The actress and health entrepreneur has revamped everything from her mindset to her sex life.
Shes the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for lead actress, after all.
Despite her accomplishments, Berry was once hesitant to speak her mind.
But lately, shes not holding anything back.
I have no more f*cks to give about telling people how I feel, Berry tells Well+Good.
That’s a really empowered place to be, especially for a woman.
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We don’t always feel that way.
She also insists on getting her needs met.
One of the ways thats manifested is in her sex life.
That wasnt always the case.
Sometimes sex, at least for me, used to feel like an appetizer, Berry says.
It would happen, and it would be done.
Like, OK, that was cool, moving on.
Now, sex is like a five-course meal.
She also has no qualms about making sure her partner knows that.
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Communicating her likes and dislikesor what does and doesnt workhas made sex a more intimate, fulfilling event.
Getting to know her body in perimenopause has inspired Berry to want the same for other women.
Shes now trying to increase support and satisfaction for women while simultaneously shaping her own health journey.
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And I thought probably every woman would benefit from having that.
What does being her best self through menopause mean?
Berry approaches menopause with a goal-oriented mindset: she wants to remain physically strong and mentally fit.
She also saw how older women in her family suffered in silence through menopause.
I was determined not to just get old.
I wanted to stay healthy.
The subscription includes group discussions led by a menopause coach, which Berry herself sometimes participates in.
We can only make the best decisions for ourselves if we have that knowledge and information.
You’d be surprised how much you learn by just talking with other women, Berry says.
We figure out how to help ourselves.
Luque is also available to answer Berrys one-on-one questions and needs.
Black and brown women suffer disproportionately, Berry says.
[Luque] was the first person to tell me that.
Shewent to Congressto support bills that would allocate more money for menopause research.
Berry has become vocal, as she puts it, about her own menopause experience.
She wants to show that aging can be a time of growth.
Women have been so overlooked at this time of our lives.
That needs to change.
Thinking back, Berry wishes her younger self had a window into this perspective.
Berry actually recently had an opportunity to reconnect with her younger self.
I wish Id known at 35 that I had nothing to fear, Berry tells Well+Good.
That life would just get better and better and better.
And so would I.
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