I so much wanted to be a big, strong guy.

I think what the real lure for me was this idea

of being self-sufficient,

but I wouldn't need anyone else's care or protection.

I wanted to be that powerful.

This is Death, Sex, and Money.

The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot

and need to talk about more.

I may not say no.

Can we talk about menopause?

Yeah, let's do it.

Allison Bechtel went through menopause 10 years ago

when she was 50.

I only know this because she writes about it

in her latest graphic memoir called The Secret

to Superhuman Strength.

It's a book all about her outer physical life

and her inter-emotional life.

And the thing she's noticed about getting older.

I've started to like skip more and more periods

as time went on until I didn't have anymore.

It's weird because you can't know

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