It shifts your identity

"Menopause is tough, but so are you" - The advantage of saying "but so are you"

Identity drives behaviour.

When you see yourself as someone who is struggling, you behave like someone who is struggling.

When you see yourself as someone who is tough enough to navigate a genuinely hard thing, you begin to make different choices — the walk, the boundary, the conversation, the rest.

Small shifts. Big consequences.