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When adult children get pulled into parents' menopause struggles

My mom is going through menopause and becoming someone I don't recognize - angry and unpredictable - and my dad keeps asking me to 'talk to her' like I have some special woman-to-woman power to fix what's happening in her body and marriage.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Family members expect daughters to bridge hormonal and relationship gaps that require direct spousal communication.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Women's health through life stages?”

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