“We’re still here, we’re still able to bounce back. And, really, we wanted for a woman to feel like they can take ownership of this time in their life and embrace it with vibrancy and pride,” Watts explained. “No shame, no stigma and no confusion, because frankly there have been so many different conflicting theories, and still to this day, when I ask certain doctors the same question, they’ll have different viewpoints.
“That was very clear to me to speak to the invisible part, that there was no community that was really open to discuss it. And as women, we do have those places throughout the pain points in our lives or the fearful points, whether it’s fertility or birth or once the baby’s come,” she continued. “We’re always in need of each other in those points, and we rely on those. … We always come together in those moments. Why do we leave each other [at menopause]? It is such a big piece of the story.