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Today we're exploring the immense capacities that open up to us as we move through menopause, and it's a special episode as Alexandra, the co-founder of Red School is your host, and it's our next Wise Power series conversation...The Wise Power series began with our Wise Power retreat when S+A's book Wise Power was published and Alexandra is continuing to have sporadic conversations about what menopause awakens and reveals within us all.  Today her guest is Prune Harris, an energy expert, a consciousness educator, and soul activist, who has trained with healers, elders, and wisdom holders throughout the world. Prune shares her personal experience of navigating the great threshold of menopause, and how it can collectively awaken a new, immense capacity to reclaim our deep worth as human beings, beyond concepts of gender and status, but as a lifeforce that is part of the great web of life. We explore:The different cycles that Prune is tracking now post-menopause, and how our life force moves into different expressions of wisdom once we're no longer being held in monthly cycles. Menopause as an identity death process which brings us face to face with our inner soothsayer, to hear deep truths about ourselves, our relationships and the world, so we can choose the new identities we want to embody in our third act. How menopause is helping to meet the modern day crisis of separation and call us home to our essential place of belonging, so we can radiate it into our lives and into the world. ---Order our menopause book - Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging here: https://www.wisepowerbook.com---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.schoolSophie Jane Hardy: @sophie.jane.hardy - https://www.instagram.com/sophie.jane.hardyPrune Harris: @pruneharris - https://www.instagram.com/pruneharris

In this inspiring, we sit down with Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer, the visionary co-founders of The Red School. Alexandra and Sjanie are internationally recognised for their pioneering work in the field of menstruality—a groundbreaking approach to understanding the power of the menstrual cycle and its role in fostering creativity, wellbeing, and personal transformation. Together, they've co-authored Wild Power and their latest book, Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause. They also host the widely celebrated Menstruality Podcast, where they dive deep into topics of cyclical living and empowerment.This conversation explores how embracing the natural rhythms of the menstrual cycle and menopause can lead to profound self-discovery and liberation. Alexandra and Sjanie share their wisdom, practical tools, and insights into how cyclical awareness can transform every aspect of life, from relationships and work to health and spirituality.Whether you're navigating your menstrual years, approaching menopause, or supporting someone who is, this episode offers empowering insights and practical advice. Alexandra and Sjanie's work is a call to reconnect with the innate wisdom of the body and embrace the cycles of life as allies in growth and transformation.Enjoy!Lots of love,Dave and Steve xDISCOUNT CODES & SPONSORS:Namawell Juicers are AMAZING! They have absolutely revolutionised the juicing game. We have an exclusive 10% Enter the code HAPPYPEAR10LINK: https://namawell.com/collections/juicers/products/nama-j2-cold-press-juicer?ref=thehappypearVIVOBAREFOOT: Vivobarefoot Footwear have given our listeners an exclusive 2O% discount and if you buy now you also get free access to their incredible course showcasing some of the biggest names in the health and wellness space.Enter the code HP2OLINK: https://www.vivobarefoot.com/uk/the-happy-pearTHE WHOLE HEALTH TRIBE - Join the communityLINK: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0bmqxd0 THE HAPPY PEAR RECIPE CLUB - Blending health and happiness through a range of over 600 delicious plant-based recipes. LINK: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0bmqss0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 27 - The Seven Wonders of Menopause with Shavita Kotak (Sound healer, spiritual facilitator, wellness practitioner & yoga teacher and now author) In this episode we talk all things perimenopause and menopause and Shavita talks about her debut book in which she has sagely gathered deep wisdom from visonaries  from across the globe, namely:  Dr. Gladys McGarey – "The Well-Lived Life", "Living Medicine" and "The World Needs Old Ladies" Ibu Robin Lim – The Mother (author of "Placenta: The Forgotten Chakra", The Ecology of Gentle Birth" advocates for holistic, natural birthing practices. "After the Baby's Birth: A Woman's Way to Wellness"—a postpartum guide for mothers) Alexandra Pope – The Initiator (Her books are co-authored with Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer, "Wild Power: Discover the Magic of the Menstrual Cycle and Awaken the Feminine Path to Power", "Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose, and Belonging"  Jane Hardwicke Collings – The Boss Witch. Author of multiple books, including "Ten Moons: The Inner Journey of Pregnancy" and "Blood Rites – The Spiritual Practice of Menstruation, and founder of the School of Shamanic Womancraft .  Dr. Christiane Northrup – The Ageless Goddess. "Author of The Wisdom of Menopause","Goddesses Never Age"  and "Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom"  Dr. Vandana Shiva – The Warrior. Author of "Staying Alive: Women, Ecology, and Development" and "Earth Democracy" Shavita Kotak's links: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmLIua38SE1DkGycMJacTpA https://wellnesswithshavita.com/about/ More about your host: Alicia is a mumma of four. She has been a lawyer since 2001 and has transformed from being an exhausted perfectionist workaholic to now living a life of delicious chaos, juggling mum life alongside her own legal business and her spiritual wellness business.  In March 2012, while hanging out the washing, Alicia started to spontaneously channel one of her Spirit Guides, an Ascended Master called Goenga who spoke to her using her own voice (like Whoopi Goldberg in the movie, Ghost). This was the start of her channeling journey. Alicia loves to help people to thrive, enjoy life more and reconnect with their soul and remember who they really are - eternal pure love and magnificent light beings.  Alicia has written a book called, PURE ENERGY - The Busy Women's Energy Guide to Thrive. She has a passion to help humans understand themselves as energetic beings. Alicia lives with her family in Victoria, Australia. LINKS:  SPIRITUAL WELLNESS BUSINESS www.aliciatemmerman.com www.globalsoulcentre.com/ LEGAL/HR BUSINESS www.dumaisws.com.au/ HEALTH AND WELLNESS VEGAN PRODUCTS BUSINESS http://aliciatemmerman.arbonne.com  FACEBOOK COMMUNITY  https://www.facebook.com/groups/frequencyraisingenergyearthschool LINK TO ALICIA'S BOOK https://www.aliciatemmerman.com/shop-now YOU TUBE - Global Soul Centre https://www.youtube.com/@theglobalsoulcentre323 LINKTREE https://linktr.ee/alicia_dumais_temmerman?fbclid=IwAR1Zet17KVAYLCep3FtYa2PeE9xYbuqGZECN0DIZajJQcvmtSXH0KKKz_iA FREE 7 day mini course - INCREASE YOUR ENERGY FREQUENCY https://aliciatemmerman.podia.com/85b5cfb0-5da7-402c-9351-89892bf7fa69 Much love AliciaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a Text Message.Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer and Alexandra Pope are pioneers in the emerging field of menstruality, which my spell check says isn't even a word! Basically they have created a new lexicon, along with a new approach not only to our health and wellbeing, but our creativity and leadership, and our spiritual life – all based on becoming conscious of the power of monthly cycles. They are the co-founders of Red School, and co-authors of Wild Power: discover the magic of the menstrual cycle and awaken the feminine path to power . Their menopause book Wise Power: Discover the liberating power of menopause to awaken authority, purpose and belonging came out in 2022. I tried to interview them then, sent a few emails, didn't hear anything back. And then, they wrote to me – and as you will hear, they did it right at the perfect time. Between Sjanjie and Alexandra they have more than 45 years of experience doing this kind of work, and today they teach around the world, helping women understand that from puberty to perimenopause and beyond, we are engaged in a bio-psycho-social-spiritual process of maturing… A message that is very, very different to what most of us are used to getting. The discussion covers the practical and cyclical nature of menopause, the significance of menstrual cycle awareness, and the power of self-care and setting boundaries. They also address the often-overlooked grief and the mental health challenges associated with menopause, emphasizing the need for community, support, and a broader societal understanding of this pivotal life stage. The episode concludes with a look at the potential of menopause as a time of personal and spiritual awakening, offering practical tips and discussing their upcoming course to help women navigate this profound transition.00:00 Introduction to Perimenopause and Menopause00:20 Challenges in Finding Menopause Support00:42 The Role of MidiHealth01:18 Personal Journey and Podcast Sponsorship04:54 The Impact of 'Wise Power' Book07:49 Menopause as a Transformative Experience09:57 Cycle Awareness and Menopause15:49 Navigating Menopause with Awareness26:16 The Power of Menopause37:11 Acknowledging the Struggles of Menopause38:33 The Role of Modern Medicine39:06 Cultural Crisis and Menopause40:28 The Importance of Community Support42:42 Practical Tips for Navigating Menopause46:56 Embracing the Power of 'No'47:36 Navigating Relationship Changes53:26 The Psychological and Spiritual Journey54:13 Addressing the Topic of Suicide01:01:20 The Intersection of Menopause and Global Awakening01:07:11 Redefining Menopause01:11:13 Course Information and Final ThoughtsThank you to our sponsor, Midi Health. They provide holistic, insurance-covered care by perimenopause and menopause specialists. Check out JoinMidi.comJoin the Hotflash Inc perimenoposse: Web: hotflashinc.comTikTok: @hotflashincInstagram: @hotflashincX: @hotflashinc Episode website: Hotflashinc See hotflashinc.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

What does the menstrual cycle have to teach us - about the nature of ourselves, as well as the importance of living in a cyclic manner? On the latest episode I discuss this with Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer, co-founders of the Red School, which is dedicated to restoring the power of the menstrual cycle and menopause. Via Red School, Alexandra and Sjanie are pioneering the emerging field of menstruality with a vision that menstrual cycle awareness and conscious menopause are prioritized in every boardroom, classroom and dinner‐table discussion on the planet. Alexandra and Sjanie are also the co-authors of two life-changing books: Wild Power: Discover the Magic of Your Menstrual Cycle and Awaken the Feminine Path to Power; and Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging. During our discussion we explore:  Alexandra and Sjanie's individual spiritual experiences growing up, and how each informed their current work with the menstrual cycleThe "exquisite intimacy" of the Sacred Feminine, as Alexandra refers to itHow honoring the menstrual cycle is a spiritual practice in and of itselfThe importance of making 1% shifts as we begin to bring cyclic awareness into our livesThe message and meaning of pain as part of the menstrual cycleHow menstrual cycle awareness can teach us to live in a more equitable, sustainable mannerShow Notes:If you'd like to know whose ancestral tribal lands you currently reside on, you can look up your address here: https://native-land.ca/My book, “Home to Her: Walking the Transformative Path of the Sacred Feminine,” is now available Womancraft Publishing! To learn more, read endorsements and purchase, please visit  https://womancraftpublishing.com/product/home-to-her/. It is also available for sale via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and you can order it from your favorite local bookstore, too.Please – if you love this podcast and/or have read my book, please consider leaving me a review! For the podcast, reviews on iTunes are extremely helpful, and for the book, reviews on Amazon and Goodreads are equally helpful. Thank you for supporting my work!You can watch this and other podcast episodes at the Home to Her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@hometoherGot feedback about this episode or others you've heard? Please reach out on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hometoher/ ), Facebook  (https://www.facebook.com/hometoher)To learn more about Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer and their pioneering menstruality work, please visit their website: https://www.redschool.net/ , where you'll find information about their courses, as well as links to their two latest books, "Wild Power: Discover the Magic of Your Menstrual Cycle and Awaken the Feminine Path to Power"; and "Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging. "You can follow Red School on Instagram @red.school 

On the sacred metamorphosis of menopause, redefining this time of life from health crisis to empowerment, tenderness and leadership. On discovering the liberating power of menopause to awaken authority, purpose and belonging. 0:42 Introducing Red School; Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer; Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging 3:00 – Wild Power: Discover the Magic of the Menstrual Cycle and Awaken The Feminine Path to Power; https://www.redschool.net/; The Seasons of Menstruation 6:00 – Restoring the power of menopause – our inner ecology. An integrated process of growing down into ourselves. An initiatory journey of awakening. Evolving into menopause. 9:30 – Seamless entry into the menstruality journey. Weaving a thread of yes through the beginning of menstruation to menopause. 12:25 – Our experience of cultural dislocation from this initiatory path. Menarche, menstruation, motherhood and menopause are evolutionary tipping points in our life's journey. 15:20 – Seeing our 50s, 60s and 70s as one of the most fertile grounds of being – alive, creative and productive. 17:55 – 5 phases of menopause – Betrayal, Repair, Revelation, Visioning and Emergence. Cycle awareness applies across many areas of our psychological and spiritual development. 20:50 – Betrayal – Transformation involves dying to the old self and emerging new. Betrayal is the first moment of menopause where the deep initiatory process kicks in. It is the death of an identity. 25:40 – Repair – Emphasizing Rest and Healing. Rest is the medicine that allows the organic process of healing to move through us. Giving yourself kindness. 29:55 – Revelation – A subtle dawning of a new recognition of yourself. An acceptance and reception of yourself. 32:25 – Visioning – Full flourishing and receptivity of your capacity. Breakthrough with coherence. 37:10 – Emergence – Freshly minted clarity and innocence. Reborn, vulnerability and innocence as a buffer against bitterness and cynicism. “Second Spring”. 40:50 – Ritual to anoint and celebrate yourself – 1) Name all the qualities you have discovered or recovered during menopause – all of your strengths and brilliances. 2) Forgive anything in yourself that you feel still needs forgiving. 3) State some clear intentions for your future. 4) Allow plenty of time for this ritual. 44:20 – Menopause can deliver us to a place of deep belonging within ourselves. Union is the heart of the menopause transition. Understanding and removing our barricades to intimacy. 47: 20 – Attunement tools for Leadership – Keep Council with Emptiness https://www.redschool.net/ Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer, authors of Wild Power: Discover the Magic of the Menstrual Cycle and Awaken The Feminine Path to Power and the creators of the Menstruality Medicine Circle™, a brand new healing modality.  

Alexandra is your host today as this is the next in our Wise Power Retreat series,  where she is having conversations with thought leaders, teachers and change-makers about what menopause revealed and awakened in them.  Her guest is Lynne McTaggart - who is regularly voted in the top 100 of spiritual teachers for her work around the power of intention.The arrival of Lynne's children birthed the first great work of her life, her magazine, What Doctors Don't Tell You, and menopause heralded the birth of the work she is devoting the rest of her life to - exploring the human energy field and why spiritual healing works.We explore:New ways to approach aging, and the truth that menopause isn't about losing faculties - more faculties are actually coming on line.How menopause kicked Lynne's ‘disruptor gene' into gear, and how it helped her to awaken to who she truly is. Lynne's post menopausal zest, and how we can all embrace our third acts, move beyond the roles we have previously held, and instead ask  -'what else do I want to do with my life?'.---You can now order our new book! Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging here: https://www.wisepowerbook.com---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.schoolLynne McTaggart: @lynnemctaggartofficial - https://www.instagram.com/p/CqVaw_RMDbx

Did you know that your menstrual cycle is teaching you how to work with your inner power, ready to become a wise woman at menopause? The wise women founders of Red School, Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer have released their cutting edge book Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging. I'm THRILLED to have had the opportunity to chat with the authors and Menstruality leaders about how we can practice menstrual cycle awareness as a lifestyle that ultimately builds our self-trust, resilience, and capacity for presence, so that when the time comes, we can surrender, die and be reborn through the "mother of all initiations" that is Menopause. What a power conversation this was! Whether you're through Menopause already and want to understand what the hell just happened, you're teetering on the precipice right now, or you're years away, but want to become more readied now - there is much gold in here for you. We traversed enquiries including:The definition of Menopause and why Red School works with the psycho-spiritual-emotional realms of Menstruation and Menopause, beyond just the physical symptoms we may encounter. What Menstrual Cycle Awareness (MCA) is and how working with our menstrual cycle now can build our capacity to navigate Menopause. How we can take permission for ourselves and invoke our inner rebels to practice conscious Menstruation in a world that doesn't support us to honour our menstrual cycles and Menopause experiences.The potent gifts available to us in Menopause, as well as some of the challenges. and much more besides...I know you'll find the medicine you need for the phase of your menstrual journey in this conversation, so do listen, share your favourite insight with us here, and pass on this much needed information to sisters, mothers, daughters, friends and colleagues everywhere. Find all the links, details and transcription in the show notes here >Charlotte xxxThanks so much as ever for supporting me to host Wild Flow Podcast! It means such a lot to receive your ratings, reviews, and to be tagged in your IG stories @charlotte.pointeaux.coach! Please share with your soul sisters who are learning to honour their cycles and live as an embodied cyclical woman too, so they can receive the wisdom they're searching for. Find the full show notes at https://charlottepointeaux.com/podcast/ Charlotte xxx PS: Would you love to belong to a soul-nourishing sisterhood of women who are deeply connected to their inner seasons, cycles and body's wisdom? If so, I'd love to invite you to become a treasured member of our Wild Flow Coven membership and Subscribe for your free cycle magick rituals guides. Want to dive deeper and be held in your own private container for inner healing? Find my coaching and programs here at https://charlottepointeaux.com/coaching/

This conversation moved me deeply. Teacher and writer Krista O'Reilly Davi-Digui explores what it is to be a brave and beautiful human in progress, particularly in the messy middle of life, and especially living inside a grief and trauma illiterate culture. In 2019, when Krista was in the midst of the ‘Quickening' of perimenopause she lost her son Jairus to suicide. In this conversation, she shares generously about the inner winter of her grief journey, how it intersected with her menopause experience, and how she is now moving into the second spring of menopause, choosing to say yes to life in it's fullness, not knowing what tomorrow holds…We explore:How grief leaves no room for bullshit - particularly in the menopause, stripping away all pretence, people pleasing and masks. How to make peace and develop resilience through the mess of heartache, struggle, and exhaustion of grief. The necessity of having our pain witnessed - Krista shares how to find the community you need to survive the darkest times of grief, sometimes in unexpected places. (And how to hold boundaries when your existing community isn't offering the support you need). ---You can now order our new book! Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging here: https://www.wisepowerbook.com---Join the waiting list for our 2023 Menstruality Leadership Programme here: www.menstrualityleadership.com---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.schoolKrista O'Reilly Davi-Digui: @a_life_in_progress - https://www.instagram.com/a_life_in_progress

This bonus episode is the next in our ‘Wise Power Retreat' series where Alexandra is interviewing people about what menopause revealed and awakened in them. Alexandra and Lara have been working alongside each other in this field for over 30 years. Dr Lara Owen is an author, teacher, researcher, consultant, mentor and an expert on the culture, politics and organisation of the menstrual cycle and menopause. She wrote one of the first books to be published about the power of the menstrual cycle, Her Blood is Gold, and is one of the leading lights in the field of menstrual and menopause education, sharing from an incredible wealth of personal experience, as well as academic research. We explore:How Lara worked with her intuition in menopause (including following the impulse to move herself to the south of France for a three year menopause retreat!).How Lara moved with her menopausal grief at not having had children and how she made sense of her story, and embraced the gifts of her adventurous and creative life without children. How Lara's radical educational and cultural work around the menstrual cycle and menopause evolved during her menopause transition, leading to her new masters-level course is designed to develop your understanding of menstruation today in the contexts of business, feminism, health, law, politics, popular culture, sustainability, spirituality, sport, technology, and wellbeing.You can now order our new book! Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging here: https://www.wisepowerbook.com---Registration is now open for our Menstruality Leadership Programme: menstrualityleadership.com---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.schoolLara Owen: www.laraowen.com

Meet Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer and Alexandra Pope who have written the incredible book 'Wise Power - Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging' – a book I wish I had read when I went through menopause. Sjanie and Alexandra share how menopause is an initiation, awakening your inner power, and how it helps you discover your calling. They also explain how the different seasons of menstruality can help us move in sync with our bodies and the world around us.For more information about Sjanie and Alexandra, and their work, visit www.redschool.net

If you are here for a comprehensive checklist of all the ways you can get through menopause unscathed by all the dreaded symptoms you have heard about…I hate to break it to you, you won't find that here. But I have some more exciting news for you….  when you listen to this episode with curiosity and an open mind and heart, you may find that you feel empowered and dare I say excited about this transitional time in your life. Especially when you hear this conversation with Alexandra and Sjanie, co-founders of the Red School. Alexandra and Sjanie are also the co-authors of the iconic and celebrated book from Hay House, Wild Power: discover the magic of the menstrual cycle and awaken the feminine path to power and they just released their latest book Wise Power: Discover the liberating power of menopause to awaken authority, purpose, and belonging.They are pioneering the newly emerging field of menstruality, creating a new lexicon and approach to women's health and well-being; creativity and leadership; and spiritual life based on the power of our menstruality consciousness. Between them, they bring over 45 years of experience. And today they teach worldwide on the psycho-spiritual process of maturation that unfolds from menarche to menopause and beyond. They're committed to training the menstruality leaders of the future.www.redschool.netAnd our 6 week live online menopause course, which starts on November 2nd is Menopause: The Great Awakener www.redschoolmenopause.comThank you so much for listening! Share the love by sharing the podcast! And share your reviews and comments on the platform you listened to this episode on. If you would like to contact me about upcoming coaching, workshops, or transformative retreats, you can go to my website at ShannonHamaker.com This episode was edited by Travis Tench at Oak Hill Audio and scored using musing by his band Tinca Tinca. Support the show

When I came across the work of the Red School, with Alexandra and Sjanie, and their brand new book, Wise Power ~ Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose, and Belonging, I exhaled a sigh of relief. This radical new story of menopause is just the medicine my peri-menopausal soul has been craving. Honestly, I've been wanting to wrap myself up in the pages of this book (I am so comforted there) as peri-menopause continues to invite me deeper and deeper within myself. I am thrilled to have preordered my copy, read every single page, and now to share these incredible women and their brilliant teachings with you on SATIATE. Learn more: www.redschool.net www.redschoolmenopause.com www.wisepowerbook.com www.wildpowerbook.com Instagram: @red.school You Tube: @RedSchoolTV Find Me at: Sue Van Raes: www.bouldernutrition.com/ Boulder Nutrition Retreats: www.bouldernutrition.com/retreats Follow Me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/bouldernutrition/

Clare Dubois has given her life to reforesting the topics  as the founder of the not-for-profit, TreeSisters, but her menopause experience is demanding that she take a profound pause.In this conversation Clare breaks down her real-time death and rebirth initiatory process of menopause, from the place she is currently in - the deeply uncomfortable, uncompromisingly thorough, ‘ego-death' part of the initiation. She likens it to being carried downstream very fast - you either struggle against the flow or you let go and trust that the river knows where it's taking you. She's choosing trust, and hard as it may be, she is loving the ride.Trigger warning: Clare talks in-depth about healing her childhood physical and sexual abuse.We explore:How menopause is supporting her to process early trauma and heal the patterns of dissociation that ensued, so she can land in her body and be herself. The deep gift of menopause - how it is uprooting the patriarchy within her, especially in own work addiction and over-responsibility.What to do when we can't ‘let go' in the way Clare has been able to in her menopause sabbatical, and how we can manage the often chaotic menopause process in a world that doesn't honour our initiations. --- You can now pre-order our new book! Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging here: https://www.wisepowerbook.com---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.schoolClare Dubois: @clare_dubois_treesister - https://m.facebook.com/clare.dubois.333

Today's episode is about what it's like when our experience is actually supported, honoured and dignified through menopause, and it's also about relationship, and how to take care of ourselves through - and make sense of - times of great transformation. Alexandra is your host today, because this is a continuation of our Wise Power Retreat series, which was an incredible journey, over 3500 of us gathered to explore the power of menopause. She's talking with Susannah Darling Khan, a teacher, dancer, music maker, trainee pony whisperer, the co-director of The School of Movement Medicine, alongside her husband Ya'Acov Darling Khan. We explore:How Susannah's sexual relationship expanded through menopause, and how, through him meeting her anger and fierceness (sometimes with actual boxing gloves!), they were able to maintain their sexual fire.How menopause was a fierce taskmaster, requiring her to slow down - very quickly! - commit to her own inner peace, and hone her embodied listening capacity, as well as embrace death as a reality and a teacher.The only two other mammals who go through menopause - and what evolutionary biology shows us about the vital role we play in our communities post-menopause, as wisdom-keepers for the next generations.You can now order our new book! Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging here: https://www.wisepowerbook.com---Registration is now open for our live menopause course - Menopause: The Great Awakener. You can take your seat here: https://www.redschoolmenopause.com---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.schoolSusannah Darling Khan: https://www.instagram.com/shamanyaacov/

Dr Sonia Wright - aka The Midlife Sex Coach for Women - combines her natural ability to talk about uncomfortable topics with her medical knowledge, sexual counseling skills and life coaching tools to create a unique brand of sex coaching. In this conversation about sex in midlife and during menopause, we discuss sensitive issues with humour and heart. We explore:The sex challenges that can arise in menopause, such as changing libido, the surfacing of body image issues and vaginal dryness and pain. Redefining what fulfillment means when it comes to sexual intimacy, why orgasm isn't the goal, and how this changes the game around sex. How to invite our partners into loving, generative dialogue around sex challenges, and the importance of having these brave conversations, especially since we may have 30-50+ years of good sex ahead of us. You can now pre-order our new book! Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging here: https://www.wisepowerbook.com---Registration is now open for our live menopause course - Menopause: The Great Awakener. You can take your seat here: https://www.redschoolmenopause.com---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.schoolDr Sonia Wright : @drsoniawright - https://www.instagram.com/drsoniawright

The premenstrual phase of the menstrual cycle - or ‘inner autumn' as we lovingly call it - is often the most uncomfortable phase emotionally, and it is definitely the most misunderstood. The symptoms that show up for many in this phase and the critical, disruptive fire that burns through us premenstrually are demonised in our world and inside ourselves. In this conversation we want to deshame and dignify the gifts of the premenstruum; the heightened sensitivity, the permeability, the way we show up as a disruptor of the peace. We want to transform the premenstrual script which so often makes us question “what's wrong with me?” to “how can I hold myself through this?” and “what's powers are at work here?”.We explore:How the premenstruum gives us access to a different kind of intelligence - we know, without knowing how we know!Why we all deeply need the vulnerability of the premenstruum, and how it connects us to each other and to our humanity. How the powers of the premenstruum are the ones we'll call on the most post menopause - they become the ground of the second half of our lives. Our new book is now available wherever books are sold -  Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging here: https://www.wisepowerbook.com---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.school

Once you're in menopause, you appear to be off all the usual maps. You're cast off from a familiar shoreline onto a dark ocean of unknownness, with only the stars and the moon – your instincts, feelings and intuitions – to guide you. However, there is a map of sorts for the menopausal journey, a timeless archetypal pattern for transitioning this world between worlds, and it has an implicit order in five phases: Betrayal, Repair, Revelation, Visioning and Emergence.In today's episode, we look at the meaning and purpose of each phase, including all that you may experience and what it means, as well as stories from some of the many people we've worked with over the years (and a good dose of humour to see you through). We explore:Phase one of the menopause initiation, ‘Betrayal', which can be a real dark night of the soul, though it is necessary to access the ‘gold' of your menopause journey.The sweet moment that you can reach in phase three, ‘Revelation' where - often in the middle of daily life - you suddenly see yourself for who you truly are.How the final two phases set you up powerfully for your life post-menopause.You can now pre-order our new book! Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging here: https://www.wisepowerbook.com---Registration is now open for our live menopause course - Menopause: The Great Awakener. You can take your seat here: https://www.redschoolmenopause.com---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.school

Today we're talking about a much misunderstood part of the body… the cervix. Olivia Bryant is the founder of Self:Cervix, an organisation dedicated to revolutionising the way the cervix is viewed by the medical profession, by science and sex educators. She says:“As a sexologist and sex nerd, I know the cervix to be a powerful place of pleasure… For us, cervical orgasm is a thing worth exploring, just like Mars is for NASA”We explore:The spectrum of cervical awakening, from healing trauma, to enhancing pleasure, to cultivating states of deeply loving consciousness.The cervix is the only organ in the body that connects to three major nerves and it's wired to feel PLEASUREThe connection between cervical orgasms and our capacity to relax into our naturalness, and receive support.You can now pre-order our new book! Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging here: https://www.wisepowerbook.com---Registration is now open for our live menopause course - Menopause: The Great Awakener. You can take your seat here: https://www.redschoolmenopause.com---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.schoolSelf:Cervix: @selfcervix - https://www.instagram.com/selfcervix

Today's conversation follows a powerful idea that woke Alexandra up in the early hours a few days ago. It's the idea that drives our new menopause book, Wise Power, and it's an idea that's almost totally missing in the global menopause conversation...... We need to dignify menopause as a process of spiritual awakening. And it's a very special episode, because it also marks the official release of Wise Power, which is now available wherever books are sold - you can get your copy at wisepowerbook.com.We explore:The spiritual union, or coming home to yourself that is possible at menopause, when we honour and dignify every aspect of menopause; the rage, the confusion, the challenge and dare to believe it's meaningful. The role that rage plays in the spiritual awakening of menopause, particularly in the initiatory times we're living in as a global community. The five phases of the menopause spiritual awakening, and how perimenopause, or the ‘Quickening' prepares us for this great homecoming to ourselves.  You can now pre-order our new book! Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging here: https://www.wisepowerbook.com---Registration is now open for our live menopause course - Menopause: The Great Awakener. You can take your seat here: https://www.redschoolmenopause.com---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.school

Today on the You Can Heal Your Life Podcast you'll hear a chapter from the brand-new audiobook, Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging by Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer. In this excerpt, you'll learn the ground rules for menopause initiation and find comfort from your newfound power. You can listen to the full audiobook FREE for 14 days in the Empower You Unlimited Audio App. To download it today, Apple users visit hayhouse.com/apple and Android users visit hayhouse.com/google.

In this very special episode, after a year or more of nudging I have persuaded my teachers Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer of Red School to come along and talk about their wonderful new book Wise Power: Discover the Liberating power of menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging. It's published by Hay House and you can pre-order now and get your hands on an actual copy on the 22nd of September. It's a grand, trailblazing guide to menopause, filled with nourishing wisdom to help you thrive as your empowered, confident self through this transition and into Second Spring. I was lucky enough to read an early copy and it reframes menopause with great clarity and precision, giving you a clear and grounded psycho-spiritual path to plot your way through the storms.I ditched all the boring questions authors get asked and dug into what I really wanted to know to give you the exclusive, inside story on Wise Power. You won't hear this anywhere else!The free, Wise Power Retreat is to be found at www.wisepowerretreat.comAll of Red School's courses and resources and their fabulous menstruality leadership program is available at  https://www.redschool.net/More information about Katehttps://www.katecodrington.co.uk/Instagram @kate_codringtonSecond Spring: the self-care guide to menopause is available from your favourite bookshopYou will find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes and all major platforms, just search for 'Life - An Inside Job'.If you enjoyed the episode yourself, then it would be fab if you shared it with a friend or with your community on social media.MusicTrust Me (instrumental) by RYYZNCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / StreamMusic promoted by Audio LibraryArtworkPortrait by Lori Fitzdoodles

On the Secret Witch Show today our guest is Alexandra Pope.  Alexandra and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer are the co-founders of Red School, authors of the Hay House books Wild Power and the soon to be released Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging. They spent over 10,000 hours researching and refining their radical new approach to health, creativity, leadership and spiritual life. And the best bit? It's rooted in the bloody, wild, radical power of the menstrual cycle and menopause.  Their new book - Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging, is being released on 20th September 2022. In this magical episode, Alexandra and Nicole explore menopause as a powerful initiatory portal for reclaiming power and the potential of our souls, diving into the Wise Woman archetype and how it is an especially potent one for the Witch, as well as how we can reframe the cultural narrative around menopause to rediscover its hidden medicinal gifts.  Whilst this episode is framed around the menopause, it's really one full of gold for any woman to listen to, because it is really all about the power of initiation into soul.     What You'll Learn from this Episode:   The menopause is ultimately an initiation that awakens the power within us; and really, it is a descent into soul. That means it isn't all smooth-sailing because - unless you've done the deep work to connect to your Wise Woman via the power of your cycle, which makes it a smoother ride, like Alexandra had - descents to soul aren't all rosy There becomes a clear “No”, along with an opening to your deeper calling, often, at menopause - where you are being called deeper into your power - into a deeper purpose that is asking you to listen, and it becomes time to trust your body and its wisdom. Often women can experience this the same way via the initiation of the Wise Woman - who can be initiated earlier, via illness like Chronic Fatigue, or some other deeper calling - where we learn deep lessons about listening to our bodies and their deep wisdom.   Menopause can kick us in the ass as a right of passage - it demands from us that we meet oursleves - and the invitation is to allow ourselves to be touched and moved - to not be in victim to our bodies, but to make a deeper choice to make something meaningful from the sensations.  We have to trust that there's something wanting to come through us, and drop out egoic agenda and trust the work of soul It is often seen as a problem in our culture.  It can feel like we have been broken open in this initiation, but if we harness and trust our power there, it is so worth it.  It opens us to incredible magic. Practically, we have to support ourselves through this initiation by tending our nervous systems, our bodies, allowing our rage to express and celebrating ourselves and the magic that is unfolding. Ultimately, it is all a death and rebirth - as who our soul came to express as. That's the real magic of the menopause.   Resources and things that we spoke about:   Pre-order Wise Power  Red School's Website Red School's Instagram : @red.school Lara Briden - Hormone Repair Manual Susan Weed - New Menopausal Years   Invoke your Feminine Mystery   Thank you for listening, we'd love to know what comes alive for you in this week's episode, so please let us know! If you loved it, there's a fresh episode every other week - subscribe so you don't miss it! Thank you,   Nicole xox

When teacher and activist Jewels Wingfield felt menopause calling, through intense physical symptoms, she knew she needed to take a deep retreat. In this conversation, we explore her 13 month ‘conscious menopause sabbatical' and how it transformed her health, her relationship to herself, her work in the world, and even her sex life.Jewels is the founder of the EarthHeart retreat centre and on the other side of her sabbatical she is focusing on guiding women to explore their ‘nature-based feminine leadership', with a particular focus on an ancient, Celtic approach to menstruality, and how the natural world can support our menopause ‘death-and-rebirth' process.In the conversation we explore:How to carve out space and time for retreat and menopause, even when we have big responsibilities and financial pressure, and the potentially beneficial impact.How to access the wisdom of the natural world as a powerful guide and ally during the initiation of menopause.Some good news about how sex can change in menopause, and practical (often surprising!) guidance to access new levels of sexual connection and desire in this phase of life.You can now pre-order your copy of our new menopause book! Wise Power: Discover the liberating power of menopause to awaken authority, purpose and belonging here: https://www.wisepowerbook.com---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.schoolJewels Wingfield: @jewelsatearthheart - https://www.instagram.com/jewelsatearthheart/

When you explore old European myths, it's the elder women and grandmothers who run the world. In Greek mythology, there are the Fates - three elder women who make the world go round. In Eastern European mythology, the crone Baba Yaga initiates young people and facilitates transformation. In ancient Gallic mythology it is the Cailleach who created and shaped the land, from the beginning of time.In today's episode we explore the gold that these myths and archetypes hold for us as we navigate the initiation of menopause and enter the second half of our lives as elders, with the brilliant writer, psychologist and mythologist, Dr Sharon Blackie.Sharon illuminates the magic and potential of menopause as a shape-shifting crucible, which strips away all that isn't essential - so we may know ourselves, and our Calling in a new way. She shares how she envisioned herself inside an alchemical process at menopause, how the natural world served as an ally through this initiatory time, and why the world needs more feisty, older women now more than ever…We explore:The Greek myth of the ‘Furies', the sacred role of their rage, and the necessity of the comparable anger many of us feel in menopause.Why our world doesn't allow us the time to ‘do menopause properly' and the impact this has for us on a soul level. The Jungian archetype of the ‘Medial Woman' who doesn't define herself according to anyone else, is whole unto herself, and chooses to dive deeply into the mystery of the world.You can now pre-order your copy of our new menopause book! Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging here: https://www.wisepowerbook.com---Registration is now open for our live menopause course - Menopause: The Great Awakener. You can take your seat here: https://www.redschoolmenopause.com---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.schoolSharon Blackie: @sharonblackiemythmakings - https://www.instagram.com/sharonblackiemythmakings

I've had lots of requests to talk about menopause, and I'm so happy to bring you this conversation with Alexandra Pope from Red School. Alexandra is an inspiration in her example and her teachings about conscious menopause. She's committed to telling a much-needed new story of menopause. We talk about her own experience, and about her soon-to-be-released book, Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging, co-authored with Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer.Some links:In this episode I mentioned some articles about First Nations women's reported experience of menopause. Here are some, in case you're interested:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26653073/https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-6874-14-47https://espace.curtin.edu.au/handle/20.500.11937/19558You can connect with Alexandra Pope and pre-order her book at:redschool.netwisepowerbook.comConnect with me:anniecarter.com.auinstagram.com/_anniecarterThanks so much for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your friends and leave a review. :)

In our 40s, many women and people with periods begin to experience a variety of health symptoms and challenges, as well as emotional and psychological shifts. Some call this perimenopause. At Red School we like to call it, the Quickening. In this episode - which is the fourth in our menopause summer series - we look at how the Quickening is slowly awakening new levels of power within us, and how to navigate this. Sjanie shares her personal experience of negotiating this transition over the past few years. We explore:How we receive a report card on the state of our health in our 40s, which is inviting us to up our self care and set ourselves up for a healthy post-menopause life. Why the power that is awakening in us in the Quickening requires deeper responsibility as well as deeper self care. How to handle your new, increased critical capacites (cynicism, discernment, judgement) wisely and cleanly, rather than use it to annihilate and destroy!You can pre-order your copy of Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to awaken authority, purpose and belonging here: https://www.wisepowerbook.com---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email: info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.school

In today's conversation, we get practical, down-to-earth and real about the initiation of menopause and how on earth do we actually get through to the other side. Though,  as we explore, it's much less about doing and much more about being. And we have five alchemical powers that can help us along the way. This is the in third our Wise Power series where Alexandra and Sjanie have been waxing lyrical, sometimes crying, and often laughing their way through the teachings of their new book Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging, coming out on September 20th. There's a line in our new book, Wise Power: “Remember, it's your birthright to have a dignifying and empowering menopause. Let's begin to make that so.”Let's begin to make it so, together, here, right now… We explore:- The five ‘alchemical powers' that can help you navigate the menopause transition. - How to actully find ways to rest, when you aren't able to take a menopause sabbatical year (that we deeply wish everyone could have!)- The post-menopause magic that can occur when you trust the creative arc of your life, where ‘life becomes your business partner'. Pre-order your copy of Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to awaken authority, purpose and belonging here: https://www.wisepowerbook.com---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.school

When you find yourself in the thick of the menopause transition, there's no maintaining life as normal. How can we support ourselves to manage the day to day realities of life amidst the huge initiation of menopause? In this episode we explore the six steps of our ‘menopause triage' and how they help you to dignify and honour what you're experiencing. We explore:The power of accepting the fact that you're in menopause, and that you have a ‘new normal'. The art of ‘snudging' and why it's the a key skill to cultivate in menopause. The menopause superpowers that can help you to put these triage steps into preactice, including the power of No. Pre-order your copy of Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging here: https://www.redschool.net/pre-order-wise-power---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.school

It's time to re-write the story of menopause. What if the critical, provocative energy of menopause is actually a sign that you're coming to your senses?What if menopause isn't a health condition we suffer from, but that people in menopause you're actually suffering from is a lack of recognition, respect and support for the profound initiation you're going through. What if, post-menopause, you are more needed than ever. This is the first of our menopause summer series, in the run up to the launch of our new book, Wise Power.We explore:- The four old stories of menopause, and the new stories that honour and dignify this transition. - The ‘emperor has no clothes' moment that happens in menopause.- Why our impulse to ‘burn the house down' in menopause is actually very sane, and an important part of this initiatory process.  You can now pre-order your copy of our new menopause book! Wise Power: Discover the liberating power of menopause to awaken authority, purpose and belonging here: https://www.wisepowerbook.com---The Menstruality Podcast is hosted by Red School. We love hearing from you. To contact us, email info@redschool.net---Social media:Red School: @redschool - https://www.instagram.com/red.school