The Pause

In our last episode for the series, we speak with Gabrielle Mentz from Womens Health Loddon Mallee. While we've spent much of the episodes learning about how we can support ourselves through perimenopause and menopause, we also recognise that the systems that we are currently living with are not often conducive to women and AFAB moving through this transition and Gabrielle shines a light on the bigger changes that we need to create.

In this week’s episode of The Pause, somatic psychotherapist Fran Woodruff unpacks why midlife stirs up old survival strategies, how unmet needs show up as rage or burnout, and why menopause can be a powerful rite of passage rather than an ending.
Fran’s message: This is hard, but it can also be the richest, most authentic season of your life. 
Chinese medicine practitioner Rima Truchanis also shares how ancient wisdom helps us move through menopause with more balance. From yin and yang to finding your voice, Rima reminds us that this is a time to come home to ourselves — body, spirit, and all. Tune in for a grounded, heartening chat about the art of balance, the beauty of change, and the power of embracing our next season. 
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We sit down with sex educator and therapist Dr Linda Kirkman to talk about menopause and intimacy and Jasper Peach a trans, non binary and disabled writer who shares their experience navigating the medical system.

This week’s episode is a double whammy!
We’ll hear from Naturopaths Susan Lintott and Lisa Eastley. They’re a complementary team with both offering wisdom from different elements of their professions.
Susan talks us through the variety of herbs that provide specific support at different stages of the transition that is menopause and Lisa talks to us about how light affects our hormones and how stopping for that cup of tea has multiple benefits.
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Jane Bennett is a force of nature! As a menstrual educator and creator of the Chalice Foundation, she draws on years of research in this space to expose menstrual shame and explains how silence leaves women unprepared for perimenopause and menopause.  Her work also shows how early celebratory menstrual education positively transforms school culture. 
Jane makes the case that cycle awareness is a superpower for managing the menopausal transition, and workplaces have a duty of care to support people during this transition.
Jane also explores the role of the patriarchy in shaping medical language, and the power of language in general to perpetuate menstrual and reproductive shame.
She offers immediate, practical steps including  tracking cycles, seeking trusted practitioners, evidence-based resources and menstrual policy templates to create change in the workplace.
As usual, we hear personal and candid stories from our community.  
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