EPISODE · Mar 19, 2026 · 18 MIN
Menopause: The Chapter No One Prepared Us For
from The Rise Of You: A Truth Discovered · host Tetika Buchheit
Tetika discusses the often misunderstood and underprepared-for experience of menopause, emphasizing its profound biological and emotional transformations. She shares her personal journey through menopause twice—first during chemotherapy for breast cancer and later due to a surgical removal of her uterus and ovaries. She highlights the complex hormonal changes, including estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone declines, leading to symptoms like sleep disruptions, brain fog, and weight gain. She advises partners to support their wives by understanding menopause, sharing responsibilities, and offering partnership rather than criticism. She also encourages women to be kind to themselves, recognizing their bodies' evolution and the new chapter of life menopause represents.Listen in!Thank you for listening to this episode of The Rise Of You: A Truth Discovered
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Tetika discusses the often misunderstood and underprepared-for experience of menopause, emphasizing its profound biological and emotional transformations. She shares her personal journey through menopause twice—first during chemotherapy for breast cancer and later due to a surgical removal of her uterus and ovaries. She highlights the complex hormonal changes, including estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone declines, leading to symptoms like sleep disruptions, brain fog, and weight gain. She advises partners to support their wives by understanding menopause, sharing responsibilities, and offering partnership rather than criticism. She also encourages women to be kind to themselves, recognizing their bodies' evolution and the new chapter of life menopause represents.Listen in!Thank you for listening to this episode of The Rise Of You: A Truth Discovered
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