The Feminine Revolution
"Being Feminine is Revolutionary"
------ Bumper Sticker
"Dr. Patricia Allen, a Manhattan gynecologist, is revolutionizing the notion of what mid-life means. Dr. Allen has created Women's Voices for Change (WVFC), an organization to promote the concept that menopause is not an ordeal to be weathered by a singular opportunity in a woman's lifetime, but rather is a gateway to power. The organization's mission statement is, "foster the image of the New Menopausal woman as one of wisdom, creativity, sensuality, and determination. . rather than the current perception of menopause as a time of shame, fear and denial."
Wrestling the stereotypes into a feminine renaissance is daunting, as the prevalent myths: menopausal women lose interest in sex, grow fat and unattractive, and mourn the fact that the richest part of their lives have ended, are deeply rooted in the American psyche. The French believe that a woman is not fully developed until 40.! What these myths refer to are a collective consciousness. How to change? Attitude. With a change in attitude about your libido, your weight and your life, the opportunity exists for you to find yourself wiser, smarter, richer, sexier, and whatever else you desire at mid-life.
"Menopause," says Allen passionately, "is an opportunity to choose, to become the women we have always wanted to be. One of the great lies is that women over 45 want to be younger. We'd rather have a gun to our heads than go back to our younger selves." The message is that women over 40 are fabulous, they love who they are, and the best is yet to come. Meno-pause is exactly that. Time to pause, gather in your power and go for what you've always wanted. The tremendous hormonal energy that arises during menopause is truly transformational. You finally get the chance to pick the cards you want. . .and play them!"
Excerpt from Vogue Magazine interview
------ Bumper Sticker
"Dr. Patricia Allen, a Manhattan gynecologist, is revolutionizing the notion of what mid-life means. Dr. Allen has created Women's Voices for Change (WVFC), an organization to promote the concept that menopause is not an ordeal to be weathered by a singular opportunity in a woman's lifetime, but rather is a gateway to power. The organization's mission statement is, "foster the image of the New Menopausal woman as one of wisdom, creativity, sensuality, and determination. . rather than the current perception of menopause as a time of shame, fear and denial."
Wrestling the stereotypes into a feminine renaissance is daunting, as the prevalent myths: menopausal women lose interest in sex, grow fat and unattractive, and mourn the fact that the richest part of their lives have ended, are deeply rooted in the American psyche. The French believe that a woman is not fully developed until 40.! What these myths refer to are a collective consciousness. How to change? Attitude. With a change in attitude about your libido, your weight and your life, the opportunity exists for you to find yourself wiser, smarter, richer, sexier, and whatever else you desire at mid-life.
"Menopause," says Allen passionately, "is an opportunity to choose, to become the women we have always wanted to be. One of the great lies is that women over 45 want to be younger. We'd rather have a gun to our heads than go back to our younger selves." The message is that women over 40 are fabulous, they love who they are, and the best is yet to come. Meno-pause is exactly that. Time to pause, gather in your power and go for what you've always wanted. The tremendous hormonal energy that arises during menopause is truly transformational. You finally get the chance to pick the cards you want. . .and play them!"
Excerpt from Vogue Magazine interview
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