Ask Jessica, Body Acceptance, Culture of Food, Feeding You, Health, Midlife, perimenopausal and menopausal diet, Perimenopause
A perimenopausal woman feels anxiety about eating holiday foods and gaining weight, but still wants to enjoy the holidays. Jessica offers a mindset shift and then offers suggestions on how to enjoy holiday foods without guilt during perimenopause. Ask Jessica is an advice column for women in midlife. We cover all things related to midlife from changing bodies to career transitions to parenting teens to sandwich generation challenges to shifts in marital or life partnerships
A mom struggles to find the holidays fun with teens and is worried she’s losing the holiday spirit. Jessica offers ways to make the holidays magical with teens, so that everyone can have fun.Ask Jessica is an advice column for women in midlife. We cover all things related to midlife from changing bodies to career transitions to parenting teens to sandwich generation challenges to shifts in marital or life partnerships and everything in between. My
A divorcee is excluded by married friends and asks how to get them to include her again. Jessica offers up ways to navigate this tricky social situation and make the friends understand how their behavior is hurtful without causing drama. Ask Jessica is an advice column for women in midlife. We cover all things related to midlife from changing bodies to career transitions to parenting teens to sandwich generation challenges to shifts in marital or
A concerned mom worries that relatives will overwhelm her teen with questions about the college applications process at family gatherings. Jessica shares ways of stopping the college questions without creating drama. Ask Jessica is an advice column for women in midlife. We cover all things related to midlife from changing bodies to career transitions to parenting teens to sandwich generation challenges to shifts in marital or life partnerships and everything in between. My hope is
A woman in midlife notices that some days she gets very bloated and uncomfortable, so she asks how to reduce bloating during perimenopause so she can feel like her old self again. Jessica explains the different reasons for bloating during perimenopause and offers some actions to take.Ask Jessica is an advice column for women in midlife. We cover all things related to midlife from changing bodies to career transitions to parenting teens to sandwich generation