ Mary
Yes, if only WE could have immunity from SCOTUS and autocracy, wouldn't that be a relief?
Of course, the first draft of this post was riddled with typos, lol. I put it down to the blistering heat here, but it also proves that screening can be a critical tool for both reassurance and informed, timely action--even if one's experience of menopause is mostly positive.
And you bring up such an invaluable point that grief--i.e., the devastating, unimaginable loss of a child at midlife or any age, totally rewires the brain--much like a co-morbid condition and needs to be explored not only creatively but also neurologically and cognitively--so that we can understand how to recover and thrive once more in the face of that grief.
I am so grateful to Kimberly for bringing us together. Her work is revolutionary; the fix is indeed in the break. This being Disability Pride month makes that sentiment feel more resonant than ever.
Looking forward to more chapters of _Who by Fire_. xo-A