" with a woman’s life expectancy at eighty-four years, it is reasonable to expect that she will not only live thirty to forty years beyond menopause, but be vibrant, sharp, and influential as well. The menopause you will experience is not your mother’s (or grandmother’s) menopause. "

― Christiane Northrup , The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change