Popular Hollywood actress Halle Berry has explained to those who care to listen about how she has been able to challenge the social norms about menopausal women.
The 56-year-old who spoke in a recent interview with Women’s Health said that she is more comfortable than ever and described herself as being “smack dab in the middle of menopause.
She said; “I am challenging everything I thought I knew about menopause. Things like: ‘Your life is over.’ ‘You are disposable.’ ‘Society no longer has a place for you.’ ‘You should retire.’ ‘You should pack it up.
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“I’m my best self now that I have reached 56 years old, “I have the most to offer. I have zero blanks to give anymore. I’m solidly in my womanhood. I finally realize what I have to say is valuable, even if no one else agrees.” Hale Berry added.
She also charged people not to view menopause and other women’s health issues as taboo.
“I’m challenging all those stereotypes about how you have to look a certain way or feel a certain way, be clear about who you are and how you wanna live your life because it’s yours and yours alone to live, ” the actress added.
