Halle Berry says she feels more powerful than ever as she goes through menopause.
The Oscar winner, 56, opened up about embracing the aging process and in a recent essay for“The most important thing about owning your sexuality as a woman is accepting the station you’re at—and embracing that. And I say that because I’m smack dab in the middle of menopause,” she wrote.“Things like: ‘Your life is over.’ ‘You are disposable.’ ‘Society no longer has a place for you.’ ‘You should retire.’ ‘You should pack it up,’” she wrote.
Here’s what else Berry has said about health, body positivity and embracing yourself in every stage of life.Berry opened up about the aging process in an“We’re all going to get older. Our skin is going to shrivel up and we’re going to look different,” she said. “I see things changing with my face and body, but I’ve never put all my eggs in that basket. I’ve always known that beauty is deeper than the physical body you’re walking around in.
“Women are told that when we reach a certain number, we’re no longer valuable. I believe the opposite. Society should look at us as jewels as we get older,” she said. “Because the older women get, the more formidable we are.”of herself drinking wine while standing nude on a balcony.Her bold photo drew plenty of praise in the comments, with Kelly Rowland writing, “YES!!!!” and author Maria Emmerich commenting, “Well behaved women never made history.
“Imagine being in your 50s, still posting nudes for attention in menopause when you should be chilling with the grandkids,” oneon the photo on both Instagram and Twitter. “Aging with dignity is no longer a thing.”
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