Hot Flashes from Heaven: Help When Midlife and Menopause Meet Book

Say What? Menopause?: You've got to be kidding! Isn't that for old people?     11
It Ain't Called "The Change" for Nothin', Honey: Embracing "The Change." Yeah, right     23
Looking for the Lighthouse of Clear Thinking: It's got to be here somewhere in this fog of forgetfulness     39
Refeathering Your Nest: Plucking out guilt and depression and hatching the new you in midlife     49
When Your Ticking Clock Stops: "Mothering" your "need to mother" when the mommy meter keeps running     57
Shopping for Love: Whether 16 or 60, mating and dating issues are no less daunting     69
Letters to the Past: Gut-punching the grip of guilt     79
Mother-in-Law from Paradise or Purgatory?: Which am I? Or do I have multiple personality disorder?     89
When the Cart Comes Before the Horse: Pregnant with joy-no matter how you arrive in Grandma-land     103
Your Mother's Shoes: Ouch! Becoming a matriarch is not necessarily a one-size-fits-all proposition     115
Puttin' the Pursuit Back in Papa: Yes, old dogs (and even older husbands) can learn new romance-enhancing tricks     123
Perfuming the Past: Leaving behind fragrant legacies while we've still got time     137
Midlife "Marymaking": Quick, Doc, are there meds for middle-aged, type A Martha-ism?     145
Got Game?: Facing life's inevitablefailures "so what" tough     155
Come On, Baby, Light My Fire: The importance of meno-mentors when in the dark about aging     163
Is There a Thong Under That Muumuu, Mama?: Or...Where has all the libido gone? (Sung to: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?")     173
The Sandwich Generation: Caring for others can melt ya faster than grilled cheese on a slow burn     191
Checking Your "Re"-Tire Pressure: Making sure you've got what it takes for the long haul into retirement     201
Eternal Dove Bars: The bittersweetness of accepting death and loss     211
Re-Nuptials: The Refueling Stop: It's not how a relationship begins that is so important. It's how it does or doesn't end     221