Niecy Nash really does all of it. She’s an actress, writer, producer, director, TV recreation present host—the checklist goes on. And he or she does all of it with fashion, grace, and a singular humorousness that makes her unbelievably fabulous, but so approachable on the identical time.
Now Nash is dipping her toe into a brand new area—advocating for ladies’s well being, particularly menopause training, in partnership with newly launched menopause platform Versalie. The 54-year-old renaissance girl says the collaboration is a pure tie into her present part of life, navigating the “large M” all whereas juggling a thriving profession.
“The factor that has shocked me probably the most is how uninformed I used to be,” she says. “Rising up, I had solely ever heard from my mother and aunties that menopause was all about scorching flashes.” And to her shock, it’s been so way more.
Spreading data, shedding stigma
Nash says the psychological well being results of menopause really caught her off-guard. “I didn’t know in regards to the temper swings being part of it,” she says. “You understand when you could have your interval each month, you possibly can really feel a sure approach.” However when you do not have a predictable month-to-month cycle to tie these emotions to, she says, “you suppose you’re simply upset and annoyed for no purpose. You don’t know that it may be tied to the hormonal imbalances in your physique.”
It’s one thing Nash needs she knew earlier than her menopause journey began, and it is this sort of data she hopes Versalie can present for different folks going via it.
Versalie was created as a one-stop store for menopause. Backed by a panel of 12 credentialed specialists, the positioning goals to bust menopause myths and current the actual info about this stage of life. The specialists embrace OB-GYNs, psychologists, intercourse therapists, endocrinologists, and menopause clinicians, all providing distinctive views on the right way to deal with the adjustments menopause brings to day by day life.
You will additionally discover fastidiously curated merchandise meant to enhance your menopause expertise, together with a storefront of holistic dietary supplements geared toward bringing menopause symptom aid. And there is the Versalie Care function, which affords one-on-one telehealth appointments with menopause-trained clinicians who can present personalised care plans, recommend prescriptions, and supply help and details about menopause administration on the whole. It’s each an academic and empowering expertise for ladies coming into a brand new chapter of their our bodies. “When you recognize what’s taking place together with your physique, you understand how to higher advocate for your self,” Nash says.
“Typically it isn’t a lot about informing. It’s about sisterhood and being in a shared area and having group round one thing that all of us undergo.” —Niecy Nash, actress and producer
The sisterhood of menopause
The stigma round menopause implies that many individuals endure via it silently. Nash says she’s breaking these requirements by speaking about it overtly with buddies, household, and particularly her daughters. And there’s no place off-limits to have these conversations.
“I used to be simply on a pink carpet with two different celebrities and all of us began having scorching flashes on the identical time,” she recollects. Somewhat than struggling via it alone, the three girls struck up a dialog about it, proper there on the carpet.
This sense of group is vital, Nash says, and it is also her favourite half about Versalie, which affords sources to study menopause but in addition validation for those that they don’t seem to be alone of their expertise.
“Typically it isn’t a lot about informing. It’s about sisterhood and being in a shared area…having group round one thing that all of us undergo,” Nash says.
Niecy Nash isn’t afraid to speak in regards to the highs and lows of menopause. She’ll shout it from the rooftops (or the pink carpet), that menopause is nothing to be ashamed about or preserve secret.
“I’m my sister’s keeper,” she says. “I’m not egocentric with data. I don’t need to hoard it. I need to get it to the plenty so we are able to all be effectively.”
