Sheila’s book takes a humorous look at how to cope with the menopause

With more facts than hot flushes, Sheila Wenborne’s book So...That’s Why I’m Bonkers, humorously lifts the lid on the taboo of the menopause.

Honest and revealing, Sheila talks openly about her surprise that the diagnosis for her feeling so “dizzy-headed, grumpy, fat, sexually redundant, liable to burst into tears at a drop of a hat and totally depressed all the time” was due to the menopause.

Sheila recalls: “The diagnosis was a shock. I’d always considered myself young – I hadn’t noticed the years rolling by but at the same time, knowing what was really wrong with me was a great relief.

“Once I understood what the cause was I then started to deal with problem of how I was going to get my life back on track.

‘‘Many women suffer in silence. It’s as if talking about the ‘M’ word is too embarrassing to discuss, even with other women of the same age let alone their male partners.”

In the course of researching the book, Sheila spoke to many women from various backgrounds and cultures.

It covers a wide spectrum of topics, from what is the menopause to the many ways of dealing with the symptoms. It also offers advice on how to keep relationships alive and considers its benefits.

So...That’s Why I’m Bonkers: A Girls’ Guide to Surviving the Menopause is available from www.amazon.co.uk, priced £7.99 (Kindle version £2.06).

Sheila Wenborne’s book hopes to take a humorous look at a time of life that can leave some women depressed.