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Holding the Phases: On Moons, Moods, and (Peri)Menopause

Maybe menopause is our body’s way of remembering who we used to be

Lynn Shattuck
Human Parts
Published in
6 min readMar 8, 2021

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Photo: Sean Payne/Flickr

Waning gibbous: the moon phase between full moon and third-quarter moon. A diminishment of light.

The worst part of perimenopause is the rage.

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Lynn Shattuck
Human Parts

Writer on sibling loss, grief, parenting, wellness and mental health. Voracious reader. https://linktr.ee/LynnShattuck