This episode is a raw, in the moment update, shared exactly as it is, because that is the only way I know how to do this.

Last month, my perimenopause symptoms knocked me sideways. Extreme exhaustion, hunger that would not quit, days spent on the sofa. This month, I made changes, prioritising protein, sleep and daily movement and I wanted to sit down and honestly reflect on what shifted, what did not and what new symptoms have shown up to get my attention.

Because that is the thing about this journey. Just when you think you have found your footing, something new surfaces.

In this episode I share my honest month-by-month experience of perimenopause, what I have changed in terms of nourishment and lifestyle and how that has made a real difference and what I am still figuring out. I also talk about something that feels just as significant as the physical symptoms: The way this threshold is stripping back the layers of who I thought I had to be and the quiet but unmistakable feeling of just becoming more myself.

This is not a guide. There are no tidy answers here. It is simply one woman's honest account of navigating this threshold in real time because I believe that is exactly the kind of conversation we need more of.

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This episode is a follow-on from last week's conversation about the womb as a compass and it goes even deeper.

Because once we understand that the womb is our energetic centre, the next step is learning how to actually work with it. And that begins with understanding our cycle: Not just the biology of it, but the energy, the wisdom and the rhythm that moves through each phase.

In this episode I walk you through the four phases of the menstrual cycle — inner winter, inner spring, inner summer and inner autumn — and what each one is really asking of you energetically. I share what these phases can feel like, what they are inviting you to release, create, express and act on and how to begin working with them rather than against them.

I also share honestly how my own cycle does not always follow the book because yours might not either. And that is exactly the point. No two cycles are the same, which is why the single most important thing you can do is start tracking your own. Not with an app. On paper. Every day. Because the patterns are there, you just need the data to see them.

If you have ever felt like your energy, your mood or your creativity makes no sense, it probably makes perfect sense. You just need the map. This episode is that map.

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Thank you so much for listening to this episode of Of Silk and Soil.

If this resonated with you, I'd love it if you'd leave a review, it helps more women find their way here.

If you're ready to go deeper, I have a free Everyday Womb Meditation waiting for you here: https://subscribepage.io/1vpvfu It's a simple practice to help you come back to yourself.

This is a short bonus episode, a gentle two minute guided practice to help you slow down, place your hands on your womb space and simply connect.

There is nothing to do here and nothing to fix. Just an invitation to breathe, notice, and come back to yourself.

This practice was originally recorded as part of the episode The Womb as a Compass: Your Way Back to Yourself and works beautifully alongside it or completely on its own whenever you need a quiet moment to return inward.

I'd love to know what you thought of today's episode

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Thank you so much for listening to this episode of Of Silk and Soil.

If this resonated with you, I'd love it if you'd leave a review, it helps more women find their way here.

If you're ready to go deeper, I have a free Everyday Womb Meditation waiting for you here: https://subscribepage.io/1vpvfu It's a simple practice to help you come back to yourself.