About this episode

A woman's experience of menopause uncovers buried symptoms and challenges her understanding of her identity.

After decades of stability, a woman’s experience of menopause brings back a lifetime of buried symptoms and reveals an unexpected truth about her identity, forcing her to reexamine everything she thought she knew about herself.   Today’s storyteller wishes to remain Anonymous. If you’d like to reach out to her, you can email her at SunflowerSpark44@gmail.com .    Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Ellen (Elly) Westberg   Content/Trigger Warnings: Suicidal ideation, mental illness, child abuse (mentioned), sexual abuse (mentioned), medical trauma, emotional distress, divorce, death of a loved one, explicit language   Social Media: Instagram: @actuallyhappening Twitter/X: @TIAHPodcast Facebook: This Is Actually Happening Discussion Group   Website: thisisactuallyhappening.com   Website for Andrew Waits: andrdewwaits.com   Support the Show: Support The Show on Patreon: patreon.com/happening Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app or visit Audible.com .  Shop at the Store: The This Is Actually Happening online store is now…

People in this episode

Host: Whit Missildine

Guest: Anonymous

Topics covered

• hormonal disorder
• identity
• menopause
• mental health
• self-discovery

Keywords

• menopause
• hormonal disorder
• identity crisis
• mental illness
• self-exploration

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