A "superwoman"

Faced with the demands of our society, it must then be transformed into a kind of "superwoman" who must assume both duties as mother, wife, lover, while maintaining her professional success. For Michele Lachowsky (gynecologist and psycho-somaticians), "the 40 year old woman has in our society, however difficult to translate into the present this time of her life: she is young for his mother and her friends, she is younger for his employer, let alone her children, more than any young athlete to coach, really old for her obstetrician .... And, despite these difficulties, "the company seems to give the 40 year old woman a picture of balance and to reassure their fellow colleagues.

With increasing life expectancy, a 40 year old woman has half of his life before her. It flourished through his work and family life. It covers a period of "in-between age" where everything is both done and everything is done. Quarantine is a course more psychological than physiological. The changes in her body and sensations, due to the approach of menopause, are often the engine of introspection among women of that age. It is the dawn of a new life, more focused on itself. His emotional life is stable, her children have grown and will soon leave the family home, a step often difficult to cross for a mother.

These changes will impact both professionally and emotionally. It is therefore not surprising to see these working women find themselves disoriented face the upheaval of perimenopause. For them, this is the "beginning of the difficulties?