Ellen Dolgen

When I was a little girl, I used to envy princesses like Snow White and Sleeping Beauty for their charm, their beautiful voices and their ability to communicate with animals. When I entered perimenopause, I started to envy them for a different reason -- those brats had no trouble sleeping!...

The bond between a mother and child is very unique. There can be visible similarities between the two -- mannerisms, looks or facial expressions -- but mothers and daughters have much more in common than the eye can see. In honor of Mother's Day, take a look at some likenesses...

Menopause is the great equalizer. It doesn't care what your occupation is, which political party you identify with, what your religious background is, what the color of your skin is, or whether you are in the 1 percent or 99 percent economically. Everyone in it is facing the same fundamental...

When you enter perimenopause, every day is "Take Your Menopause to Work Day." Menopause marks the complete cessation of the menstrual cycle for 12 consecutive months and is very often accompanied by unpleasant symptoms. Most are completely unaware that women may experience over 34 symptoms as...

On my last trip to New York, I attended a friend's lovely dinner party and met a delightful woman who is just entering perimenopause. After introducing her to my mission to educate women about perimenopause and menopause and my book, Shmirshky: The Pursuit of Hormone Happiness, she pulled...

Even though the last thing you probably want is a temperature hike (hot flash central), here are 14 uncensored, cut-to-the-chase ways to crank that love thermostat up to super steamy. For the faint of heart, you might want to jump to number 4 -- the first three may make you...

It's not your fault. You've been programmed to think that you're not good enough, pretty enough, skinny enough, or perfect enough. It's on the cover of Photoshop-ed magazines at the grocery store, reinforced on TV, and referred to in current -- and unfortunately catchy -- songs...

At age two, I strutted like a four-year-old.
When I was eight, I tried to act sixteen.
When I was sixteen, I tried to act twenty-one.
When I was twenty-one, I matured myself to thirty.
When I was thirty, I tried to look like I was...

It's a cold winter night and the town is buzzing with holiday cheer. The lamp posts are decorated with wreaths and red bows, doorways are adorned with just a bit of mistletoe, and the smell of pine trees and cinnamon fills the air. If, as the saying goes, this is...

When you fly home for the holidays this year, you'll be in the company of crying babies, a friendly "this is your captain speaking" every now and then, and way too many Sky Mall magazines screaming at you to buy this. What you probably won't hear (even though...

If you've stepped outside at all since mid-October, you're well aware that IT'S coming! The holiday season -- the tornado of wish lists, baking, family reunions, and house cleaning, with a 90% chance of stressor thunderstorms. You may find yourself building a mental bomb shelter to avoid the incoming ribbon,...

I grew up in the foothills of Tucson, Arizona for most of my life. I was taught that cougars were something to stay away from -- beautiful yet dangerous beasts of the high desert!

Today "cougar" has a whole new meaning. Cougars are middle-aged shmirshkies who are interested in...