Episode 106: How to embrace your second spring with Kate Codrington

Kate Codrington is the author of Second Spring: the self-care guide to menopause, which is a rather lovely and revolutionary new book. She’s a menstrual and menopause mentor, speaker, workshop facilitator, writer, podcaster and a therapist for nearly 30 years. She’s passionate about bringing a more holistic approach to the menopause transition and to enabling women to embrace fully this powerful stage of life.

We talk about:

Where Kate is in her menopause journey
How the book is very different to other books on menopause
How Kate sees menopause as something very positive
How cyclicality is core to the book and how this impacts women throughout life
The earthiness of the book and the power that comes from that
Yoga Nidra and its role in the book and in our menopause transition
The importance of going inward in menopause
Embracing the change rather than fighting it
Menopause as a spiritual journey
Things that annoy us both about the prevailing menopause narratives
What Kate learnt from her own menopause transition

And more!

Kate kindly shared this diagram from her book. She talks about it in the podcast and suggests printing it out so your entire family can keep track of which season they’re in week to week and year to year!