Nobody is talking about this. Not at work, not at the doctor’s office, and not to each other.
Employers are losing experienced women and can’t say why. Those same women are being told their labs are normal and they should try to relax.
Same silence, two sides of it. I’m Staci West, and I work on both.
Shed the Shame.
I started this after my own labs came back at 49 with testosterone near zero, and nobody had ever thought to check. I got answers fast because I happened to know who to ask.
That’s luck. And luck is not acceptable as a system.
Welcome to the honest space between a medical system that dismisses and a wellness industry that exploits
You’re in it.
The 3am wake-ups. The brain fog where a word you’ve used your whole life just isn’t there. The rage that shows up out of nowhere and embarrasses you. The creeping sense that you don’t quite recognize the person doing your job and living your life.
You’ve been told your labs are normal. You’ve been told to rest, lower your stress, try a massage.
You were told wrong. Not lied to, necessarily — but not told the truth either, because most of the people you’re asking were never taught it.
[Button] Start here →
For Your Organization
Maybe something landed on your desk — a new state law, a question from your board, a complaint you’d rather not see a second time.
Or maybe nothing landed. You already know your most experienced women deserve better than what they’re getting, and you’d rather act before you’re required to.
Either way, the same thing is happening in your building. They’re managing it quietly, performing as well as they can, and starting to look at their options. You won’t see a complaint coming. You’ll see a resignation letter from someone you can’t replace.
[Button] Workplace solutions →
How We Work With You
For You
You’re in it. The brain fog, the 3am wake-ups, the rage that surprises you, the sense that you don’t quite recognize yourself.
You’ve been told your labs are normal and to rest, get a massage, lower your stress levels.
You deserve better. Start here.
For Your Organization
Your most experienced women are navigating their hormonal journey in silence — and it’s costing them and you.
A legislative wave is coming. The employers who move now will keep their best people.
Start here.
This Has Already Started
In March, more than 125 women in the Tri-Cities came out on a weeknight to watch a documentary about perimenopause and hear a panel of experts answer the questions their doctors hadn’t. Nobody had to be talked into showing up.
That’s the whole thesis. Women aren’t uninterested in their own health. They’ve just been handed nothing worth their time.
Get the Midlife Hormone Advocacy Toolkit — free. A symptom tracker, the screenings to ask for, scripts for the conversation with your doctor, and what to do when you’re not being heard.
[Email field] [Button: Send it to me]ou