Today on the podcast we are revisiting one of our most downloaded and listened to podcasts of all time. Midwife, teacher, writer, and menstrual educator, Jane Hardwicke Collings joins Tahnee to explore the cyclic nature of womanhood and the potency of menopause. This conversation shared between Tahnee and Jane is powerful and a must-listen for all the women out there, both young and wise, who are keen to learn more about their innate rhythms. Or for the menfolk, who are eager to understand and support their female friends and loved ones.
Tahnee and Jane discuss:
䷁Menopause preparation.
䷁The cyclic nature of womanhood.
䷁The medicalisation of menopause.
䷁The concept of the "mother line" or "red thread".
䷁Menstruation, menopause, and the lunar cycle.
䷁Rites of passage; Birth, menarche, motherhood, and menopause.
䷁The cultural shame surrounding the menstrual cycle in Western society.
䷁What menopause or 'mimi' signifies in the cultures of Australia's First Nations Peoples.
䷁Rites of passage; How individuals are valued culturally, based on which phase of the cycle they're in.
䷁What our experience of menarche teaches us about being a woman and how that impacts our experience of menopause.