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The Power of Menopause

Guest post by: Wanda Marie

Article Overview: Women dealing with menopause.

The Power of Menopause

Menopause is a very powerful time in a woman's life. Perimenopause is the period just prior to menopause and usually starts around age 45 and can last 8 to 10 years. A woman is not considered in menopause until at least a year has passed and she has not had a period. The perimenopausal phase can be one of the most challenging periods of a woman's life. As hormones are struggling to find balance, symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, decreased sex drive, irritability, depression, etc., are experienced by many women. Oprah did a show on this last week and mentioned that so many women go through "the change" but we, as women, are not talking about it. Many suffer in silence. Women were once thought to be crazy and put away for expressing symptoms of irritability, depression, hot flashes, night sweats, sleepless nights, etc. This is one of the reasons I started "Where Women Gather on Tuesday Mornings" to create a bond of sisterhood and a safe space for women to share and be heard.

Any woman that plans to live past 35 should be aware of what life has in store for her as she comes more into her power and glory as a woman moving towards menopause. The perimenopausal phase allows a woman 8 to 10 years to prepare for the power of menopause. It is my belief that the hot flashes, night sweats, etc., is nature's way of helping women burn off old debris, purifying and cleansing the body, on a very cellular level, of suppressed emotions. Feelings of shame, guilt and hurt is processed through a woman's body each month during her menses. Little by little, healing takes place to the degree she is willing to open up and free herself. When she is preparing to stop shedding blood, and periods become irregular, her body finds other ways of releasing suppressed unprocessed emotions.

Not all women experience the uncomfortable symptoms of the perimenopausal phase, especially women who have lived happy, healthy and balanced lives, processing their emotions fully and releasing properly with each monthly cycle. Other women simply process life differently. Some women have been known to breeze through perimenopause often without even knowing it, and slip gracefully into menopause where there is no more shedding of blood, but an increased sense of self, personal power, wisdom and freedom. I hope you are one of these lucky women.

However, most women have a tendency to bury negative emotions to protect other people's feelings. If a women reaches the perimenopausal years and she is not yet willing to open up, she usually experiences what many call a dark night of the soul, deep deep depression. It's nature's way of saying stop and do some self-reflection, personal soul searching. If she does not, she becomes more irritable, depressed, hard to be around, and less tolerate of others. She may even feel like she is going crazy.

The best way to release these toxic emotions and more gracefully move into menopause (your power), is through forgiveness work, self-forgiveness and unconditional forgiveness of others, through acceptance of the unacceptable.

Once a woman reaches menopause, usually around the magical age of 55, the bleeding has stopped, the door to wisdom is opened wider, self-realization is at hand and personal power is more readily expressed. A woman who has fully processed any old baggage and set herself fee, and loves herself enough to be herself, will now fully enjoy the power of menopause. Women have been known to start new careers, new businesses, start non-profit organizations to give back, begin a new life with their newly found power!

A woman experiencing the power of menopause is more sensitive to the energies and happenings around her, both physically and spiritually. Her intuition becomes sharper and more wisdom is revealed. She is more focused, centered, grounded, spiritual, wiser and more beautiful than ever. I always say there is nothing more beautiful than a woman standing fully in her power. This girlfriend is the Power of Menopause! Prepare for it, enjoy it and live it fully!

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