Menopause Is Not Just Hot Flashes- Have You Checked Your Heart and Bones Lately? 

In the 5 to 7 years post menopause, you can lose up to 20% of your bone density per the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation. They also cite that 1 in 2 women over 50 will break a bone because of osteoporosis. 

The American Heart Association has formally recognized the transition to postmenopause as a period of significantly increased cardiovascular risk — in a disease that is already the leading cause of death in women. 

If you think menopause is only hot flashes and mood swings, you’re seeing the part that’s loud enough to notice. If you’re past menopause (postmenopausal) and the hot flashes may have faded, you’ve probably think- “Whew! I’m through it!” You’re not. 

After menopause (which is defined as 12 consecutive months without a natural period, your body settles into a “new normal”, with an estimated 10% of the estrogen it used to produce before perimenopause. That estrogen protected the body in so many ways – including the heart and bones, but that’s only the beginning. 

Estrogen also protects your urinary tract. The tissue there depends on estrogen to stay thick, elastic, and resistant to infection, which is exactly why genitourinary syndrome of menopause — GSM for short — is one of the most common postmenopausal conditions. The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) puts the prevalence somewhere between 27% and 84% of postmenopausal women, showing up as vaginal dryness, urinary urgency, or recurrent UTIs. And by their own research, only about half of women dealing with it ever bring it up with a doctor. 

So, what are we going to do about this? Education is key – once you understand what’s happening in your body, you can make changes to how this next chapter goes, instead of just finding out how it went. I can help you do that. 

Hi – I’m LaVaughn Fayson, a Menopause Consultant, who is a Certified Menopause Coaching Specialist, and the Founder of Cheeky_Geeky Menopause. I educate women on the menopause transition, and guide them to create personal menopause strategies to navigate this transition. Once we hit menopause- postmenopause is the rest of our lives- and we definitely need a strategy for all of it. My motto is- Leading with Education. Landing with Strategy. 

You’re Not Crazy- You’re in Hormonal Chaos- The Menopause Journey Explained is a 100% Online Course with Live Instruction that I offer globally. It’s 4 sessions, 90 min each, all on Zoom. Here’s what you’ll learn: 

Session 1- CHAOS – What’s happening- the hormones actually driving the transition, and the four real stages: premenopause, perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause.

Session 2- CLARITY – Connecting the dots- map primary and secondary symptoms across body systems: the ones everyone expects (hot flashes) and the ones that don’t get much airtime (joint pain, heart palpitations, genitourinary changes, and memory lapses. We also discuss triggers and how they compound and make things worse. 

Session 3- COMFORT– what actually works, backed by evidence. Nutrition, movement, sleep strategy, and more. 

Session 4- CONFIDENCE – this is where you own the menopause transition. Lab literacy, advocacy scripts, so you walk into an appointment prepared instead of frustrated; and a personal strategy you actually leave with, not just a folder of information. 

Everyone gets a 30 plus page Cheeky_Geeky Companion Workbook — full of education- part journal, part strategy guide, part decoder ring for your own hormones. 

Let’s bring this to your group 

Gather a group of four or more – your book club, walking group, neighbors, friends, family, whoever wants to learn about the menopause transition. Email me at hello@cheekygeekymenopause.com. I’ll create a class for your group of four or more. $75 per person, which includes the full four-session course and your own Cheeky_Geeky Companion Workbook (delivered as a PDF or docx document). For groups of 10 or more, the price drops to $60 per person. 

If your group isn’t ready for the full course yet, or you just want to start somewhere smaller, I have a $39 Guided Menopause Journal -This isn’t a journal you fill in and forget — it’s a guided system. Learn what’s happening in your body, reflect on your own patterns, then build a personalized 4–6 week menopause strategy that’s uniquely yours – no class required. 

I’ll see you in class- in the meantime, check out Cheeky_Geeky Menopause on YouTube. __________________________________________________________________________ 

LaVaughn Fayson is a Menopause Consultant, Certified Coach and Educator, and the founder of Cheeky_Geeky Menopause. 

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