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Creating the queen

Introducing our brand new beautiful Busted Flush logo! The title of the play is a poker term and refers to a hand that contains four...

An unexpected metaphor

‘Busted Flush’ had an exciting outing at the seaside last weekend. It was given a rehearsed reading on stage by a cast from the Stables...

Is Menopause Weight Gain Inevitable?

Audrey Backhouse, nutritional therapist & yoga teacher, The Nutri Yogi and friend to all things 'Busted Flush', writes this blog on...

"If I could end my life, I would."

When we embarked on ‘Busted Flush’ I joined a couple of online menopause discussion groups. The first thing that is so shocking when you...

Why Older Women Should Be Talking To Younger Women

Journalist Caitlin Powell chats to Caroline from Devon. Tackling cancer, menopause and all the accompanying challenges, Caroline gives an...

Sassy Old Bats: what are we for?

So when the lady-tubes dry up and there are no more monthly eggs popping along hopeful for fertilization, why are we biologically still...

It's horribly familiar

We have more of your words and experiences to share. Thank you so much to all who send us their stories and who comment, and to all of...

"Did I miss much?"

More and more voices are joining in, telling their stories and sharing experiences from the frontline of menopause. Have your say and...

Something wicked this way comes

Old bat. Crone. Hag. What is it about the ‘other side’ of menopause that condemns women to this Disney image of crazy-lady ugliness?...

Miranda: my story

My first inkling of symptoms was the repeated taking off and putting on of jackets. Five or six times in an hour. It was irritating me,...

Louise: my story

The sad fact is that when I was going through the menopause, I didn’t realise what was happening to me. I didn’t experience giveaway...

Miranda & Louise:

Both suffered the hilarity and horror that is menopause. Friends for a very long time, we wrote 'Busted Flush'.

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