Another Way to See Menopause

For so many women, menopause arrives carrying a story that isn’t our own. We’ve been taught to see it as an ending — the loss of youth, vitality, fertility, desirability. Society has spent decades convincing us that this natural transition is something to hide, fix, or push against. Yet what if it’s none of those things?

What if menopause isn’t the closing of a door, but the quiet turning of a page? A time when the body, in its deep wisdom, begins to invite rest, reflection, and a new kind of power?

In my work, I often see how women approach this stage with fear or shame — feelings that are not inherent to menopause itself, but born from a culture uncomfortable with ageing and change. Beneath that story is another truth waiting to be remembered: menopause is not the end of vitality; it’s a return to self.

This transition can strip away the layers we’ve worn to please, perform, or belong. It asks us to listen inwardly — to our body’s rhythms, our emotions, our energy — and to honour what we find there. For some, this means learning to rest for the first time. For others, it’s about speaking truth, setting boundaries, or rediscovering creative sparks that had long been buried beneath responsibility.

Menopause is a threshold, not a decline. A process of coming home to yourself — wiser, freer, more grounded in what truly matters.

If you’re in this season, I invite you to approach it with curiosity rather than resistance. Listen to what your body is asking for. Let yourself soften into the changes instead of bracing against them. There is growth and peace to be found here, if we allow it.

You are not fading; you are unfolding into another form of wholeness.

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