692: Why Emotional Healing is Hormone Healing-The New Path to Midlife Empowerment with Ashley Turner
Energized with Dr. Mariza
Menopause as a Developmental Metamorphosis
Ashley frames menopause as the bookend to puberty, a multidimensional psycho-spiritual transition requiring physiological stabilization first.
Ever feel like you’re losing yourself in midlife?
In this powerful episode, I’m sitting down with expert Ashley Turner to explore the deeper meaning behind midlife hormonal changes in perimenopause and menopause.
Ashley helps you discover how perimenopause can be a profound reckoning, discussing how this stage of life invites us to shift from ego-driven goals toward greater purpose and compassion for others… and more importantly, for yourself.
Ashley beautifully reframes midlife as not an ending, but a spiritual awakening — a chance to realign with who we are and what we value.
We also dive into how embracing this change can spark healing, empowerment, and advocacy for ourselves and others.
Tune in for an inspiring conversation that will leave you ready to step into your next chapter with grace and intention.
Ashley Turner
Ashley Turner is a Licensed Psychotherapist, Psychedelic Therapist, renowned yoga–meditation teacher, writer, facilitator, speaker, and 7-figure entrepreneur. Her mission is to serve women – especially those in midlife and menopause. She helps visionary leaders tap into their confidence and amplify their wisdom, vision, and voice by embodying their full feminine power. Her own personal midlife struggles led her to found her Metamorphosis: Midlife & Menopause Mentorship and The Haven Membership. Ashley has been featured in media outlets such as The Washington Post, Shape, Self, Women’s Health, Yoga Journal, Health, MindBodyGreen, Well+Good, Sounds True, and many more.
IN THIS EPISODE
- Recognizing the symptoms of perimenopause
- Ashley’s work supporting women mentally and emotionally
- How hormones can help some but not ALL symptoms
- Why being intentional about your choices matters more in midlife
- Lifestyle habits for optimal physical and mental health
- How we can shift the culture around perimenopause awareness
- How to cultivate your sense of community in midlife
- How Perimenoapuse can be one of your greatest teachers
QUOTES
“Once I got on the hormones, that was extremely helpful and it totally saved my life, and I love them… [but] it didn't solve all my problems. There's still a huge developmental phase that we're going through as women. People going through menopause, huge transitions in our sense of self, our ambition, our drive, who we are, our identity, of course sexuality, and that's a lot to manage on top of everything else that's happening in life.”
“For a lot of women, it's taking 4 to 6 appointments for doctors to connect the dots between what they're going through and it being perimenopause and menopause. And what that does is it delays care, it delays treatment, and it delays a woman's quality of life.”
“I think telling the stories and sharing really authentically and vulnerably and transparently is such an important piece of this because we heal together. We are changing culture. We are weaving a new sisterhood, a new ethos. We also have to educate our partners, our children, our work environments, and really shape shift the culture.”
RESOURCES MENTIONED
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Metamorphosis: Master Menopause and Midlife
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