This clip from the Baroness von Sketch Show is funny … and points out the confusion that exists around perimenopause and menopause.

When was the last time you heard two women discussing the greatest gifts of menopause? In the West, it’s just not what we expect women to do – discuss the valuable lessons that midlife change offers us. Which is why Kate Codrington and I thought it would be such a great idea to explore this topic and upload our discussion to YouTube. Kate is a menopause mentor, workshop facilitator and has been a therapist for more than a quarter of a century. We both share a passion for movi

Why do we experience hot flashes and night sweats during perimenopause and menopause? What does our body want us to know?

Is World Menopause Day creating more menopause awareness, or more opportunities to freak out?

"Brilliant!" "Fascinating!" "A must for every woman!" "I feel better already!" This is what women have said after hearing my talk on How Midlife Changes You! What will you say? You have a chance to cut through the confusion surrounding perimenopause and menopause and discover what's actually going on during midlife change. Emotional instability, insomnia, frequent migraines, anxiety, night sweats and hot flushes, aches and pains, skin problems, decreased libido, aching

When I share my work, women respond in different ways. Read how one woman thought I was mad ... until her menopause symptoms disappeared!

On age and change and my desire for a headdress.

When menopause hits the news headlines, myths get thrown around. What hides behind the popular menopause myths? What do women need to know?

When Robert A Wilson, MD, a Brooklyn-based OB-GYN, argued that estrogen therapy allowed menopausal women to remain feminine forever, he had a certain idea of feminine in mind! Feminine Forever was the title of Wilson’s influential book, published in 1966, which convinced women and their doctors that menopause was a curable “hormone deficiency disease.” In the book, Wilson made grandiose promises of the multiple benefits of supplemental estrogen – promises that we now know are

When I cured my perimenopause symptoms, simply and naturally, I had no idea that what I'd learned about women's health at midlife, would end up impacting the way I show up in business and ALL areas of my life! Audrey Groeschel, from the podcast Women Are The Journey, interviewed me to explore the shift in my life that allowed me to embrace THE CHANGE in a bigger and more exciting way than I could have ever imagined. Audrey is also the founder of Goddess at the Grindstone, whe

Why might a woman who reads my blog on perimenopause and menopause feel the need to lash out? What am I challenging in her life? Is what I’m

What is the one question we should ask when it comes to perimenopause and menopause symptoms?

In an alternative universe, at the first signs of midlife change, you’d be taken aside by a community elder and offered space. Space to rest, space for creation, space for your wisdom to come forth and nourish the community. You would be given space and a place – to build your throne. Instead, here you are, running into the supermarket and gazing at the space over the fruits and vegetables, hoping for inspiration. You remember that there were five things you needed to buy. Yo

It’s 3am. You’re awake and getting somewhat desperate. You wonder: since exhaustion has become your new normal, why on earth won’t your body let you sleep? Why can't you shake the insomnia? There’s only one answer. Your body wants you awake. Awake physically and emotionally, especially during perimenopause and menopause. ~ PHYSICALLY ~ Here's a fact about sleep that if it's new to you, might just blow your mind: Until a few centuries ago, we wouldn't define insomnia as we do

There is an intelligence behind our life-cycles and a drop in our libido during perimenopause is an example of how our hormones are working

Last month, The Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA) published the findings of an 18-year clinical trial, which investigated the safety of hormone therapies. If you consult with your doctor about perimenoapuse and menopause in the near future, the findings of this trial will likely influence what she tells you. For decades, modern medicine has encouraged women to take hormone replacement therapy at midlife, not only to relieve perimenopause and menopause symptom

If you're looking for a natural cure for perimenopause symptoms, then I have a podcast to share with you! Claire Taylor from The Story Mill recently interviewed me and we covered, in detail, what creates and what cures perimenopause symptoms. In the podcast, I reveal what I've discovered to be the simplest and most natural cure for perimenopause symptoms. You can start implementing this cure today without taking pills or potions, changing your diet, using creams or even chang

I recently watched a video called Can You Really Change the World in Two Hours? It’s a talk by Mara Gleason and Michael Neill. In the video, Mara describes how she once met a man who was writing a book about acceptance. The author, after many stormy years, was finally at peace in his life. He was excited to be learning, discovering his own wisdom and writing his book. The author was also an inmate on death row. I assume from the way Mara described the man that he was sorry fo

We can sit still and recall memories; but when we move, our bodies remember in a different way. Here's how my body remembered: I was arching and curving my back as my Gyrotonic teacher requested. If you’re not familiar with Gyrotonic, it’s considered a type of yoga for dancers – it seems I’m a dancer at heart. Gyrotonic has been good for my posture and my moving womb, and that day in my class, I felt I was making up for years of neglect. As I arched my back one more time, I h

“I love your muffin top!” said no midlife woman to another, ever. At some point during midlife, your periods will stop – that’s certain. Almost as certain is that at some point between the ages of 45 and 60, you'll gain weight – yes, even if you eat well and exercise regularly. Keeping the weight we gain at midlife is not inevitable if you take massive action, however, if almost all women gain weight at this time, logic would suggest that there’s an evolutionary advantage to