Your Symptoms Are Clues. Turn Them Into Evidence.

Your Symptoms Are Clues.  Turn Them Into Evidence.

For many of us, the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause feel like a confusing storm. One day it’s night sweats. The next it’s joint pain, or rage, or fatigue that no amount of sleep fixes.

You try changing your diet. You cut back on caffeine. Alcohol.  You meditate. You try to remember what helped—or what made it worse—but it’s all a blur.

If you’ve ever felt this way, you’re not alone.
And you’re not failing.
You’re just trying to reassemble the pieces of your body that have been suddenly scattered everywhere like a fresh box of IKEA furniture—without the instructions!

Enough of the Runaround—You Need an Actionable Plan

The truth is, women have been told for too long to just cope—to just wing it.
We’re dismissed, misdiagnosed, or handed a one-size-fits-all solution—when what we really need is clarity.

That’s where tracking comes in.

Because when you start tracking your symptoms, something powerful happens:
The chaos starts to make sense. 

You start to see the connections.
You might notice your brain fog flares during certain weeks of your cycle.
You might realize your fatigue follows a rhythm.
You might see your treatments are working—or not.

Patterns turn chaos into logic, symptoms into evidence—and evidence is truth.
Most healthcare providers can’t dismiss your truth that easily. 

You Don’t Have to Track Everything—Just Start

Let’s be clear: you don’t need to become a data scientist.
You don’t need to log every mood swing or every vitamin. 

You just need to get organized. 
Log the symptoms and treatments that matter to you—like:

·        Mood

·        Weight

·        Periods

·        Hot flashes

·        Medications

Over time, even just tracking a few key symptoms can reveal major insights.

Tracking Builds Confidence—and Credibility

Here’s why it matters:

When you can walk into a doctor’s office and say:

“Over the last 6 weeks, I’ve had 4 migraines, all right before my period. I’ve also logged poor sleep and anxiety during that time.”

That’s not vague.
That’s powerful.
That’s how you start getting taken seriously.

And more importantly, that’s how you start seeing that your experience is real—and deserves respect.

Your Body is a System—and Menopause Pulls Every Lever

We built Bastet Rising because we recognize that menopause isn’t just about losing your period.  It’s a full overhaul of many aspects of your health that need to be looked at as interlocking pieces of a puzzle, not just individual parts.  

But we want your discovery journey to feel empowering, not exhausting. 

That’s why we built Bastet Rising—to help you: 

·        Log what matters—quickly and intuitively

·        Connect symptoms to treatments—for your whole body, not just menopause.

·        See visual trends over time

·        Discover what’s working (and what’s not)

·        Get science-backed insights and education so you’re not just logging—you’re learning

This isn’t about obsessing over data.
It’s about using your lived experience as fuel for better decisions and better care.

Your symptoms are your story.
We help you find the voice to tell it.

It’s Time to Rise.  Speak Your Truth. 

Every symptom you log is a step toward self-advocacy.
Every trend you spot is a vote for your well-being.
And every entry is proof of your truth.

This is not about tracking.
It’s about being heard.
Bastet Rising is here to help you speak your truth—with evidence.

Sources for Further Reading

·        Faubion SS et al. Impact of Menopause Symptoms on Women in the Workplace. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2023;98(6):833-845.

·        DiBonaventura M, Luo X, Moffatt M, et al. The Impact of Menopausal Symptoms on Quality of Life, Productivity, and Economic Outcomes. Maturitas. 2013;75(3):237-242.

·        Mayo Clinic Staff. Menopause: Diagnosis and Treatment. Mayo Clinic.