Ep. 121 Seasons of Womanhood - Navigating Overlap of Postpartum, Perimenopause, and Midlife
In this powerful episode of the Beautiful Grit, yoga-meditation teacher, clinical therapist, founder of Yoga.Psyche.Soul specializing in integrating yoga, meditation, breathwork with classical mental health psychology, Ashley Turner explores the profound transitions of womanhood - the interesting overlap that many women who choose to have children later in life have with postpartum, perimenopause, midlife, and the crone. Ashely is also a mother, wife, writer, and ordained priestess. In the episode, Ashley shares her own experience of the overlap of postpartum and perimenopause, as well as breaking down the emotional, physical, and spiritual shifts that we experience as women during postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause. In addition to the current focus on the physiology of perimenopause, Ashley also talks about how we need to support women in reframing the challenges during this time as a spiritual rite of passage rather than a crisis. We discuss personal experiences, cultural shifts, internalized ageism as women, as well as practical tools, spiritual opportunities, and psychedelic support that you can access for yourself during this stage of life in the episode. Our Guest: Ashley Turner Website: https://yoga-psychology.co/ Instagram: @ashleyturner1 About Gwen: Website: https://www.gwendittmar.com Instagram: @gwendittmar To learn more about the Grounded Group and join the waitlist - A 6-week virtual group including the Safe and Sound Protocol, Limbic Retraining, Somatic Medicine, Breathwork, and Practical Spirituality for high achieving women to heal overwhelm and burnout without losing their edge, visit: https://www.gwendittmar.com/grounded-group