Pre-menopause is the time where the body is still fertile, but the psyche is no longer naïve. Hormones are shifting in this time, almost like in puberty. It can be confusing, or it can feel like coming home. What women can do in this time is not to fight the changes, but to meet them consciously, so the power that’s arriving doesn’t harden or collapse. The first thing is to stop outsourcing safety.  This phase asks you to become the place your nervous system rests. That means slowing down...

I am so fascinated by what happens in the body during pre menopause. I am so exceited over how the hormones shift, but even more by what happens in the nervous system. What we often call “hormonal imbalance” around menopause is, from another angle, a change in how safety is created. Estrogen connects very well with oxytocin, and throughout life this sweet cocktail has quietly supported many women by softening the nervous system into connection. It has helped us bond, attune, merge, and...

I am so fascinated by aging and menopause. As a teen, I thought my life would be over when I turned 30. I envisioned boredom, being stuck and low in energy. I was wrong, and I think I realized that by dating older men. The men I dated who were 10 - 15 years older than me and they were still adventurous, curious and open minded. In addition to that they were much more self confident, experienced and felt more grounded than men my age. I started to look forward to aging, and now I am here. Pre...