No Kidding in NZ

The other day, I was thinking about pronatalism (prompted by a blogging friend), and got rereading some posts about pronatalism* in action. ...

I chatted to someone the other day about my hysterectomy . I hadn’t thought about it for a long time, and it was interesting to look back. I...

I was really pleased to see that my No Kidding menopause series - or for search engine purposes, my Childless menopause series - sparked a d...

My menopause series was not meant to be comprehensive, as far better writers have covered this issue. I know it is prompting others to sha...

There can be so many emotions involved around menopause. We are all different. For many women, the end of menopause is a time to grieve. It...

(Part Two: Emotions around my hysterectomy) When I finally sought help, and needed to undertake investigations then surgery, I wondere...

After my quest to conceive was over, I had mixed feelings about my period. It was insulting and pointless to have it every month when I cou...

Menstruation and its cessation at menopause are “things that shall not be named” or discussed. I have discussed it occasionally with friend...

Thought my post on A Separate Life here might explain a bit more about what I've been through the last ten days.

I've always hated injustice, especially an injustice that I felt helpless to change.  And right at the moment, I am feeling the injusti...

I was going to title this “For Women of a Certain Age” but I realised that that was making assumptions, and the one thing we've learned ...