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I know Tori has said that this album is partly about women going through major transitions like peri/menopause.

But I was NOT prepared for 23 Peaks. It's the most heartbreakingly beautiful representation of this transition I've encountered.

>I need your help
To change me back
Back into the woman
I want to be
This half-dragon, half-woman thing
Take this burden
Away from me

But she realizes that she needs to embrace this so she can evolve into the fullest, even more magical version of herself, a "dragon queen."

Needless to say, I've been listening to it over and over while sobbing my eyes out... In a good way, so cathartic and helps me reframe perimenopause as a powerful initiation, if a painful one.

Any other perimenopause sufferers who've found particular solace in this song? Would also love to hear if other Tori tracks have been helping you get through this transition.

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I like to think I'm not easily influenced by celebs, but I have to confess that the more I become a fan of Hayden Anhedönia (known by her band name Ethel Cain), the more I am accepting and even appreciating my hair.

She's ultra talented and beautiful, so it's not surprising that it's boosting my confidence, but it got me wondering...

What other current artists, actors, etc are helping you embrace your fine, thin hair?

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PSA: Do a careful check every time you pick up your prescription.

Picked up my gel packets of estradiol. When I got home, I realized the pharmacist had given me the wrong dose: 1mg instead of 1.25mg.

What's even worse, when I called to get things sorted, I could hear the assistant and him talking about how I was wrong and he would get on the phone to explain it me.

After his pretty condescending "correction," I insisted he was wrong, and reminded him that the strength of the gel (which is always 0.1%) is different from the prescribed dose (in this case, 1.25 mg). In other words, the pharmacist was confusing the gel strength with the dosage, because he'd given me 1mg instead of my 1.25mg.

He finally heard me, confirmed I was indeed correct, and profusely apologized.

On top of all the obvious reasons why this was so frustrating, I can't help but feel like this was yet another repercussion of medicine not being properly trained on perimenopause, or even worse, still not taking reproductive medicine as seriously as it should be.

So anyway, especially with all the HRT shortages and whatnot, be sure to check your refills.