A guide for survivors
You were told it was just part of treatment.
The hot flashes that soak your shirt at 3am. Joints that ache getting out of bed. Fog you are scared to mention because someone might think the cancer is back. Sex that hurts. You brought it up once, heard some version of “that’ll happen,” and stopped bringing it up.
It is part of treatment. That was never the same thing as nothing can be done.
Written to be used, not just read
Most books about menopause after cancer are written to be read cover to cover. This one is built for the two weeks before your appointment and the twenty minutes you actually get in the room. 47 pages, 9 scripts, 7 worksheets.
- What just happened to your body, in terms that make sense
- How to tell menopause from treatment effects from something worth checking
- Your options, honestly, including the ones nobody offered you
- The long game: bone, heart, brain, and what to watch and when
- Nine scripts for your care team, for the conversations that usually go nowhere
- Seven worksheets, including a two-week symptom tracker and a visit prep one-pager
- Full references, so you can hand a page to your oncologist
Written for the US. US drug names, US guidelines, and the way appointments actually run here.
Who wrote it
I am Courtney DuBois Shihabuddin, DNP, APRN-CNP. I am a nurse practitioner who specializes in menopause, an Associate Clinical Professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, and the founder of Empowered Wellness. I was also diagnosed with invasive lobular breast cancer at 35.
It took me almost five years to find the information in this guide, and I had training and a stack of studies. That is the whole reason it exists. It should not take you that long.
$24 founding edition
This is the first edition, and it is the lowest price it will ever be. The price goes up when the expanded second edition ships. Delivered as a PDF you can fill in on screen or print.
Not ready to buy? Read First Steps, a free excerpt with one section, one script, and the two-week symptom tracker.
This guide is for education only and is not individual medical advice. Reading it does not create a clinician and patient relationship. Always talk with your own care team before starting, stopping, or changing any treatment. If you think you are having a medical emergency, call 911. Digital product, delivered immediately, all sales final. See the Terms & Refund Policy.
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