When Susan Paget was 47 years old, she realized that even though she was reasonably healthy, had a happy family life and a career as a television producer – something wasn't right. Unable to sleep, having panic attacks and all around feeling lousy, her own doctors weren't able to get to the bottom of what was going on.<br><br>It took watching a daytime talk show for Susan to work out that she was smack in the middle of perimenopause – the lead up to menopause. Susan soon discovered a strange code of silence around this natural process and took off on a mission to discover what was happening, how to take charge and feel good during this key time of life.<br><br>"Be Your Own Change Guru – The Ultimate Women's Guide For Thriving At Midlife" is a step by step guide for making change, specifically for women over 40. The book addresses common midlife challenges including relationship issues, career transition, body image, finding life purpose and facing empty nest and fertility issues while at the same time, weaving Susan's personal journey throughout.
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Susan Paget. Be Your Own Change Guru: The Ultimate Women's Guide for Thriving at Midlife
Foreword
Chapter 1. It’s Time For A Change
Chapter 2. Exploring The Need for Change
Chapter 3. Awareness
Chapter 4. Decision
Chapter 5. Action
Chapter 6. Practice
Chapter 7. Taking Stock
Afterword
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This book was literally written under the influence of perimenopause.
I'd wake up at 3:00 am (the midlife Witching Hour!), and when I knew that all the tossing and turning in the world wasn’t going to get me back to sleep, I’d drag my tired but wired butt out of bed, shuffle into the living room and open up my laptop.
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With a laundry list of scary and downright unattractive expectations, it’s no wonder we don’t want to know about this thing and hope it just goes away.
To be totally honest, there’s no doubt that this stage of life presents a variety of symptoms and scenarios that are confronting. But let’s be realistic here. Don't all stages of our human life have their unique quirks? For example:
