When I tell women that frozen shoulder can be a perimenopause symptom, I often get the same response: "My doctor never mentioned that." And when I explain that Black women are more likely to experience this particular symptom, the silence that follows speaks volumes.

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I remember standing in my kitchen one evening. I was holding a spatula, unsure of what I was about to cook, with tears starting to fall. I had snapped at someone I love earlier, and now I felt confused, ashamed, and emotionally drained. I could not explain why I felt so raw. I only knew I did not fe...

I’ll never forget the day I found myself sitting on the other side of the desk, not as a nurse, but as a patient. A Black woman in her forties, with over 25 years of experience in healthcare, heart pounding, palms damp, memory shot to hell!  I truly wondered  if I would get the help that I needed. I...