My Philosophy

 

I believe that menopause is a natural process with it's own inherent wisdom, not an illness or deficiency to be medicated away or fixed.

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I believe that menopause is a call from the soul to listen deeply to ourselves and an invitation to do things differently, not something to be pushed through in a desperate attempt to carry on 'business as usual'.

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I believe that menopause is a time of descent - a death followed by a rebirth - and as such it needs some level of holding and support. I also believe that in our death-phobic culture, the descent of menopause is a counter culture process and is therefore even more likely to need support.

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I believe that those of us going through menopause in this culture need spaces to drop and be held, where all our emotions and all parts of us are welcomed exactly as we are. I believe there is deep wisdom in the need to drop, and deep wisdom in our emotions, even the difficult ones. Especially the difficult ones.

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I believe that although physical approaches such as diet, supplements and in some cases hormones can be an important part of the puzzle, if we don't tend to the emotions and the inner work we miss something of vital importance for our growth and healing.

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I believe that the body is central to our healing ("you gotta feel it to heal it"!) In fact I believe that for healing to be truly effective it has to be holistic; to include mind and body, soul and spirit, to embrace our difficulties and shadow, as well as our dreams and our light.

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I believe that healing isn't something we do, it's something that happens when we create the right environment; healing happens when we have a safe, sacred space where all parts of us are welcome. I believe that in perimenopause we need this kind of radical acceptance more than ever.

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I believe in helping each perimenopausal person to find their own way through this highly personal transition. And I believe that having a structure, a kind of 'map of the territory',  can make all the difference between flailing around in the dark and being able to trust and work with the process.

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I believe that menopause can be an opportunity for deep healing and with the right map and the right support we can come out the other side of menopause more in touch with who we are, and more in touch with our aliveness and passion.

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And I believe that we don't just go through menopause for ourselves, but for the world:

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I believe that the world needs more of the qualities that we are called into in perimenopause; more rest, more stillness, more deep listening.

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And I believe that the world needs more people who have gone through conscious menopause, who have faced the darkness and come out the other side rested, renewed and ready to serve. The world needs the wisdom and compassion and fierce love of empowered post menopausal women and people.

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