EP 223: On Menopause, Female Elderhood & Competition Between Women in Wellness with Kate Codrington

In this deep dive into menopause and elderhood, Kimberly and Kate Codrington discuss how they see their inter-generational work with women around self-care and cultural work. Kate’s book The Second Spring: The Self-Care Guide to Menopause and her more recent The Perimenopause Journal have made an indelible impact as Kimberly transitioned to the other side of the menopause hill. Two women, in their second spring, consider their responsibilities to women in various cycles of womanhood. They explore the impact of teachers, trauma, and the digital age on women, highlighting the need for resilience, play, and the ability to hold paradoxes. The discussion also touches on the importance of role models, the ever-changing dynamics of female elders, and the significance of embodied compassion in doing work in the women’s wellness and healthcare fields.

 

Bio

Kate’s mission is to change the way we regard menopause and show how we can relax into our own, inner authority through our cyclical nature, deep body intelligence and menopause process. Life around and within is always communicating with us and her passion is for the ‘soft animal body’, the magic of the liminal, and the potential of emergent processes. Kate refuses to take herself too seriously and tries to never take on anything that is not pleasurable and delicious. She is a menstrual and menopause mentor, speaker, workshop facilitator, writer, podcaster and have been a therapist for more than 30 years.  She is also an artist currently weaving textiles, words, story and stitch. She’s in her second spring, which means post-menopause, and has deep gratitude for the education that the menopause process has gifted her. The Perimenopause Journal is now available at your favourite booksellers and my first book Second Spring: the self-care guide to menopause was published by HarperCollins 2022.

What You’ll Hear

• The responsibility of female elders

• Accountability, compassion and intention Setting around the journey to menopause

• How does post-perimenopause impact mother/daughter relationships

• What is the purpose of elders?

• The power of some worldly detachment

• Michael Mead’s “Growing Downwards”

• Embracing different styles and adornments as we age, reflecting on the changes in the body and preferences.

• The importance of being playful and expressive in one's choices, regardless of age or societal expectations.

• The intersection of joy and pleasure with healing

• Competition between women in the wellness and healthcare field

 

Links

Website: https://www.katecodrington.co.uk/

IG: @kate_codrington

The Perimenopause Journal

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