The Church needs to break its silence on menopause. This book will help

Menopause is becoming increasingly spoken about in secular spheres, yet much of the faith community remains alarmingly silent, observes Arianna Walker. Jayne Manfredi’s new book, Waking the Women, will help plug the gap

I wrote a thesis last year investigating how women in leadership positions cope with menopause transition in the workplace, and as a result, I toyed with the idea of writing a book that would explore the intersection of Christian faith, menopause, and the wider construct of midlife transformation.

But it turns out I don’t need to…Jayne Manfredi has already done it, and done it brilliantly.

Waking the Women: Faith, Menopause and the Meaning of Midlife is empathetic, deeply personal, and witty (it has to be - going through menopause certainly requires a healthy sense of humour!)