They said I was giving women ideas. That talking about menopause symptoms in detail might make women think they’re sick when they’re not. Let me be very clear: Women don’t need me to give them symptoms. They are already living them—alone, confused, and often dismissed by the very systems meant to help. For generations, women have been misdiagnosed, under-treated, and told that what they’re experiencing is “just aging,” “just stress,” or “just in their head.” Social media—THIS space—has become a lifeline. A place where women say: That’s me. That’s my body. That’s what I’ve been trying to explain to my doctor for years. It’s not hysteria. It’s biology. And ignoring the complexity of menopause does not protect women—it harms them. So if you think talking about the cardiovascular system, brain, bones, muscles, sleep, gut, libido, or bladder is giving women ideas, then maybe you’ve never actually listened to one. We’re done being silenced. We’re done being told to lower our voices or shrink our truths. This is our place now. And we’re not going anywhere. #menopause #perimenopause #drmaryclaire #thenewmenopause #believewomen #medicalgaslighting #womenshealthmatters #menopauseeducation #powerofplace #notjusthotflashes #informednotafraid #trustwomen #listentowomen @freya__bennett