tur·moil

/ˈtərˌmoil/

noun

1. a state of great disturbance, confusion, commotion, or uncertainty; tumult; agitation; disquiet.

"the country was in turmoil"

I’m making a huge assumption that the majority of us are experiencing these feelings. I know that I have been feeling turmoil, emotional fog, frustration, anxiety and more since mid-March when we went into ‘lockdown’ in Kansas. While typically I love roller coasters (and sometimes I would guess that could be considered ‘turmoil’), this year is sure something I would rather never experience again!

Anxiety: I'm glad you asked!

What a tumultuous beginning to 2020! If your email inbox/es, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media feeds are blowing up with everything and anything Coronavirus – COVID-19 like mine, I’m guessing your anxiety level is rather high. Rather than bore you with another COVID-19 article (I’m not a medical professional and so what good would my words do you (wink)?!); I thought I’d share a bit about how anxiety – especially chronic – which might be closer to how you’re feeling these days – affects our body.

Really? Who knew?! Me, for one!

I’ll admit my naïveté when I first started alvöru to make clothes for peri/menopausal women, as that was when I first experienced hot flashes and night sweats. There were plenty of websites to provide statistics, facts, and figures that validated a need for clothing to help menopausal women. But, with research and talking with women customers who weren’t experiencing menopause symptoms, I found