Making Sense of Menopause

Menopause as a Gateway to a Rich and Vital Elderhood

It’s time to change the way we think about menopause. While medicine and popular culture fixate on menopause as a decline of women’s bodies and minds, we can choose to honor and embrace the powerful gifts that come to us in our elder years. “Nature did not create us to unravel and diminish in the prime of
our lives,” says Susan Willson. With Making Sense of Menopause, this renowned women’s health practitioner offers a powerful and practical guide to experiencing perimenopause and menopause as a natural gateway into the next vital, exciting, and meaningful phase of our lives. Join her to explore:

• How menopause literally transforms us into new women
• How the biological arc of a woman’s life unfolds toward menopause—and how our earliest experiences inform the menopause we will have
• Becoming the Wise Woman—stepping into the essential role of an elder
• Practical guidance and insights on sleep, nutrition, stress management, exercise, pleasure, relationships, and much more