Kate is the author of Second Spring: the self-care guide to menopause. Published by Harper Collins, it’s the first book to give a psychological map for menopause, one of the top ten self-help books of 2022 according to The Independent. Kate mentors people in perimenopause and beyond, 1-2-1 online, runs groups, nature-based Yoga Nidra sessions, hosts Life - An Inside Job podcast, and creates multi-level art textile projects. When she’s not doing these things you’ll find her playing in her compost heaps. I read Kate’s book over the Christmas holidays and it was a big part of me feeling a shift in my feelings towards perimenopause. Although I had done a lot of research, and interviewing and investigating in my head, if I am honest my heart still felt like it perimenopause was something to be endured, rather than something to be embraced. I am so honoured to include Kate’s deep wisdom in the pod, it was such a fun, illuminating and deeply pleasurable experience!  We chat about: - The false concept we have of needing to be improved (Kate says we’re not fixer-uppers!) and how turning our attention inwards to get quiet enough to listen to our intuition and really hear what our bodies need opens a whole new level of understanding and self compassion. - The seasonal approach to our cycles and how we move through very natural phases of Spring and Summer (and more outward focussed attention) to Autumn and Winter (more inwards focussed attention) and how this helps us to understand the unfolding of our journey through the Winter of Menopause and emergence into our Second Spring - The psychological phases of menopause - Separation (Autumn), Surrender and Emergence (both Winter) and Second Spring - and gentle, practical (omg actually doable!) self care suggestions for our own care and support - Kate’s shift from fashion in her 20s to holistic massage and how her work has evolved to include psychotherapy, pregnancy and abdominal massage, menstrual medicine, menopause doula support and yoga nidra - How healing our old wounds is a natural part of the Separation Phase and how this can play out for people with significant big T trauma including PTSD and CPTSD - An overall philosophy on how to soften into Menopause, summarised by Kate’s straight talking advice “Cut the Crap, Keep the Good Stuff, that goes for food, relationships, obligations, all of it” Kate’s mission is to change the way we regard menopause and show us how we can relax into our own, inner authority through our cyclical nature and menopause process.  I know the wisdom she shared in this episode will do exactly that.  Find Kate on Instagram here and at her web home here  Come visit Kylie's beautiful new home Head to Freebies page here for all your meno and storytelling resources, including: --> Midlife "Mojo" menoPAUSE Mini Course to help understand the shifts of perimenopause and learn simple self care practises--> Cracking the Copy Code: Rave Reviews to get glowing rave reviews on autopilot & on repeat ___ Come connect with Kylie on Insta @kyliepatchett or Facebook @kyliepatchettonline and online for all your menoPAUSE and Brand, Content and Copy Storytelling needs at Kylie's brand new web home www.kpkreative.com.au