Dear Friend Menopause…

This is a brief post about Menopause.

I say brief because the topic is so vast and one post doesn’t cover everything.

However I would love to introduce few subjects that could be helpful.

• As soon as we speak about menopause (including pre and post), we cannot avoid talking about the cultural beliefs from which our preconceived ideas about menopause arise. It is certainly interesting to see how these belief differ around the world and between cultures. Many studies have proven that women answer in a different way depending on the culture they are living in. You can read about this in detail here.

• Menopause can be a powerful and transformational journey, especially when women are encouraged to explore their inner landscape, to review their life, heal what needs to be healed, leave behind what no longer serves and embrace what nurtures: Women may enter a wonderful third act of their lives, finding themselves saying “No” more than in the past because now is the moment to spend time with themselves after having taken care of a family and/or children and/or work; now is the time to say “Me”.

• Some women pass through menopause without any problems. However, many of us experience symptoms such as hot flushes, night sweats, disturbed sleep, reduced libido, digestive issues, anxiety, itchiness, mood swings, restless legs… to name a few.

  For those of us who are going through any of the above, it is important to remember:

  • These symptoms don’t last forever

  • These symptoms can have other causes so it’s good to have a conversation with our Doctor to understand if they are related to Thyroid, Fibromyalgia… or if they are due to the hormonal changes during the menopause phases.

  • If they are related to hormonal imbalance, we can do something about them too. The common belief: “ This is menopause, you have to get use to it”, is simply not true.

    In this stage of life, women are called to deepen the connection with their body and go even deeper and the Abdominal Restorative Massage as taught by Dr Rosita Arvigo can help to walk this path. Many women reported that the massage sessions, the Self Care and other tools they have learned as part of this treatment, have had a positive effect on their health and their menopausal symptoms.