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Where were you the moment that Joe Biden stepped out of the race for president? Laura and I were hawking menopause at the Summer Sundays...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Oct 13, 2023
- 4 min
A Love Letter to Pause
The night before our very first Claws in Your Pause retreat, August of 2018, Laura and I barely slept. I was having trouble talking...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Aug 12, 2023
- 4 min
Menopause Barbie: What if We Could Play Menopause?
Last week Laura and I set up our Launch Your Pause table next to the Bluebird Ice Cream booth at the Columbia City Farmers’ Market and...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Jul 19, 2023
- 5 min
Let's Talk About Menopause: What if We Had Viagra for Women
Yesterday I went to our neighborhood farmer’s market to set up a menopause booth with my friend Kate. I had gotten there early and had...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- May 21, 2023
- 4 min
Nasty Woman or Equal
Last week I was at dinner with my partner and two friends, all women in our fifties. The service at the restaurant was glacially slow....
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Mar 16, 2023
- 4 min
Saturn Return: She's Baaaaaack
A few weeks ago at a family gathering my niece’s boyfriend told me it was his birthday. “I’m turning 27,” he said. “Ooooh, 27,” I...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Jan 3, 2023
- 4 min
Momentary Madness
Since arriving to my 50s I feel wise in many areas of my life. Most days I walk around with a fairly solid sense of self. This is a very...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Dec 11, 2022
- 3 min
The Bus Driver's Mom
I took a teaching job at a new elementary school this year, and every day a student asks me how old I am. This week a second grader...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Nov 29, 2022
- 4 min
Hormones, Magical Hormones.
Last week my partner Nancy and I took a much needed vacation to Mexico. We’ve both travelled to Mexico multiple times but this time we...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Nov 16, 2022
- 3 min
The Good Place
I turned 54 yesterday. As I sat with my eighteen-year-old daughter on the couch I thought to myself, “wow, she has a really long time to...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Aug 21, 2022
- 3 min
Too Sexy for My Genes
I have been wondering about the evolutionary advantage of perimenopause, and I think I have a new working theory. Interestingly, it’s a...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Aug 8, 2022
- 4 min
Not Bad for 53
Last week I looked online for “bikinis for middle-aged bodies.” My body has changed. My middle corridor is like a barrel. I look at my...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Jul 3, 2022
- 4 min
Menopause Madness
My stepfather had a friend who described adolescence as, “a temporary period of insanity followed by an excellent prognosis.” Menopause...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Jun 23, 2022
- 3 min
Angry Mommy
Are you yelling at your kids? My daughter came to me the other night in a rare moment of appreciation. She has a friend who has been...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Feb 27, 2022
- 3 min
Menopause in the Matrix
My friend Lisa and I agree to disagree about The Matrix. I remember 20+ years ago when she complained about the fact that the rebels can...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Feb 18, 2022
- 3 min
Menopause: Another Perspective
Deep Sleep came back. The night after I wrote, Oh Deep Sleep, Where Have You Gone? it returned. I am sleeping through the night again. My...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Feb 7, 2022
- 3 min
Oh Deep Sleep, Where Have You Gone?
Oh sweet, Deep Sleep, where have you gone? Why have you left me? How can I find you again? I used to fall asleep easily and wake up with...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Sep 15, 2021
- 4 min
My Butt Moved to My Belly
My Nana was one of my favorite people. She spent most of her time reading and doing crossword puzzles. She suffered from back pain as...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Aug 1, 2021
- 3 min
Our Bodies are Changing...
Today at Gather, the consignment shop where I work, a woman came in and spent a half-hour perusing the racks. She was very thorough,...
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Laura Culberg & Kate Poux
- Feb 24, 2020
- 2 min
The Road Home
By Laura Culberg Last night terrible cramps wove their way into my dreams. I'm one of those annoying women who says, "I've never had...
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