Kate Codrington – författare

The ultimate positive, practical guide to menopause. ‘This book is a welcome friend.’ Emma Barnett‘The ‘Artists Way’ of menopause’ Sophie Fletcher, author of the bestselling Mindful Hypnobirthing, Mindful Mamma and Mindful MenopauseIt’s time to re-frame menopause.Perimenopause can sometimes feel like the rug has been pulled from under our feet and this can leave us feeling disempowered and lost. Second Spring is a new kind of menopause book, bringing the radical notion that with small changes and a clear-eyed look at what’s no longer serving you, you can reclaim your vitality and joy in life.Second Spring offers a new vision for menopause, mapping the psychological phases and showing how this period in your life can be a time of personal growth. Like your slightly sweary best friend, Kate Codrington guides you through managing physical challenges with lifestyle changes and understanding what might be causing them. Whether you choose a natural route, HRT or a combination of both, there’s a wealth of self-care practices available here to soothe your symptoms. These include journaling prompts, practical tips and soulful enquiries real-life solutions for managing symptoms with kindness, helping you to become the person you always longed to be.What we need in challenging times is not shame or pushing through, but to treat ourselves with care and compassion.

Get ready for a positive perimenopause with The Perimenopause Journal, a gorgeously illustrated, 52 week, undated journal that supports you to refine a bespoke self-care plan to ease you through your perimenopause and into a vibrant postmenopausal life.• It shows how understanding your ‘inner seasons ‘ is a fast track to self-compassion• Gives you prompts and enquiries for appropriate self-care• Charts to track your energy with the moon phases• Intention setting meditation to clarify your focusYoga Nidra guided meditations to rest, integrate and regain calm• Each month there is space for reflection and intention setting to focus on small, do-able changes in your life, to ease your symptoms, access your power and find your path.It’s created for the bold and curious who are interested in personal growth and want to understand and care for themselves while they go through the process of perimenopause. If you go to yoga, but cringe at the chanting or follow your mindfulness class with a glass of prosecco... this is for you.You are not deficient or in need of fixing. At last, there is a non-patronising, feminist, reassuring guide to managing your symptoms and investing in the self-care you need to blossom into a creative postmenopause.A beautiful gift for a dear friend, The Perimenopause Journal gives a kind cosy nest to reflect on how we can care for ourselves, instead of what is going wrong with us. Through this emphasis of care, we can nourish ourselves and fill up from exhaustion to see the way forward.