The average age of menopause is 51 in the US. Entering menopause before 40 is considered premature and brings with it a higher risk of heart disease and osteoporosis. Brodie Welch, herself an accomplished Chinese Medical practitioner, Yoga Health Coach and carrier of...
Episode #24. What is menopause? Let’s get it straight
Every woman goes through menopause, whether she wants to or not. Of course, that only applies if she gets old enough. Although discussing this phase of life openly becomes less and less taboo with every year, we still don’t get all that much information from our...
Wechseljahre: Eine Gelegenheit kein Hohn.
Und hier ist die #1 Grund, warum das ist so... Als ich zum ersten Mal ein tiefes Eintauchen in das Thema der Wechseljahre nahm, dachte ich mir: wäre es nicht schön, ein positives Angebot rund um Wechseljahre mit meinen Frauen-Kunden zu teilen. Nun, das Problem war,...
Die Gesellschaft hat den Behandlungsplan für Wechseljahre rückwärts
Es gibt nichts von Natur aus pathologischen oder schlecht über Wechseljahre. Die Menopause ist ein natürlicher Übergang im Leben einer Frau... ja, der Schwerpunkt liegt auf natürlichen. Es ist nur eine Übergangszeit, die, weil sie mit sich viele Veränderungen in...
Welche Art der Wechseljahre sind Sie?
Haben Sie sich jemals gefragt, warum Ihre Erfahrung der Wechseljahre so intensiv ist, während deine Freundin scheint nur durch ihn oder umgekehrt zu cruisen? Warum ist einer von euch mit Hitzewallungen, starke Stimmungsschwankungen, Angstzustände und Herzklopfen zu...
Episode #14. Midlife & Menopause: Portal of transformation
Menopause marks the death of your old Self and rebirth of your new Self. It is a portal for transformation in pretty much every woman’s life. While the first part of life is all about accumulation - think finances, house, husband, children, stuff, career - the second...
Episode #8. A menopause success story
Lisa had the perfect setup for a dreadful menopause. For 20 years, she had been working as a high powered healthcare consultant with a national management organization i.e. she worked in corporate America. This meant that she was travelling a bunch and entertaining...
Episode #2. The use of herbs for menopause
Catie and I beat the words on herbs for menopause. Herbs are powerful helpers to realign our physiology especially when you find yourself in crisis mode. Whether you are struggling with weight gain, brain fog, hot flashes, exhaustion, stress, anxiety… you name...
Episode #6. Turning menopause around… an inspiring personal story
Liz Young shares her personal story of how she turned a most dreadful menopause around and found peace in her body again. A few years ago, Liz shifted drastically from peri-menopause to menopause. She was struggling with extreme bleeding to the point of calling the...
Episode #1. The link between pregnancy and menopause
The way we treat ourselves during pregnancy and postpartum has profound implications on how we transition through menopause. Ashlee and I chat about the effect of nourishment or lack thereof during the powerful event of giving birth and how it shows up during the next...
Episode #19. How to be empowered about peri-menopause
Tracey was obsessed about menopause. It is all she could talk about once she hit that phase in her life. Tracey grew up in a family where topics like menopause was not exactly to be discussed. Think British and think proper. Once she entered this phase herself she had...
Episode #51: The 7 alchemical stages of menopause
Menopause is a birthing process that, when embraced consciously, will help us transform into the powerful, authentic wise elders that our society needs so badly. In other words, menopause is an opportunity for women to transform into wise crones. Many women dread...
What is menopause?
Menopause is normal and natural. Is confusing as each one refers to a slightly different phase. What is it that we are actually talking?
What type of menopause are you?
The good news is: Ayurveda gives us an answer to this baffling phenomenon. The three types of menopause are this:
Society has the treatment plan for menopause backward
There is nothing inherently pathological or bad about menopause. Menopause is a natural transition in a woman’s life … yes, the emphasis is on NATURAL. It’s just a transition time that, because it brings with it many changes in body and mind, is often confusing,...
4 Cool Tips to Kick the Cause of Hot Flashes.
According to webMD.com, the majority of American women in their menopausal years are experiencing hot flashes some years before, during and some years after menstruation ends. While hot flashes are common during a woman’s menopausal years, they surely aren’t normal....