I am 46 and have been postmenopausal for nearly 4 years. I walked the path largely alone and in the dark. It was hard. But I learned to follow the wisdom of my body and the process became a sacred rite of passage.

Peri/menopause is not an ending. It is a threshold. A portal into embodied wisdom. A fire that burns away what is no longer needed… so that what is — our essence, our power, our clarity — can come fully online.

Across cultures and time, menopause has been known as the Great Awakener. In many Indigenous traditions, women become community leaders only after crossing this profound threshold.

I want to come together in conscious, even pleasurable relationship with this initiation. To hold each other in supportive sisterhood; to share wisdom and rejuvenate ourselves for the journey that lies ahead.

Menopause worked me. And it gave me back to myself; helped me find my essence, my sovereignty, my voice, my power, and my pleasure. It’s an honor to walk this passage with you.

With love + fire,

Melissa