Warning: This episode is potentially activating to your nervous system, so please make sure that you are in a good space to absorb the information and have a soothing practice at hand that you can turn to, should your nervous system react!

(Peri)menopause – even though often treated as a disease and the "end of your life" – is usually thought of as a "women's domain". But they're not the only ones experiencing this important transition in life.

And non-binary menstruators and menstruating men don't necessarily feel comfortable in those spaces or resonate with the identity-centered experiences of "menopausal women", so they naturally experience a tension and constriction that invites them into a deeper inquiry to examine what the experience means to them.

In today's episode my friend and peer Piper Rose and I focus on this Rite of Passage as an opportunity to get clear on one's values and embrace one's body and unique human experience.

We dive into:

- Why queer folks and non-binary menstruators may be better equipped for a more easeful perimenopause transition

- The flitting mosquitoes of patriarchy that incite fear in women and menstruating folks alike

- The powerful questions women, non-binary menstruators and menstruating men get to ask themselves when they come into (peri)menopause

- How identity isn't fixed, but rather something that gets to shift and morph and evolve throughout one's life

- The importance of personal values in making sense of one's experience

- Why transformation and change are scary, but a huge opportunity for something better than your wildest dreams

Resources we mentioned:

Piper Rose (they/them) is a NeuroSomatic Relationship and Intimacy Coach, licenced hypnotherapist and transformative ritualist. They are dedicated to supporting the LGBTQ, Poly and Kink communities. Their mission: break cycled of reactive behaviour stemming from complex trauma, attachment wounding, and ADHD to transmute pain into a path of agency, joy and unshakable self-trust.

Find out more about Piper and their work here:

Website: https://piperrosecoaching.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowplaycoaching

And if you want support through challenging life transitions, your Dark Night of the Soul, that is aimed and providing a riverbed for your own wisdom to come through, learn more about my Soul-based Coaching offering "True to You" here: https://lisa-jara.com/en/true-to-you/

Do you want to start your week with some soul-infused musings that support you in your personal cyclical experience in a world set up for linear progress?

Sign up for Moonday Musings: https://lisa-jara.com/en/moonday-musings

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You can find the links and the transcript of this episode at:

https://lisa-jara.com/en/blog/e34-navigating-perimenopause-as-a-non-binary-person