Sleepless Menopause
How has the lack of sleep affected me? My eyes did not look healthy, not great for stage work. My short-term memory became a little sketchy, although it didn’t affect music recall. I didn’t have the stamina to drive for long periods anymore. Some nights I slept 3hrs to 4hrs only. Sometimes 3hrs, then awake for 2-3hrs, back to sleep for 2hrs. The next is a weird description, but I felt as though I was dragging my body around, with a distant memory of what ‘rest’ felt like.
Does this description resonate with you? It's an excerpt from Millicent's new article on the experience of being a working musician going through menopause. It centres on sleep issues associated with menopause, how they interact with other symptoms, and gives ten strategies you can use to fight against them.
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A place for women to meet and collaborate
When the community of Time For My Music decided to have a Drink, Chill and Chat event in person, the question of the venue was the first to pop out. Fortunately, a woman who attends the Natwest Accelerator programme with Millicent mentioned the OLDP Women's Hub to her.
OLDP is the acronym of "Opportunities for Liberating and Developing your Potential", the name of the charitable incorporated organisation that manages the Women's Hub, among other facilities and programmes. Their objective is the promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit by providing training and work experience initiatives targeting girls and women living in Birmingham and the surrounding area.
The Women's Hub is coworking space that women can rent to use as an office, and/or to conduct events, meetings and well-being activities. It counts with multiple spaces and appliances in order to accommodate to the needs of different business. The women of Time For My Music had a...