Vonayi NyamazanaJun 232 min readThe Womanhood Nobody Prepared Me For.Tete never told me this part. At 12 years old, my tete (aunt) sat my sister and me down for what she called the “becoming a woman...
Vonayi NyamazanaMay 222 min readThe Mental Health Cost of a Menopause No One Talks About.Last week was Mental Health Week and the theme is Community — yet for too many women in perimenopause and menopause, community is where...
Vonayi NyamazanaOct 18, 20232 min readOur Stories Matter! WOrld Menopause DayToday is World Menopause Day! And as a black African Woman, I want to speak to my Black African community and encourage us to use today...
Vonayi NyamazanaJul 8, 20224 min readMyths, Half-truths, and Old Wives Tales.The shroud surrounding the topic of menopause has resulted in many myths, half-truths, and old wife’s tales. Many are still believed and...
Vonayi NyamazanaJul 2, 20224 min readSo, what is this menopause? Where menopause is concerned, my power statement is that knowledge is power and forewarned is forearmed. So many myths and disbeliefs...
Vonayi NyamazanaJun 11, 20223 min readMama, why are we not talking about menopause?Why is this such a taboo subject in our African community? Having a conversation with my mother's generation (that'll be the over 75s)...