This year, my holiday gift guide for women in midlife is full of things that have either brought me joy or made my life simpler or easier in some way. It includes cooking/food related gifts, wearable gifts, books I loved, and random gifts/stocking stuffers. Use this as inspiration for gifts for perimenopausal/menopausal women in your life or in coming up with your own wish list. Table Of Contents Gift Guide for Women in Midlife (2024

Perimenopause and the early stages of menopause is a hugely transitional time for women. Not only are our bodies changing (sometimes dramatically), but we are also forced to come face to face with the reality that we are older and need to pay closer attention to our health and well-being. And with that recognition comes a sometimes uncomfortable question: what should I eat during perimenopause and menopause so that I can live a long and

Experts can tell you until they are blue in the face that family dinners and social connection are important for a health and emotional well-being, but sometimes what you really need is personal experience to remember why eating together is important. For me, a combination of bonding with people I don’t know very well over food and missing my own family dinners renewed my belief in the power of sharing a meal. The Power of

There are very few things as comforting as a mug full of a warm, spice-infused beverage (after all, why do you think Pumpkin Spice Lattes are so popular?). But there is one that, at least for me, stands above all the rest: chai. And after years of pining for my favorite chai concentrate, that was both expensive and hard to find, I decided to see if I could make my own. The result? This absolutely

Parenting can be a lot of hard work. One area that many parents find more challenging than others is feeding their kids. To my mind, there are two important aspects to feeding our children: actually getting food into them and helping them to develop a happy and healthy relationship with food. Here at The Scramble we have lots of resources specifically designed to help with the first challenge (check out our family-friendly meal planning service,