Niecy Nash really does all of it. She’s an actress, writer, producer, director, TV recreation present host—the checklist goes on. And she or he does all of it with model, grace, and a singular humorousness that makes her unbelievably fabulous, but so approachable on the similar time.
Now Nash is dipping her toe into a brand new house—advocating for ladies’s well being, particularly menopause training, in partnership with newly launched menopause platform Versalie. The 54-year-old renaissance girl says the collaboration is a pure tie into her present section of life, navigating the “massive M” all whereas juggling a thriving profession.
“The factor that has stunned me probably the most is how uninformed I used to be,” she says. “Rising up, I had solely ever heard from my mother and aunties that menopause was all about sizzling flashes.” And to her shock, it’s been so far more.
Spreading data, shedding stigma
Nash says the psychological well being results of menopause really caught her off-guard. “I didn’t know concerning the temper swings being part of it,” she says. “You already know when you will have your interval each month, you may really feel a sure manner.” However when you do not have a predictable month-to-month cycle to tie these emotions to, she says, “you assume you’re simply upset and annoyed for no motive. You don’t know that it may be tied to the hormonal imbalances in your physique.”
It’s one thing Nash needs she knew earlier than her menopause journey began, and it is this type of data she hopes Versalie can present for different folks going by means of it.
Versalie was created as a one-stop store for menopause. Backed by a panel of 12 credentialed specialists, the positioning goals to bust menopause myths and current the actual info about this stage of life. The specialists embrace OB-GYNs, psychologists, intercourse therapists, endocrinologists, and menopause clinicians, all providing distinctive views on the best way to deal with the adjustments menopause brings to every day life.
You may additionally discover fastidiously curated merchandise meant to enhance your menopause expertise, together with a storefront of holistic dietary supplements geared toward bringing menopause symptom reduction. And there is the Versalie Care characteristic, which gives one-on-one telehealth appointments with menopause-trained clinicians who can present customized care plans, recommend prescriptions, and supply help and details about menopause administration on the whole. It’s each an academic and empowering expertise for ladies coming into a brand new chapter of their our bodies. “When what’s occurring along with your physique, you know the way to raised advocate for your self,” Nash says.
“Typically it isn’t a lot about informing. It’s about sisterhood and being in a shared house and having neighborhood round one thing that all of us undergo.” —Niecy Nash, actress and producer
The sisterhood of menopause
The stigma round menopause implies that many individuals endure by means of it silently. Nash says she’s breaking these requirements by speaking about it overtly with buddies, household, and particularly her daughters. And there’s no place off-limits to have these conversations.
“I used to be simply on a purple carpet with two different celebrities and all of us began having sizzling flashes on the similar time,” she remembers. Somewhat than struggling by means of it alone, the three ladies struck up a dialog about it, proper there on the carpet.
This sense of neighborhood is vital, Nash says, and it is also her favourite half about Versalie, which gives sources to find out about menopause but additionally validation for those who they are not alone of their expertise.
“Typically it isn’t a lot about informing. It’s about sisterhood and being in a shared house…having neighborhood round one thing that all of us undergo,” Nash says.
Niecy Nash isn’t afraid to speak concerning the highs and lows of menopause. She’ll shout it from the rooftops (or the purple carpet), that menopause is nothing to be ashamed about or preserve secret.
“I’m my sister’s keeper,” she says. “I’m not egocentric with data. I don’t need to hoard it. I need to get it to the plenty so we will all be effectively.”
