The Woman Behind the Story
This is me. A storyteller, a mom, a Grammie, and a woman who has learned that life rarely unfolds exactly the way we imagined it would.
I’ve lived enough life to know there are seasons that make us laugh, seasons that bring us to our knees, and seasons—like menopause—that somehow manage to do both before breakfast.
Menopause with Friends grew from my desire to create something I felt women needed: a place for honesty, friendship, grace, wisdom, and a good sense of humor. A place where we can talk about what’s really happening to us and remind one another that we’re still very much ourselves—even when we can’t remember why we walked into the kitchen.
How Menopause with Friends Began
Menopause with Friends began from something simple: I wanted women to feel less alone.
Menopause can arrive with a whole collection of changes no one quite prepares us for. Our bodies change. Our emotions surprise us. Our sleep disappears, our memory becomes questionable, and some days we barely recognize the woman staring back at us in the mirror.
I’m not a doctor or a menopause expert. I’m a woman living it and I believe there is wisdom in sharing our stories.
I wanted to create a place where we could talk honestly about this season without making it feel like everything is doom and gloom. A place for friendship and wisdom, for grace on the hard days, hope for what’s ahead, and plenty of laughter along the way.
Because maybe we don’t have to have menopause all figured out.
Maybe we just need some good friends to go through it with.
How the MenoClucks Came to Life
The Farmer’s Wife and the MenoClucks began with a simple thought: menopause is hard enough, surely we’re allowed to laugh about some of it.
I wanted to tell a story that captured the strange, frustrating, and sometimes downright ridiculous reality of this season of life without making it feel heavy or discouraging.
And somehow, that idea turned into a flock of very opinionated hens.
Each of the MenoClucks represents something many of us know all too well, from hot flashes and sleepless nights to brain fog, bloating, mood swings, and those moments when we wonder what on earth has happened to us.
Through Mae, her unruly flock, and a rather wise rooster named Doodle Do, I found a way to tell a menopause story with humor, heart, and a little wisdom tucked between the feathers.
Because sometimes laughter doesn’t change what we’re going through, it just makes the journey a little easier to share.