Life - An Inside Job will help you nourish your inner world and make it a great place to hang out, so your outer world can become more fun, meaningful and satisfying. I chat with fascinating teachers, creatives, therapists and ordinary people who use their interior experience to change their outer world. You’ll get the inside skinny on healing, how to manage mental and physical pain, how to balance your real-life outer world and make your inner world into the best kind of party. A party that ...
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped final episode with Leora and Kate
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1:08:52In this final episode, Leora and Kate share from their personal lives how the seasons create a beautiful container to hold us and: Guide our creative process Guide Leora's pain management Explore PMDD and adenomyosis Give wisdom to guide you in perimenopause Interact with the nervous system in perimenopause Interplay with neurodivergence Offer supe…
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Inside Lammas and Early Perimenopause with Clarissa Kristjansson
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51:31The late summer season of Lammas is a time of gathering in, gratitude, of slow days, and of starting to prepare for the coming autumn and winter. My guest, Clarissa Kristjansson shares how this season can show us ways to prepare for perimenopause. Including a Chinese Medicine approach to nutrition, Chi Gong practices, stress management and communit…
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Inside Summer Solstice with Rebecca Beattie
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1:00:48This episode features teacher, author and witch Rebecca Beattie talking about midsummer. Summer Solstice is the zenith of the year, and we discover: · How we can nourish our sense of sovereignty · How to avoid overwhelm if you’re a sensitive person (HSP) · Using solstice as a lens to step into our purpose · Rituals for everyone from the witchiest w…
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This episode is all about pelvic pain; caused by things like prolapse, vulvodynia, vaginismus, vaginal atrophy, or pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Pain, and painful sex, particularly in perimenopause, can become normalised and not spoken about or treated, but this is a conversation we need to have. It's a frank and open conversation about sex and…
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This episode is about stress and urinary incontinence. I’ve gathered a panel of experts to share their expertise on the topic. If you wee yourself when you cough, or if you have to wee 50 times an hour, then this episode is for you. I am joined by: Andrea Clarke somatic bodyworker, womb-energy medicine and holistic pelvic care practitioner, and Fem…
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I made a commitment to lean more into the annual seasons this year, so as part of that, I’ve invited experts in the field of cyclical living to share the meaning, practices and support that the seasonal festivals can bring. Today it’s all about Beltane, the 1st of May, and Sophie Messager is here to tell us all about it. Sophie has a doctorate in r…
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Inside Erotic Seasons with Kimberly Ann Johnson
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1:04:01Welcome to a special Easter edition with the seasonal topic of how our sexuality changes from teens to postmenopause. Spoiler alert, there are no eggs or chocolate to be found here, but the themes of Spring 'becoming' in the maiden years fit beautifully with the epic greenness and becoming of late April growth. My guest is Kimberly Ann Johnson, som…
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The spring equinox, also known as the vernal equinox, is when there are equal amounts of daylight and nighttime, around 21st March in the Northern Hemisphere and 21st September in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the perfect moment to explore balance in our lives. I invited medical herbalist Lucy Blunden to explore what balance actually is and how we…
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Wintering in the face of tinsel: a guide for sensitive folk to survive Christmas, with ChaNan Bonser
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55:02I am delighted to welcome ChaNan back again for her second visit to Life An inside Job, her first, season 3 ep 12 Inside the Highly Sensitive Person, is my most downloaded episode ever. Seeing as there is an interest in sensitivity, I thought it would be good to talk about the perils of Christmas. ChaNan Bonser is a highly experienced therapist and…
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Inside Ageing Well with Gary Carter
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1:01:03Today we’re talking about ageing, and specifically about how fascia is central to ageing well. If you don’t know what fascia is don’t worry, Gary explains it clearly. And if you do already, you will be diving more deeply into how fascia relates to ageing. My guest is Gary Carter, who is recognised internationally as one of the UK’s leading Anatomy …
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Claire Baker
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24:43Claire Baker is a coach, speaker, and author of 50 Things You Need To Know About Periods. For over a decade, Claire has taught women to live in harmony with their bodies, believing menstrual cycle awareness is key to women’s wellbeing, creativity, and empowerment. Her online program, Adore Your Cycle, has students in over 35 countries. In 2019, Cla…
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Inside heavy bleeding with Sophie Fletcher
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54:21My guest is Sophie Fletcher, she’s a clinical hypnotherapist and bestselling author of three books with over 20 years in working in women’s health. She weaves knowledge, intuition, and self-hypnosis together to improve the quality of life for busy, overwhelmed women who feel exhausted, fed up and lacking in clarity. On her website, you’ll find onli…
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Inside shame with Julia Davis and Tessa Venuti Sanderson
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1:08:58According to Brenee Brown, shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging—something we’ve experienced, done, or failed to do makes us unworthy of connection. In this episode were talking about how listening circles can help to reduce the amount of shame we feel. How …
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Celebrating the publication of The perimenopause Journal: Unlock your power, Own your wellbeing, Find your path which is now available in the UK. It'll be in the U.S. and Canada in October and Australia and N.Z. before Christmas. My dear friend and colleague in kindness, Leora Leboff agreed to interview me. If you don’t yet know her, once you do, i…
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In Lisa's second visit to Life An Inside Job, she talks about the value of boredom. The pathological drive towards ever more stimulation How being bored supports our creativity, self-esteem, mental and physical health. Lisa de Jong is a health coach and educator specialising in women’s health, the menstrual cycle, chronic pain, and trauma. She has …
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Jill is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and works with clients and companies to develop and apply a blend of strategies so that individuals and teams go from exhausted to energised in the most effective way. Techniques to fall asleep faster, sleep better and feel more energised during the day. Jill has a gift for making it very simple and we cov…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Abi Denyer-Bewick
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24:28Abi Denyer-Bewick is a neurodivergent (AuDHD) sea creature with a deep commitment to the cyclical nature of life. Abi is part of the Red School faculty and has mentored hundreds of women through the Menstruality Leadership Programme with Red School. Abi works with groups and individuals as a Menstruality Coach and Menstrual Medicine Circle Facilita…
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Inside the Feel Good Fix with Lavina Mehta MBE
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58:27Lavina Mehta MBE is a Personal Trainer, Wellness Coach, author and mum of 3, she’s British Asian & is passionate about promoting the health benefits of exercise to treat, prevent & reduce risks of chronic diseases like Diabetes & Heart Disease. She gives Weekly Free virtual Seniors Workouts sessions, with my 76-year-old Mother in Law, in Gujarati a…
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Inside pleasure and fear with Niamh Daly
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1:05:23In this episode, teacher, trainer and author Niamh Daly talks about the effects of fear and pleasure in perimenopause. We talk about libido, and unpack the myth that perimenopause necessarily means a drop, or no libido at all. We talk about how to bring more pleasure into your life, how that re-wires the brain, about the value of yoga and different…
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Today's guest is Life Coach Sara Slattery, and we talk about burnout in corporate, the social sector and in wellbeing professions. We cover: What is burnout What contributes to it How to recognise you might be burning out How to find the confidence to change How to make work sustainable Sara supports values-led women in liberating themselves in the…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Tara Ghosh
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17:44Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in the field of menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living., and is brought to you by Leora Lebof and Kate Codrington. Tara is a menstrual health educator, passionate about supporting people with periods to feel strong whatever season of life they are in.…
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Today’s guest is the sparkling, outspoken voice for empowerment that is Abi Adams. Abi is a dynamic speaker, mentor, and movement coach, and is the visionary founder of Project Woman. Her unbridled passion for feminine health and well-being propels her on a mission to embark with individuals and companies on a forward-thinking approach that puts pe…
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We hear from the ridiculously prolific Stella Duffy about loss, endings, mortality, the value of living with a sense of our ageing instead of denying it, and the exquisite possibilities for being ‘more ourselves’ that this brings. Stella is hugely generous with sharing her life experience and there are some beautifully profound moments in this inte…
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We all know we need rest so why do we find it so hard, especially when we are in a state of fear? My guest is an expert in this field: Suzy Reading is a mother of two, an author, Chartered Psychologist, and Coach. She specialises in self-care, helping people manage their stress, emotions, and energetic bank balance. Her latest book, Rest to Reset i…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Hannah B Burton
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24:53Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in the field of menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. It's brought to you by Leora and Kate at Woman Kind. Hannah introduces herself by saying... 'Despite being a healthy Nutritional Therapist and NLP practitioner myself, I continually suffered from…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped Un-Christmas Special with Leora and Kate
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21:53Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in the field of menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. In this UnChristmas episode, we’re sharing our top tips for not getting dragged down by this Christmas lark, so you can prioritise self-care and compassion even in the middle of chaos and overwhe…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped with Lizzy Kurtzer
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21:18Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in the field of menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. This podcast is brought to you by Leora and Kate at Woman Kind. Lizzy is your Inner Connection Coach. Born in Australia, living in Edinburgh, with her partner Bethany and their cat Percy. Her wor…
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This is the third episode I’ve done about ADHD females, so the topic is highly dominant in the nearly 100 episodes of LAIJ, and that’s because I see awareness of ADHD is SO needed Today’s guest is Adele Winsett of Harmonise You, she's a Women's Health Practitioner & Cyclical Living Guide. Co-author of the book Essential Feminine Wisdom. From menarc…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Tessa Venuti Sanderson
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28:58Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. This podcast is brought to you by Leora and Kate of Woman Kind. In this episode, Tessa Venuti Sanderson shares her experience of oestrogen dominance, rather than the common narrative of oestrogen deficiency i…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Julia Davis
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34:16Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. This podcast is brought to you by Leora and Kate of Woman Kind. In this episode bursting with spring/summer vibrancy, we'll hear Julia's experience of perimenopause cycles, managing chronic health challenges …
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This is an episode for blokes, most especially for blokes who are close to perimenopausal mayhem. I had a chat with my old friend Kenny Mammarella D’Cruz, aka The Man Whisperer, who has instigated hundreds of men’s groups across the country. Daily Express described me as a "coach, consultant, and guru of all things men" Kenny and I talked about: Ho…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Natasha Richardson
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23:36Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. This podcast is brought to you by Leora and Kate at Woman Kind. We'll hear about the limitations of the 'can do' inner summer energy, and how pacing is the way to go. How Natasha's inner autumn self-care has …
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Jyoti Mayani
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23:21Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. This podcast is brought to you by Leora and Kate at Woman Kind. We'll hear how Jyoti cares for herself through her menstrual cycle, using the seasons as a guide, how to tell if you've ovulated, why this is im…
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Cyclical Living Unwarapped featuring Lou Perham
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22:47Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. This podcast is brought to you by Leora and Kate at Woman Kind. We'll hear how Lou manages heavy periods, how she cares for herself in each season, how her birth experience affected her ovulation, how Medicin…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped with Liz Thomas
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23:25Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in the field of menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. Liz Thomas is the founder of Soul Creative Circle. She's a Sacred Circle facilitator, Certified Cycle & Spiritual Coach, Creative practitioner and advocates for wild women. Here to nurture and em…
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Cyclical Living Unwrapped featuring Coni Longden-Jefferson
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21:52Cyclical Living Unwrapped explores the gifts and challenges of cyclical life with experts in the field of menstruation, perimenopause and cyclical living. This podcast is brought to you by Leora and Kate at Woman Kind. Coni Longden-Jefferson is a writer, host and content creator specialising in all things reproductive health. She works with brands …
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Inside fierce justice with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli
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50:42Uma Dinsmore-Tuli co-founder of the Yoga Nidra Network, is a fierce proponent of rest in the form of yoga nidra, founder of the Yoni Shakti movement to end the abuse of women and girls in yoga, and author of many books including the comprehensive Yoni Shakti: a Woman's Guide to Power and Freedom Through Yoga and Tantra which is thankfully available…
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Inside the compassionate lens with Leticia Valverdes
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1:01:09Leticia Valverdes is a prize-winning photographer whose work starts with deep listening. Published in The Telegraph, The Guardian amongst others, she’s also well-known for her community work with indigenous people, especially women and girls. Leticia’s commercial work includes personal branding for organisations and heart-led businesses in the UK a…
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Inside the highly sensitive person with ChaNan Bonser
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1:04:28Our guide to the highly sensitive person, or HSP, is ChaNan Bonser a therapist and healer, and a teacher and trainer based in Mid Wales. She is a highly sensitive person, and for many years has worked with sensitivity within her client base. She recently developed an online course Self Care for Sensitives, helping folk who are highly sensitive to b…
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Inside the wiser woman with Tania Elfersy
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52:29Tania Elfersy is a transformative coach, speaker and award-winning author, specializing in midlife women's health. Tania has spent years researching what causes and what can relieve symptoms associated with perimenopause and menopause. She became free of her own physical and emotional symptoms naturally and simply, through insight alone. Tania set …
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The topic of purpose is enormously charged, we feel beset by inner critics, doubts, and overwhelm. Thank heavens for Fiona Buckland’s book Find your own path: how to create the life you really want. Like a life coach in your pocket, it offers a friendly step-by-step approach to finding your calling. Fiona is a life & leadership coach, facilitator, …
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Inside Manstruation with Alyx Coble-Frakes
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52:14Have you ever struggled to explain to the men and non-menstruators around you what you need in your menstrual month? Or why you might seem to be an entirely different personality week on week? My friend Alyx Coble-Frakes did, and her experiences of frustration have resulted in what is to my knowledge, the first book about periods specifically writt…
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Inside the crone – how to have a bad ass postmenopause
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52:30My guest today is a proper badass hag. Jane Hardwicke Collings is a grandmother, former homebirth midwife for 30 years, a teacher, writer and menstrual educator. She gives workshops on mother and daughter preparation for menstruation, the spiritual practice of menstruation, and the sacred dimensions of pregnancy, birth and menopause. Jane founded a…
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Coming to terms: the end of biological fertility
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1:15:48Exploring how we can come to terms with the end of biological fertility and how creative fertility changes postmenopause. You’ll hear five different women, all in different circumstances and each story just blew me away. There is so much courage, healing, endurance and resilience in this coming to terms and I hope you’ll feel as inspired as I was. …
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Decent and Rising: women’s stories and the embodiment of the Innana myth is a book for anyone who has ever felt lost, a failure, that they’re getting sucked deep into dark places that most people would regard as mad. Written by Carly Mountain, a psychotherapist and women’s initiatory guide, who specialises in working with sexuality, relationships a…
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Laura Shuckburgh. Laura is is a Menopause Coach and an NLP Practitioner. She is the founder of Menopause Unleashed Retreats and Marvellous Midlife and She has recently written a digital menopause awareness product for the ted Learning group. You can usually find her in her home on wheels in the French Countryside. We talk about the positive change …
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Suzanne Yates is an acclaimed international therapist, teacher, author, researcher, and innovator, author of 3 books and now working on the 4th, she works with people at all stages of their lives: from babies and pregnant mothers to the elderly. Her specialty is women’s health. A published author and expert in the field of pre and postnatal shiatsu…
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This episode focussed on debunking the narrative that claims menopause is a deficiency that requires fixing with oestrogen, instead of a normal, healthy life event that ushers us into a vibrant, engaged maturity. I feel that if menopause is asking us to love ourselves better, to deepen our relationship to ourselves, then HRT can really help with th…
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This episode is all about how the understanding of ourselves as cyclical beings can help us navigate the climate emergency. Giulietta Durante of Hormones in Harmony, Natasha Richardson from Forage Botanicals and period educator Tara Ghosh all kindly volunteered to share their wisdom and experience, we talk about: · How to manage climate anxiety · H…
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Inside everyday empowerment with Clarissa Krisjansson
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46:36My guest Clarissa Kristjansson PhD is an internationally recognized menopause educator. She specialises in Yang Sheng, TCM nutrition, medical qigong and mindfulness. She is passionate about nurturing the body, mind and spirit in harmony with the natural rhythms of nature during perimenopause. Clarissa is the host of the popular Thriving Thru Menopa…
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