Madeleine West: ‘I’m very, very alone’

News.com.au - 29/03
Google, Facebook and most wellness influencers promise that now, in my mid-40s, with age comes wisdom, and a brilliant new chapter.

Google, Facebook and most wellness influencers promise that now, in my mid-40s, with age comes wisdom, and a brilliant new chapter.

However, while I’m definitely older, it seems that my next chapter is going to need a sizeable rewrite.

You see, when my monthly mechanics went a little haywire, I thought I was about to board the Menopause Train. But I was wrong …

When two blue lines appeared on the ubiquitous wee-stick, I’ll admit that I wondered if maybe this was a menopause symptom no-one has discovered yet. Nice try.

I’m officially up the duff and a certifiable hot mess: equal parts elated, terrified, and very,...
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