Menopause is often associated with familiar symptoms — hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, and brain fog. Yet one of its most misunderstood aspects is emotional transformation. Many women report feeling less patient, less accommodating, and less willing to tolerate situations or relationships they once accepted. To outsiders, this may appear as irritability or anger. However, life coach Nicola Clarke says it is something else entirely.

Menopause is often associated with familiar symptoms — hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, and brain fog. Yet one of its most misunderstood aspects is emotional…

If you’re sweating in winter, crying over yoghurt and forgetting PIN numbers, it might not be stress. A humorous but relatable look at perimenopause, menopause awareness and…