The Menopause OT

You didn’t ask for menopause to come early — surgery, treatment, or medications pushed you into it. Now you can get clear, practical guidance, evidence-based tips, and support to navigate your body, symptoms, and life with confidence.

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If menopause arrived suddenly, unexpectedly, or far earlier than you ever anticipated, it can feel disorienting, isolating, and overwhelming.

You might be wondering:

• Why does my body feel so unfamiliar?
• Am I too young for this?
• What does this mean for my long-term health — my bones, my heart, my brain?
• Why does it feel like no one around me really understands what I’m going through?
• Why didn't my doctor prepare me for this?

Early, surgical, and treatment-induced menopause can turn your world upside down — physically, emotionally, and psychologically — often all at once.

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Most resources are aimed at average-age menopause — not women like you who were thrown into it early. This newsletter is specifically for surgical, treatment-induced, or early menopause, providing guidance that’s practical, evidence-based, and compassionate.

• Written by Julie Parana, OT & Menopause Coach, who understands the physical, emotional, and practical challenges of early menopause.
• Focused on real-life solutions, not vague advice or generic health tips.
• Delivered directly to your inbox in digestible, actionable insights.

This newsletter is here to help you steady yourself, make sense of what’s happening, and begin to feel more grounded and in control again.

Menopause is hard, but you absolutely do NOT need to just suffer through it! With the right knowledge, mindset, tools, and support, you absolutely can thrive through menopause and beyond.

Compassionate, Evidence-Based Support — Straight to Your Inbox

Each email is designed to help you feel informed, supported, and less alone, without adding to the overwhelm.

Inside each newsletter, you’ll receive:

✓ Clear, realistic education so you understand what’s happening in your body — and why​
✓ Gentle, doable strategies to support energy, mood, focus, sleep, and resilience
✓ Myth-busting guidance that cuts through fear, shame, and conflicting advice
✓ Honest reflections and insights from my work as The Menopause OT​
✓ Tools and perspectives tailored specifically to early, surgical, and treatment-induced menopause​
✓ Practical resources you can use right away — even on the hardest days
✓ Thoughtfully curated podcast and book recommendations so you’re not left Googling at 2 a.m.

No pressure to “fix everything.”
No toxic positivity.
No pushing through at the expense of your nervous system.

Just steady support that meets you where you are.

This Space Is for You If…

• You feel too young to be going through menopause and worry about what this means for your future
• You’ve felt dismissed, rushed, or unsupported by medical providers
• You’re grieving changes in your body, fertility, identity, or sense of self
• You’re trying to hold everything together — work, family, relationships — while feeling depleted inside
• You want trustworthy, compassionate guidance without being told to “just be grateful” or “do more”

You don’t need to do this alone. And you don’t need to have it all figured out to take the next step.

Hi, I’m Julie.

I’m an Occupational Therapist, Women’s Health Specialist, and Menopause Coach — and I went through early menopause myself.

I know what it’s like when symptoms hit out of nowhere, when your body changes faster than your mind can keep up, and when you’re expected to just “carry on” while quietly falling apart.

Through this newsletter, I share the guidance, reassurance, and perspective I wish I had when my own journey began — blending evidence-based education with deep respect for the emotional and nervous-system impact of early menopause.

My goal is simple:
To help you feel calmer, steadier, and more like yourself again — one small, supported step at a time.

You didn’t ask for early menopause, but you deserve support. Sign up now and start feeling steadier and more confident in your body.

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