It took more than two years (and two rounds of applications) to get to trademark land for various reasons. I applied without a lawyer and missed a couple of things the first time that resulted in office actions. While they were certainly addressable and resolvable, at the time, it just Read more
Our way better and more useful perimenopause and menopause resource directory launched this weekend. Search with text or audio for company or product names, by symptom, description, or category. Share a new resource or your feedback in an email to hello@menopausey.com.
Resilience, Joy, Resistance “You’re just in a period of low resilience,” a very wise and kind-hearted friend told me last summer. Perimenopause sometimes feels like a persistent near-death experience, given its multitude of scary symptoms, so I think about what it means to build resilience often. That’s further compounded by Read more
I took a solo day trip to Vail last weekend. In the Before Times, that would have been extremely ordinary; a regular occurrence. Not scary. Not a big deal. I’ve traveled solo to Europe, Mexico, Ecuador, India, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Uganda, on multiple trips over the last few Read more
Menopausey’s Hot Guide to Perimenopause And Menopause Resources and Products is intended to serve as a comprehensive guide to all the things companies/people are offering in the perimenopause and menopause space. Note, these are not endorsements. There’s a lot of pseudo science, lack of science, poorly communicated science, and other Read more
This is going to be a long one. Thanks, in advance, for getting to the bottom with me. A curious and scary collection of symptoms coalesced about a month ago. I woke up with vertigo one morning (room spinning). I felt pronounced numbness and tingling in my hands and face. Read more
Posting something a little more vulnerable this time to see if it resonates. In honor of me, Becca Williams, being one and the same as the Menopausey brand for now, which has come up in a couple of different conversations lately, I figured I’d share a little bit more of Read more
You likely won’t find it surprising that it’s difficult to find, sift through, and analyze meaningful research related to perimenopause and menopause. I face this two-fold, as a perimenopausal human looking to consume the actual science, and as a founder of a healthtech startup looking to research to inform what Read more
I, Menopausey’s human founder, Becca Williams, have been exploring a multitude of ways to accelerate my solopreneur/side project efforts, and that includes the use of a number of generative AI tools. I’ve created an entire AI-powered team of Custom GPTs using ChatGPT Plus that brings augmented expertise. “Crypto Legal Navigator” Read more
I am continuing to test the boundaries of the Custom GPT I made, FlashyAF, seeing how helpful she is on a regular basis, and I’ve found myself organically making my second request in as many days. And I’m appreciating her responses so far. So, I’m sharing them here. *Note that Read more