If you've ever found yourself wondering, "What on earth is happening to me?", this little digital e-booklet was written for you.
"A Real Woman's Insight into Midlife - and the Ugly Bits No One Warns You About" is a collection of ten articles written from both personal experience and years of working with women navigating the often confusing journey through peri-menopause, menopause and beyond.
Within these pages, you'll find honest conversations about the emotional, mental and physical changes that can accompany this stage of life.
This is not a medical textbook. It is not a self-help manual promising miracle solutions.
Instead, it offers understanding, insight, biology explained in plain English, a little humour, and the reassurance that you are not alone.
Many women who have previewed these articles have laughed, cried, nodded in recognition, and said, "I thought it was just me."
Inside you'll discover:
• The emotional and mental shifts many women experience during midlife
• The connection between stress, hormones and skin health
• Why confidence can waver and how understanding helps
• The physical changes that often accompany menopause
• Aging, inflammation, body changes and the biology behind them
• Gentle, practical insights to help you navigate this stage with greater clarity
Because understanding what is happening can make this journey feel a little less overwhelming and lonely.
Written by Teena Maree Cooke - Beautician, Skin Expert, Cosmetic Formulator, Hairdresser and fellow traveller through midlife - this booklet brings together professional knowledge, lived experience and genuine conversations from real women.
Digital Download (PDF) 27 pages - Available worldwide.
Delivery & Copyright Information.
This e-booklet is personally prepared and delivered by Teena Maree Cooke.
Following purchase, your copy will be individually stamped with your name and email address (within the footer), before being emailed directly to you. This personalised watermark helps protect the copyright of the publication and discourages unauthorised sharing.
Please allow up to 24 hours for delivery, although most orders will be processed much sooner.
Your purchase is for personal use only and may not be copied, reproduced, distributed, shared, uploaded, or resold in any format without written permission from the author.
Thank you for supporting independent writing and respecting the work that has gone into creating this publication.
FOR PRINT OPTION:
Available only within New Zealand $59.90 NZD + $19.90 courier
- Please send an email to teena@truebotanix.co.nz with your request. An individual invoice will be sent for payment.
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