Resources

When you’re navigating physical, mental, and emotional challenges, finding credible information can feel overwhelming.

These resources offer science-informed guidance to help you understand your body’s signals, recognize patterns, and build true body literacy.

When health concerns feel unclear or misunderstood, virtual peer support spaces offer connection, refuge, and shared understanding. Trusted resources are at your fingertips—so you have what you need, when you need it most.

If you’d like personalized guidance, explore 1:1 Health Coaching, join a MidVita Support Circle, attend a MidVita Workshop or MidVita Event for guided, compassionate, science-informed support.

Perimenopause

Cleveland Clinic – Perimenopause: Age, Stages, Signs, Symptoms & Treatment - Comprehensive guide on the stages of perimenopause, associated symptoms, and treatment options.
Mayo Clinic – Perimenopause: Symptoms and Causes - Detailed overview of perimenopause symptoms, causes, and when to seek medical advice.
Mayo Clinic – Perimenopause: Diagnosis and Treatment - An overview of perimenopause, including its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options, emphasizing the hormonal changes that occur during this transition.
NIH - The Importance of Nutrition in Menopause & Perimenopause - A comprehensive review of the micronutrients (like Vitamin D and Calcium) essential for bone health and metabolic stability as we age.

Menopause

Mayo Clinic – Menopause: Symptoms and Causes - In-depth information on menopause symptoms, causes, and risk factors.
North American Menopause Society (NAMS) - Evidence-based research, clinical guidelines, and tools for women navigating midlife hormonal changes.
Cleveland Clinic – Menopause: What It Is, Age, Stages, Signs & Side Effects - Explains the stages of menopause, common signs, and potential side effects.
Cleveland Clinic – What Every Woman Should Know About Menopause - Podcast discussing menopause basics and hormone testing.
National Institute on Aging – Menopause - Overview of menopause, symptoms, and health changes.
The Menopause Society - Non-profit that supplies free public services meant to provide unbiased, evidence-based data.
UCONN - Beyond Hot Flashes: Rethinking Menopause & Midlife Health -
Office on Women's Health (OWH) - Federal government agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OASH) that provides authoritative women's health information.

Post-Menopause

National Institute on Aging – Menopause & Postmenopause - Offers education on aging-related hormonal shifts and long-term health concerns, including cardiovascular and bone health.
Women’s Health Concern – Postmenopause Fact Sheets - Learn how to manage cardiovascular, metabolic, and bone health postmenopause, with guidance on diet and supplementation.
The Women’s Health Concern – Postmenopause Section - Offers fact sheets and clinical guidance for ongoing hormone therapy, cardiovascular health, osteoporosis, and cognitive function in postmenopause.
Johns Hopkins Medicine – Staying Healthy After Menopause - Guidance on nutritional needs and health strategies for women post-menopause.

Nervous System & Stress

Harvard Health – Understanding the Stress Response - Explains the role of the HPA axis, chronic stress, and long-term effects
Cleveland Clinic – Sympathetic Nervous System - Details on the fight-or-flight response and its impact.
NIH – Cortisol and Stress Hormone Response in Aging Women - Includes clinical summaries of cortisol’s role in aging, hormonal adaptation, and the menopausal transition.
NIH – Stress and Health Research - Publications and data from the National Institutes of Health
Stanford Medicine – Stress Management Research - Mind-body science and nervous system insights
PubMed (NIH) - The Dynamics of Stress and Fatigue across Menopause - Examines how the menopausal transition itself challenges a woman's biological ability to return to a state of calm after stress.

Burnout

World Health Organization (WHO) – Burn-out as an Occupational Phenomenon - Recognized classification and workplace health guidance
American Psychological Association – Women & Stress Reports - Nationally collected stress data with special focus on gender disparities
Mayo Clinic – Job Burnout: How to Spot It and Take Action - Identifying burnout symptoms and strategies to cope.
Cleveland Clinic – Signs of Burnout - Understanding burnout and its physical and emotional effects.
NIH – Burnout Research - Studies on burnout and its impact on mental health.
PubMed (NIH) – Research on HPA Axis and Burnout - Peer-reviewed studies on physiological mechanisms of burnout
PubMed (NIH) - The Relationship Between Menopausal Symptoms and Burnout - Cross-sectional study amongst nurses that found a significant correlation between the severity of menopausal symptoms and high levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization in high-stakes professional environments.

Cardiovascular
Women's Health

American Heart Association – Go Red for Women - Menopause-specific heart disease education and prevention
American Heart Association - Menopause & Heart Health Infographic - Represents a comprehensive overview of the connection between menopause and heart health, highlighting how hormonal changes during perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause can increase a woman's risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD).
WomenHeart - First and only national patient-centered nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support, education, and advocacy for the millions of women living with or at risk of heart disease.
Mayo Clinic – Women's Heart Clinic - Specialized care and information on heart health for women.
NIH – Women’s Cardiovascular Health Research - Ongoing studies and findings from the NHLBI (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
CDC – Women and Heart Disease - Information on heart disease risk factors and prevention for women.
NHLBI – Listen to Your Heart: Women and Heart Disease - Educational resources on heart health for women.
British Heart Foundation – Microvascular & Vasospastic Angina - Offers accessible explanations and research on lesser-known forms of angina common in women.

Support Groups

Prinzmetal / Coronary Artery Spasm Support Group (Facebook) - Peer support group sharing symptoms, experiences, diagnostic pathways, and symptom management.
Microvascular Angina, Coronary Artery Spasm (Vasospastic) & CMVD Community (Facebook) - Peer support group sharing symptoms, experiences, diagnostic pathways, and symptom management.
International Heart Spasms Alliance (Facebook) - Global community focused on advocacy and awareness of coronary vasospasms and microvascular angina (MVA).
WomenHeart's SisterMatch - Program that connects women living with or at risk of heart disease with trained volunteers who provide one-on-one peer support and shared lived experience.
COVID-19 Long Haulers Support (Facebook) - Peer support group sharing symptoms, experiences, treatment and symptom management.