Navigating Menopause: A Guide for Partners
Thoughtful advice on nurturing relationships through menopause
Navigating Menopause: A Guide for Partners
Thoughtful advice on nurturing relationships through menopause
Dr. Polly Watson dives into a heartfelt conversation with her husband, Ben, about navigating menopause as a couple. Together, they explore the significance of empathy, communication, and shared routines in managing symptoms and the broader impact of this life stage on relationships. They discuss the importance of managing sleep, personal space and shared domestic responsibilities.
“Responding with curiosity and with empathy”
Ben emphasizes the value of compassion and curiosity when supporting a partner undergoing hormonal changes such as perimenopause. He highlights the power of empathy when responding to tense situations with a simple “how are you feeling?” to foster closeness versus responding from a place of criticism and judgment, serving as an essential reminder of mutual respect and understanding. This episode offers listeners practical insights and thoughtful advice on nurturing relationships through menopause, showing that love, patience, and humor can make even the most challenging times more manageable.
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Key Takeaways:
🌸 Dr. Polly Watson and her husband, Ben, discuss perimenopause and the support partners can provide.
🌸 Focus on emotional fluctuations, sleep disruptions, and relationship dynamics.
🌸 Emphasis on empathy, curiosity, and maintaining a healthy relationship through the transition.
🌸 Practical advice and personal stories to help couples navigate this phase together.
🌸 Highlights the importance of open communication and shared responsibilities.
Dr. Polly Watson dives into a heartfelt conversation with her husband, Ben, about navigating menopause as a couple. Together, they explore the significance of empathy, communication, and shared routines in managing symptoms and the broader impact of this life stage on relationships. They discuss the importance of managing sleep, personal space and shared domestic responsibilities.
“Responding with curiosity and with empathy.”
Ben emphasizes the value of compassion and curiosity when supporting a partner undergoing hormonal changes such as perimenopause. He highlights the power of empathy when responding to tense situations with a simple “how are you feeling?” to foster closeness versus responding from a place of criticism and judgment, serving as an essential reminder of mutual respect and understanding. This episode offers listeners practical insights and thoughtful advice on nurturing relationships through menopause, showing that love, patience, and humor can make even the most challenging times more manageable.
In this conversation, Dr. Polly Watson and her husband Ben Watson discuss the challenges and changes that women face during perimenopause while focusing on how partners can provide support with compassion. They explore emotional fluctuations, sleep disruptions, and the importance of empathy and curiosity in maintaining a healthy relationship during this transition. Together they share personal anecdotes and practical advice for navigating these changes together, emphasizing the need for open communication and shared responsibilities.
Quotes:
- “If you’re a partner and you’re trying to support someone who’s going through really big changes, responding with curiosity and with empathy is usually going to get you in a better situation with your family system, with your relationship with that person, better than with judgment and criticism. “ Dr. Polly Watson
- “We share a lot of the domestic work and have figured out over time which parts fit our temperaments. I’m quite happy to do the cleanup, and you’re in control of the creative work in the kitchen.” Ben Watson
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Meet the host!
Dr. Polly Watson is a board certified OBGYN who has additional training in menopausal medicine, sexual medicine and functional medicine.
She looks forward to sharing her knowledge with you to help find a solution to address the imbalance in your system and restore your health.
In 2019 I left my job as an employed physician with a large organization and started Hormone Wellness MD. I started with no staff working out of a single room. Since then, my staff has grown to a team of 5 and we’ve helped over 1,100 people on their health journey.
Meet the host!
Dr. Polly Watson is a board certified OBGYN who has additional training in menopausal medicine, sexual medicine and functional medicine.
She looks forward to sharing her knowledge with you to help find a solution to address the imbalance in your system and restore your health.
In 2019 I left my job as an employed physician with a large organization and started Hormone Wellness MD. I started with no staff working out of a single room. Since then, my staff has grown to a team of 5 and we’ve helped over 1,100 people on their health journey.
