20 | Menopause as a Second Spring: Reframing the Narrative with Kate Codrington

Pleasure In The Pause

Do you know what season of your menopause journey you're currently in? I know it can feel like an eternal hot summer on some days, and like a cold winter where you want to turn inward and hibernate on others. My guest today, Kate Codrington, has a beautiful way of mapping out your journey according to each season of the year with nourishing self care practices, reflections and journaling prompts so you can craft your own experience according to your unique needs. This week, episode 20 of Pleasure in the Pause is about your second spring and embracing the seasons of menopause!

In this episode of Pleasure in the Pause, Kate Codrington shares the importance of understanding menstrual cycles for leadership, creativity, and power and actionable steps you can take right now to navigate the seasons of perimenopause, menopause, and beyond.

Highlights from our discussion include:

• Menopause and perimenopause as a feminist issue.
• The importance of inner reflection during perimenopause and menopause to address underlying emotional issues.
• The "second spring" of post-menopause, characterized by freedom from caring about others' opinions and a renewed sense of self-care and reinvention.
• Embracing the "not knowing" phase of growth.

Kate’s new book, The Perimenopause Journal comes out September 10th! You can pre-order now through Amazon or your local independent bookseller!

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Kate Codrington is a mentor, speaker, facilitator, artist, writer and has been a therapist for 30 years. A pioneering spirit, Kate was the first to graduate as a Menstruality Medicine Circle facilitator, is the host of Life - An Inside Job podcast, created the multi-level art textile project The Pants of Empowerment and Threads of Friendship, and creates seasonal Yoga Nidra inspired by the land where she lives in Hertfordshire. With Leora Leboff she co-founded Woman Kind facilitating retreats for menstruating and menopausal folk to build more kindness into their lives. When she’s not doing these things you’ll find her playing in her compost heaps.

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1. Second Spring: Embracing the Seasons of Menopause with Kate Codrington (00:00:00)

2. The importance of cyclical awareness and understanding of menstrual cycles for leadership, creativity, and power. (00:02:23)

3. Preparation for menopause and perimenopause. (00:05:05)

4. Menopause and perimenopause as a feminist issue. (00:10:43)

5. The importance of inner reflection during perimenopause and menopause to address underlying emotional issues. (00:15:57)

6. Menopause as a new beginning, not an ending. (00:20:33)

7. The "second spring" of post-menopause. (00:25:03)

8. The value of deep listening and intuition in navigating perimenopause. (00:31:09)

9. Menopause and perimenopause phases, growth through not knowing, and embracing difficulty. (00:35:33)

10. The challenge of receiving and holding on to energy, particularly for women. (00:40:05)