This book will be a useful addition to your menopause library, particularly if you are experiencing psychological or cognitive symptoms, and you would like to learn some useful self-help techniques, to improve your quality of life, throughout the menopause transition and beyond.

This is a great book which interweaves personal experience with professional expertise and illustrates how a wealth of psychological strategies can be used to manage the day-to-day experience of going through the menopause.

Dr Islam’s book ‘Coping with Menopause’ is an open and honest account of a menopause journey. Menopause has become ‘a growing area of interest’ in Dr Islams words, with women becoming more open in discussing menopause and hence they want to learn more.

Women experience symptoms that can impact mental health, work. Social functioning, emotional wellbeing and relationships. The way Dr Islam writes this book is beautiful, empowering women and provides insight in how to manage common symptoms. This book is a journey that many women will recognise, and Dr Islam opens up about her personal journey, which is inspiring, thought provoking and makes you feel that you are not alone.

I would recommend health care professionals and women who are experiencing perimenopause or menopause to read this book. There are so many resources and insights that I for one will be recommending others to read. Thank you, Dr Islam, for writing this book.

Low mood, anxiety and depression are common menopause symptoms and we need a toolkit to help us deal with them. This book offers just that – practical help delivered in a compassionate way.

This book provides a comprehensive, practical and humorous guide to navigating menopause. Spanning a diverse range of topics including the physical, psychological and societal impact; Dr Islam provides positive summaries at the end of each chapter; enabling women to move forward by offering invaluable material and strategies. Considering the research and theoretical understanding of menopause, she applies her unique and personal perspective using case examples and clinical anecdotes. She is not only an experienced Clinical Psychologist, but a British South Asian who presents the lessons that can be learned from both Eastern and Western perspectives on menopause. A must read!