Kristina von Rosenvinge  

The emotional symptoms of menopause are not only hard on the woman who is experiencing them but they also affect her relationships. This show will focus on how to get through this time with vibrancy.

 Menopause is a normal life transition time for women. My show is called Vibrant After Fifty
but I have had a number of women in their early fifties tell me that they feel anything but vibrant. I tell them that menopause will pass. However there are things they can do that will assure that they come through it vibrantly.

The symptoms of menopause are physical and emotional. Some can be treated with medical intervention others require life style changes. In this show I focus on the emotional factors primarily.  One of the most important things to do is to exercise.  It has to be structured in on a regular basis because otherwise it won't work.  The nature of menopause is unpredictability and therefore there will be many days when one may not feel like exercising.  Take exercise out of the volitional category and make it non negotiable.  This gives greater assurance that you will stick to it.

A healthy nutritious diet will help balance the ups and downs. It is better to eat six times a day because that asssures that blood sugar stays even assuring fewer emotional outbursts due to sudden sugar drops. 

Keep a journal.  Many women experience strong emotions that they may express in an exaggerated way. By writing them down it makes it possible to reread what one has written and decide their validity.  If it still bothers you be sure to discuss the concern also when you are in a calmer state.  The reason for that is that is that if things are  only brought up in an agitated state others will rationalize that  "she doesn't really mean it she is menopausal".

Out of these physical changes and the emotional struggles will come a renewed clearer focus as to what one wants to do going forward.  There is a desire to integrate feelings and thinking and a new sense of maturity.  Most women achieve this and indeed end up feeling vibrant on the inside.

For most women life after fifty also means dealing with menopause. How to get through these physical and emotional changes with vibrancy is the topic of this show.

Your mindset is what you believe about yourself.  Do you believe that people have the potential to grow their intellect, personality, and talents throughout life or do you believe these characteristics are fixed? It is a crucial difference. 

A growth mindset gives us the chance to keep growing throughout our life. I love the following quote by Walt Disney: "All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them." He understood that by applying ourselves we discover inner resources and develop character strength that we did not even know we had.

With a growth mindset we will stay active and vibrant as we age.  We can  not do it any other way.;

There are two kinds of mindsets: fixed and growth. A growth mindset can be developed at any age and will make the difference if life is vibrant or stagnant.