What Fresh Hell Is This?

Paperback, 336 pages

Published June 1, 2021 by Hachette Go.

ISBN:: 978-0-306-87476-5

(2 reviews)

What to Expect When You're Not Expected to Expect Anything Anymore Did you see the title and flame-filled cover of this book, and did your weary, sweaty, confused, and exasperated soul scream, That one! That is the book for me!!? If so, I'd first like to extend my deepest sympathies, an ice pack, and some of these very helpful edibles. If it's three in the morning as you're reading this, as it may well be, you likely want those more than a book. But since I can't really give you the other stuff, I can at least offer you this book. . . . Perimenopause and menopause experiences are as unique as all of us who move through them. While there's no one-size-fits-all, Heather Corinna tells you what can happen and what you can do to take care of yourself, all the while busting pernicious myths, offering real self-care tips--the …

What to Expect When You're Not Expected to Expect Anything Anymore Did you see the title and flame-filled cover of this book, and did your weary, sweaty, confused, and exasperated soul scream, That one! That is the book for me!!? If so, I'd first like to extend my deepest sympathies, an ice pack, and some of these very helpful edibles. If it's three in the morning as you're reading this, as it may well be, you likely want those more than a book. But since I can't really give you the other stuff, I can at least offer you this book. . . . Perimenopause and menopause experiences are as unique as all of us who move through them. While there's no one-size-fits-all, Heather Corinna tells you what can happen and what you can do to take care of yourself, all the while busting pernicious myths, offering real self-care tips--the kind that won't break the bank or your soul--and running the gamut from hot flashes to hormone therapy. With big-tent, practical, clear information and support, and inclusive of so many who have long been left out of the discussion--people with disabilities; queer, transgender, nonbinary, and other gender-diverse people; BIPOC; working class and other folks--What Fresh Hell Is This? is the cooling pillow and empathetic best friend to help you through the fire.

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5 stars

This book is absolutely brilliant. It's written for EVERYONE who experiences menopause, because menopause does not just happen to straight white middle class women, contrary to what mainstream literature will promote. This book is INCLUSIVE, and uses language and explanations for people outside the gender binary, making sure to include the experiences of BIPOC folks, disabled folks, and more. A LOT of It made me laugh, cry, yell WHAT THE HELL at the crap patriarchy has inflicted on anyone going through menopause, and a whole spectrum of emotions and reactions. I was actually able to read the physical book too, thanks to the hormones I've been taking, because my brain has been so fried. I hadn't been able to physically read, or write anything of worth for so long. I've always been a big fan of audiobooks, and I do use them, but when I realised I couldn't concentrate on …

This book is absolutely brilliant. It's written for EVERYONE who experiences menopause, because menopause does not just happen to straight white middle class women, contrary to what mainstream literature will promote. This book is INCLUSIVE, and uses language and explanations for people outside the gender binary, making sure to include the experiences of BIPOC folks, disabled folks, and more. A LOT of It made me laugh, cry, yell WHAT THE HELL at the crap patriarchy has inflicted on anyone going through menopause, and a whole spectrum of emotions and reactions. I was actually able to read the physical book too, thanks to the hormones I've been taking, because my brain has been so fried. I hadn't been able to physically read, or write anything of worth for so long. I've always been a big fan of audiobooks, and I do use them, but when I realised I couldn't concentrate on reading a physical book, I was absolutely gutted. Nothing about this is easy, but reading this taught me much more than the healthcare literature I've digested so far. Please please please read it, Heather is FANTASTIC.

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Nov. 22, 2023