“May your transformation be full of joy.”

Linda (Bridget Christie) The Change.

Have you been watching the 2023 British comedy drama series The Change starring, written and created by Bridget Christie? If you are peri/menopausal it is essential  viewing… 

This is dramedy at its best. The menopause is a subject that is still not talked about enough, not understood by many people and not accepted or supported enough within the systems and constructs that dominate our societal norms. 

Like Linda (Christie), I too had no idea I was suffering from peri-menopausal symptoms, and I too thought I was losing my mind. My life lacked joy, I was depressed and angry. Once acknowledged, the unravelling began. Then the quest, the reclamation and the rebirth as a wiser older woman. The rejection of systems, people and templates that no longer served me, a deep and primal rebirthing process. Women need to share their transformative stories. Oh Linda, you speak to so many of us! You are so brave.

Linda’s journey involved getting on her old triumph motorbike and leaving her husband and two teenage children to live in the Forest of Dean in a caravan on a quest to find her voice, courage, strength, femininity and sanity. 

Becoming part of a new community who are struggling with change, Linda becomes instrumental in bringing the locals together and forging new ways forward with soul filled integrity.  This series shines a light on the damage that humans and capitalism can do, the outdated constructs we often operate within, dialogue around gender and equality and so much more. With absolute comic genius. 

The themes explored within this series resonated with me deeply. I use the wonder of nature as a magical tool for reconnection, I have navigated loss, trauma and healing, discovered new joy, created new rituals, connected with wise people, sought to be part of a collective activism that connects and unites people for good. 

Joining Christie in the cast are Liza Tarbuck, Omid Djalili, Paul Whitehouse, Monica Dolan and Jim Howick. It is the playing out of the menopause as a theme within the context of the village’s characters that makes this so very special because you get an exploration of the subject from so many different perspectives and opposing viewpoints. 

Comedy is a beautiful medium to  shine a light on big topics in order to inspire thought, debate and change. I feel totally inspired so thank you Bridget Christie you are officially my wise and wonderful menopausal woman crush ❤️

Do take the time to watch this, it is soooo good.