Come Back Strong: Balanced Wellness after Surgical Menopause

Life Lessons from Surgical Menopause

Forget the concept of growing old, struggling through menopause, waiting for it to pass until you emerge on the other side, ready to enjoy life again. There is no need to wait, and every reason not to, especially at a time when life feels out of balance.

Whether your goal is to maintain or lose weight, gain control over your emotions, take your focus off your symptoms, or live a more passionate life on purpose, Come Back Strong is the blueprint. This step-by-step guide to balanced wellness teaches:

• How to educate and empower yourself to have better conversations with your doctors.
• How to use complementary medicine to minimize premenopause, perimenopause, and menopause symptoms.
• How to make lifestyle changes to feel more balanced.
• Tools to change your thoughts, words, and feelings so you have more control over your emotions.
• How to discover your purpose, uncover your passions, and look forward to the next chapter of your life.
• How to find peace, harmony, joy, and purpose despite your symptoms of menopause.

Come Back Strong includes:

• Practical tips to choose the right perspective and manage expectations.
• Real-world advice to help reduce stress.
• Ideas to gain support, not sabotage from your support network and realistic ways to ask for help.
• Definitions and explanations of wellness, the natural progression of menopause, the suddenness of surgical menopause, and the symptoms of menopause, as well as the difference between synthetic and bioidentical hormone replacement therapies.

Interview with the Author
Q - So, what makes the Life Lessons series special?
A - It's a mix of things, really. When I sit down to write, it starts as a quiet, solitary journey of self-awareness and development. Inevitably, it turns from my own personal journey toward something that can inspire others to lead lives of true health, love, laughter, and freedom. I wanted to create something that mirrored the kind of books I like to read. My top picks are usually memoirs, self-help, and personal development, and books featuring ordinary people that become the hero of their own life. Usually with a kick-butt attitude skipping the “woe is me” nonsense about ‘hanging in there.

The Life Lessons books are a great mix of these genres. You'll find the series focuses on true health and wellness and addresses issues of weight-loss, sleep issues, sex and libido, hormone balance for women, relief from menopause, the ultimate comeback to any setback, the mindset to transform, self-care and more! There's a book called Raging Love that I co-wrote with my husband. It's his journey using anger over childhood bullying, racism, and abuse to rise to a national champion powerlifter, and what comes after. It even includes our love story.

Books still to come to include Cycling Shorts (life lessons from the bike) and a Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (a dinner party guide that navigates diversity to keep things interesting)!

Overall, the Life Lessons series is designed to empower you toward living life more abundantly.

Q - Is there a specific order to read your books?
A - No! They are all written so you can read the books in any order, and all the story threads will tie up nicely in support of guiding you toward your own life of true health, love, laughter, and freedom.

Q - So, why should readers give these books a try?
A - Because the Life Lessons series is short, fast, easy-to-read, and filled with action steps you can apply immediately! Thanks for reading!

“As a health practitioner passionate about educating women to be their own best advocates and make wise decisions about their hormonal and sexual health, I highly recommend Lori Ann King’s informative and inspirational book, Come Back Strong. It is an enormous contribution to an often-confusing area.” —Camille Lawson, R.N., M.Ed.  hormone, health, and sexuality advisor

“Come Back Strong is a gift to all women. It gives voice to so many who’ve been suffering silently for far too long. Lori Ann King’s journey reveals practical yet powerful techniques that will help you overcome regardless of your personal struggle. Her strength and compassion are an inspiration to us all.” —Theresa Lyn Widmann, owner, Anahata Yoga and Healing Arts

“An extraordinary story by an extraordinary woman. Having had the honor of working with Lori for a year I witnessed a spirit that elevated all around her. Lori’s book cuts through the esoteric nonsense about ‘bouncing back’ or ‘hanging in there,’ and gives you beautiful, step-by-step process not just to come back, but to live a life of wonder and explode your potential.” —Mark Januszewski, best-selling author, speaker, business trainer

“Educational, inspirational, and motivational. A well-written journey through dramatic life-changing effects of sudden menopause that leaves you with a positive outlook to handle life struggles.” —Mark W. DeCesare, D.C.

“Real, raw, informative! Lori Ann King has created a book that is such a gift for women who have gone through surgical menopause. You get a real sense of the struggle and accomplishments that can happen during this time. This short read is packed with research and information that is invaluable.” —Michelle Renar, L.M.T., owner, Hudson Valley Body Works

"It's hard to believe that a book about the trials, tribulations, and ultimate victory over the life-altering event of surgical menopause could be a page-turner, but it is! Lori Ann King has brought honesty, vulnerability, grit and humor to this guidebook for "life after" sudden, abrupt menopause and shares how to return - not to the life you knew, but to a better life. Tips, tricks, laughter and love are in abundance here. Thank you, Lori Ann! —Early Reader