Menopause can be a highly stressful time for many women. It is a stage in life that brings much transition and there are many symptoms women will need to confront, emotional as well as physical.

During this period in a woman's life, which can be anywhere from their mid-forties to mid-fifties, they need to pay attention to what is happening in their mind and body. Many of the symptoms of peri menopause and menopause can mimic other conditions so it is important to understand your body and the symptoms you are presenting with.

Anyone who has suffered or is suffering from disturbed sleeping patterns associated with menopause will understand straight away the issues this symptom can bring.

You are lying there at night, staring at the ceiling counting down the hours until you have to get up or tossing and turning pleading with yourself to go to sleep aware of how tired and irritable you will be the next day if you don’t get some sleep.

There are many unpleasant, uncomfortable and depressing symptoms of menopause and for many women weight gain, especially around the tummy is one of the most unwelcome. If you are looking for ways on how to stop menopause weight gain then you are in the right place.

Are you one of the women wondering how to deal with hot flushes? Those very uncomfortable moments when you feel that you are almost on fire.

Hot flushes have to be one of the biggest issues for many women going through menopause. They can strike any time and anywhere and can leave you feeling extremely stressed, overwhelmed and embarrassed.

There are different procedures you can use that can help to combat hot flushes, and natural remedies and fixes can be incorporated into your daily routines to can alleviate these feelings that I will discuss.

Menopause can be a challenging time of life for some women. There are many symptoms that can begin to rear around their mid-forties that can cause problems day to day. Changes to your hormone levels can play an important role in your mental health as well as physical health.

Fortunately, we are now living in a time when discussing menopause is no longer taboo and there is much more help and advice available to women than at any other time and yet many women still find that they are at a loss when it comes to recognising and dealing with the symptoms of menopause.

You walk into a room and forget why. You can’t remember the name of someone you have just been introduced to and feel mortified or, you are fed up with constantly looking for things you have just had and can’t remember where you put them.

These everyday occurrences seem innocuous enough but you can’t get rid of the nagging feeling that something is wrong with you and you are starting to lose your memory at a young age

CBT or cognitive behavioural therapy is a non-medical treatment that focuses on how what you think and believe has a direct effect on how you feel and behave. It teaches you tools and techniques for coping with the problems that you are experiencing. CBT as a treatment involves talking with someone to identify any negative thoughts and patterns that you may have and then investigates ways that you can change your thinking and feeling enabling you to make changes in a positive way behaviorally in the future. CBT treatment combines cognitive - things that you think and behavior - things that you do. It is a common treatment for a range of mental problems such as anxiety and depression.

Say the word Menopause and for many women, it strikes fear and dread into them. Once referred to as “The Change”, words that were laden with doom and gloom, this time in a woman’s life is rarely discussed and information about passing through this stage is sometimes hard to access. Many go through the whole experience and aren’t told anything about what to expect either before, during, or after.