Waiting Room Wisdom:  When Stillness Speaks

Waiting Room Wisdom: When Stillness Speaks

They told me to drink a full bottle of water an hour before my session. “We need your bladder full,” the nurse said gently, as if that were a normal thing to ask someone first...

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The Midlife Exhale: Five Beliefs I’m Unlearning

The Midlife Exhale: Five Beliefs I’m Unlearning

Because sometimes growth isn’t about gaining—it’s about rising above what no longer serves. And thank goodness, because my mental storage was getting full anyway. Early this month, I was invited to an event hosted by...

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The Menopause Heroine Quiz: Which Iconic Pinay Are You?

The Menopause Heroine Quiz: Which Iconic Pinay Are You?

A highly unscientific but emotionally accurate guide to discovering your inner superheroine during menopause. Menopause hits like a Metro Manila traffic jam: you’re secretly hoping that it won’t happen but regardless of how much you...

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The Men in MENopause: A Father’s Day Tribute

The Men in MENopause: A Father’s Day Tribute

The first joke I ever heard from my dad involved a genie, three princes, and three wishes. There were three princes in a faraway kingdom, each granted one wish by a genie — but here’s...

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The Frog Prince Meets Sleeping Beauty

The Frog Prince Meets Sleeping Beauty

A Menopause Bedtime Story (That Ends Badly) Once Upon a Time… Sleep Was Simple I remember when bedtime was a fairy tale in itself: you got tired, you went to sleep, you woke up refreshed....

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Why My 26-Year-Old Self Would Hate Me (And Why That’s Perfect)

Why My 26-Year-Old Self Would Hate Me (And Why That’s Perfect)

At 26, I had it all figured out. I was newly married and had just been given a big job in the Fortune 500 company I was working for. Clear timeline, bulletproof plan and unwavering...

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From Boardroom to Weight Room: Conquering Gymtimidation

From Boardroom to Weight Room: Conquering Gymtimidation

Reflections on My First Year—and Why It Felt Like Corporate Déjà Vu A year ago, I did something that felt oddly familiar. I walked into a new environment, filled with unfamiliar equipment, coded language, unspoken...

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Becoming My Mother: Filipino Mom Wisdom Meets Menopause

Becoming My Mother: Filipino Mom Wisdom Meets Menopause

Last week, I was frantically looking for an old notebook I had scribbled important notes from an online class.  I went to my home office where I stored all my old notebooks – it wasn’t...

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Bone Deep II: The Silent Epidemic: Understanding Osteoporosis in the Philippines

Bone Deep II: The Silent Epidemic: Understanding Osteoporosis in the Philippines

Osteoporosis is often referred to as a “silent epidemic,” and for good reason. This skeletal disease, characterized by weak and brittle bones, typically shows no symptoms until a fracture occurs—by which time significant bone loss...

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