Book:  The Wisdom of Menopause

Author: Christiane Northrup

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SHARE AND BLOOM SAYS:

I seem to be learning about my perimenopausal experience somewhat retrospectively. This book has been providing me much insight and comfort for previously unexplained changes that I’ve been going through.

I’ve been baffled by why nature would heighten rage, anger, resentment and intolerance during this period in a woman’s life, all of which are well documented common experiences during menopause.

In the chapter ‘The Brain Catches Fire at Menopause’ I was relieved to read Christiane explain it as ‘an outward expression of the process going on within her soul: the reclaiming of self’ when describing Carol, who, when going through the change, threw a leg of lamb out of the window. And I recalled a somewhat recent moment when I threw a candle out into the garden in a fit of exasperation.

‘Little did I know that these bursts of irritability over petty family dynamics were the first faint knocks that I needed to renegotiate some of my habitual relationship patterns.’

Thankfully the menopause is getting more publicity now and women have an opportunity to learn about and understand their experience to support their wellbeing, health and their relationships with themselves and those around them.

This book to me is like one of my angels, a bright star in the sky.