6 Mind-body Approaches to Menopause

Perimenopause and menopause come with a complex web of physical, psychological, and social symptoms.

The treatment usually prescribed by doctors, hormone therapy (HT), is controversial and not appropriate for some women. I won’t get into the HT debate here—Mark did a great job covering the pros and cons recently. Suffice it to say that HT isn’t the answer for everyone, and it’s not a panacea by any means.

Whether or not they choose to go the HT route, many women desire additional support during perimenopause and beyond. For the sake of keeping this post from becoming a novella, I’m going to focus on mind-body therapies today.

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The Lost Art of Play

Experts have long studied the benefits of play for children, and the evolutionary logic is undeniable.

Play introduces and hones practical skills like hunting, cooking, building, child care, and health care. Playing doctor? Cops and robbers? And so on.

Play teaches children social boundaries. If you’re nice enough but not too much, you can get your way without being a pushover or turning off potential friends.

Play teaches you to cooperate. If you don’t play well with others, other people won’t play with you. That’s no fun.

Play makes the body stronger, faster, and fitter.

Play is very important for child development. The benefits are well-established. Trust the Science. But what about play for adults?

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Life by Design, by Laura Rupsis

Today our co-host Laura Rupsis is in the hot seat. It has been a few years since we’ve touched base with Laura to hear what she’s been up to in the health coaching space, and it turns out, it’s quite a lot. In addition to packing up her family and moving to sunny Florida, a move that has been in the works for several years, Laura also shares a pretty cool coaching opportunity she had this past year, working with over 170 employees in a corporate wellness setting. Laura believes in a “life by design,” and after many years of designing the life she loves, Laura is out there living and modeling this lifestyle to both her health coaching clients and her peers. During this episode, we discuss Laura’s transition from a career in corporate finance, the health transformation that led her to this work, restructuring her practice to be 100% virtual, and her experience running a successful corporate wellness program with over 170 employees. It was super fun to catch up and learn more about one of the awesome women behind the microphone. Check it out below!

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