Mar 10
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Shmirshky–you gotta read this!
Got a vagina? Know someone who does? Chances are you have a wife, girlfriend, mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, sister, daughter, friend, mentor, coworker or boss who has one. Whether you’re a forty-five-year-old woman in perimenopause or an eighteen-year-old guy who thinks his mom is in need of an exorcism, Shmirshky is for you.
So begins the hilarious tale of the author E’s Shmirshky, from the obsession about getting her period as a teenager, to the ups and downs of perimenopause and menopause (PM&M). E presents the intimate but funny insight in to everything from night sweats and feeling like a sumo wrestler to more serious considerations like hormone replacement therapy and hysterectomies (your Shmirshky “redecorated”). She will give you the freedom to talk about these once-taboo subjects with your girlfriends as you laugh and compare your Shmirshky notes.
Along with the fun, E provides some valuable information on tests that PM&M women must have to fully evaluate their health, on understanding HRT, and on how to find that really great doctor who will finally pay attention to you and your symptoms. She even gives you a journal at the end of the book to begin writing about your own Shmirshky experiences.
I read Shmirshky, think inside the box in one evening, then passed it over to my husband. Even though he couldn’t relate to feeling like your brain has been replaced by Play-Doh or to the emotional roller coaster that accompanies aging, I caught him chuckling as he read the stories that I have lived and never talked about. This is a must-read for your husband, too!
Join the Sisterhood of Shmirshkies today! Members of the Flourish Over 50 community get 20% off the purchase of this just-released book, plus E will give you free shipping. Click here to join, and to get your special promotional code for ordering. The laughter begins as soon as you start reading!
