Naomi Watts Reflects on Going Through Early Menopause at 36!

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Denise | In Health , Wellness

Naomi Watts revealed she went through menopause very early. source: Page Six

Naomi Watts revealed that she experienced menopause early at 36.
She has partnered with Menopause Mandate to spread awareness.
Watts also said that she experienced a lot of physical problems due to early menopause.

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Naomi Watts talks about going through menopause at a young age

Naomi Watts said she was “spiraling out of control” when she went through early menopause at age 36.

In an interview with Hello magazine published on Monday, the 54-year-old actress said,

“Going through menopause at such a young age was not easy, especially during a time when there was so little information available about it,”
“Mood swings, night sweats, and migraines…I was feeling like I was spiraling out of control,”

According to Mayo Clinic, Menopause is the period that marks the end of one’s menstrual cycle and is typically experienced at the average age of 51.

The British said,

“Going through this journey led me to a deeper understanding of myself, and I came out on the other side feeling more authentically me,”
“A lot of freedom came in the self-acknowledgement.”

She continued,

“I had those voices in the back of my mind reminding me how old women are let out to pasture, but there was a lure to this desire to be authentic, to crawl from behind the invisible wall and just acknowledge for myself something that everyone could have probably guessed.”

After such an experience, Watts partnered with Menopause Mandate, a non-profit organization that focuses on aiming to revolutionize midlife support available for American women.

Naomi Watts has partnered with Menopause Mandate to spread awareness. source: Page Six

The King Kong actress said,

“I truly believe that if menopause hadn’t been such an off-limits topic when I first started experiencing symptoms, I would’ve had an easier transition,”
“I was part of a cycle that desperately needed to be broken.”

Watts also added there was “a lack of open conversation and resources” to help women going through menopause.

She said,

“That’s why I’m now so passionate about raising awareness and encouraging more honest conversations,”

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What does Naomi feel about aging?

Naomi Watts, however, feels that times are not different and welcomes aging with open arms.

Naomi said,

“I’m proud to still be working; when the defining narrative used to be that if you were a hair over 40 you were basically forced into retirement, seeing that shift, that’s empowering,”
“There’s growing recognition that women’s stories don’t end at a certain age.”

Watts believes that Hollywood is a progressive industry but she still believes there is a lot to do for menopause to be portrayed in films.

She told the magazine,

“I do see evolution, I do see people taking risks and identifying interesting female driven stories which is exactly how it should always have been,”
“A women’s story is interesting at every stage, the longer the life, the deeper it gets and make for interesting stories.”

She added that menopause is a natural phase of life that all women must experience once they reach a certain age.

Naomi Watts added,

“The more normalized the conversation can be, is going to present an opportunity for everyone to understand,”
“Let’s hope it becomes as easy to talk about this stuff as it’s been to talk about periods.”

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