The Menopause OT

A free newsletter written specifically for women whose menopause came early, suddenly, or as the result of surgery or medical treatment — with compassionate, evidence-based guidance for the journey you never expected.

This is for you if:

Your menopause didn't arrive on its own timeline. It came after a hysterectomy, an oophorectomy, cancer treatment, or a medication that changed everything. It came when you were 32, or 38, or 44 — when you weren't remotely prepared for it. When your medical team was focused on the surgery or the treatment, and menopause was barely mentioned.

And then you were sent home.

Maybe your symptoms hit immediately and intensely — brain fog, hot flashes, joint pain, mood changes, sleep disruption — all at once, with no roadmap and no warning. Maybe you're grieving something you weren't ready to grieve. Your fertility. Your sense of your own body. A version of yourself you expected to have for longer.

Maybe you've tried to bring it up with your doctor and been dismissed, undertreated, or handed information written for a 51-year-old experiencing natural menopause — not for you, at this age, in these circumstances.

What you're feeling is real. What you've been told may not be. The system that dismissed them is the problem — not you.

What makes early, surgical, and treatment-induced menopause different:

When menopause comes suddenly — through surgery, treatment, or medication — there is no gradual transition. Just before, and after. And the long-term implications for your bones, your heart, your brain, and your metabolic health are more significant — and more urgent — than most providers will tell you.

Most menopause resources are designed for average-age menopause. This newsletter isn't.

What you'll find in your inbox:

• Clear, honest education about what's happening in your body and why — in plain language, without minimizing how significant this is
• Evidence-based treatment insights — hormonal and non-hormonal options, and how to advocate for care that reflects your individual situation and risk profile
• Practical strategies for sleep, energy, mood, nervous system regulation, and daily function — realistic approaches that account for the fact that you are already carrying a lot
• Long-term health guidance — bone density, cardiovascular health, metabolic health, cognitive function — the conversations your medical team may not be having with you yet
• Myth-busting and honest perspective to cut through the fear, shame, and conflicting advice that surrounds both menopause and the conditions that may have brought you here
• Validation and compassion for the emotional weight of this — the grief, the identity shift, the exhaustion of holding everything together while quietly falling apart inside

No toxic positivity. No "just be grateful." No pushing through at the expense of your nervous system.

Just steady, honest support that meets you exactly where you are.

Hi, I'm Julie.

I'm a licensed occupational therapist, certified women's health specialist, and menopause coach. And I went through early surgical menopause myself — at 42, after a hysterectomy, without adequate guidance or support.

I know what it's like when symptoms arrive without warning. When your body changes faster than your mind can keep up. When you search for resources and find that almost nothing was written with your specific experience in mind.

As an occupational therapist, I don't just look at your symptoms. I look at how this transition is affecting your daily roles, your routines, your relationships, and your sense of self — and I help you build a path forward that fits your real life. Not a generic protocol that was never designed for you in the first place.

This newsletter is the guidance I wish I'd had.

You didn't ask for early menopause. You didn't get to prepare for it. But you deserve support that understands exactly what you're going through — and meets you there.

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