Come on Em! :-) "A dry, barren landscape"... whose words are these? Or is that what society wants us to believe? Beyond menopause is a freedom, pure and simple. Most women find it a liberation! That's why it's terrifying for society, and pushed down, because freedom is uncontrollable. The power of women beyond the preoccupation with reproduction is immense. t's great to start the conversation! Thank you. JR