{"id":102,"date":"2022-02-13T15:38:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T15:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=102"},"modified":"2023-01-25T11:55:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T11:55:39","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=102","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-group alignfull has-white-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-2 wp-block-columns alignwide\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:5vw;line-height:1.1\"><strong>Who am I?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:29% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"563\" src=\"http:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Circle-Me.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Circle-Me.png 600w, https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Circle-Me-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Circle-Me-575x540.png 575w, https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Circle-Me-380x357.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>I\u2019m not an expert. I want to be straight and clear about that from the start. I have absolutely no medical background or expertise in the field. I am, however, a <strong>40 something woman<\/strong> who thinks it is time I understand what menopause is, how I will recognise it when it happens to me, and how I will manage the symptoms \u2013 if I get any. I imagine we&#8217;ve all heard about some of the symptoms that seem synonymous with menopause. Hot sweats, irritable mood, brain fog. Is that what I&#8217;m destined for? Should I sit back and do nothing or get myself prepared so I can make some informed choices when it will, inevitably, happen to me?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-4 wp-block-columns alignwide\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>So, whilst I&#8217;m being a little selfish finding out what I think I need to know, I&#8217;m sharing it all with you too. This site has been created with <strong>us<\/strong>&nbsp;in mind. Menopause happens to about half of the UK population at some point or another, so it is time to take control.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For peace of mind, any information and quotes will be from reputed UK based sources. I will provide direct quotes and links to all information provided.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Invited-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Invited-1.png 500w, https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Invited-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Invited-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who am I? I\u2019m not an expert. I want to be straight and clear about that from the start. I have absolutely no medical background or expertise in the field. I am, however, a 40 something woman who thinks it is time I understand what menopause is, how I will recognise it when it happens &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=102\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":293,"href":"https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions\/293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stoplookingatme.jovinten.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}