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 Menopause It'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. Gold title * Kate Codrington has featured in Time Out, The Evening Standard, London Metro and written for wellbeing publications including Well Doing, Juno Magazine, Counsellors Cafe, Mind Body Green Rebelle Society and Massage Magazine. She has excellent wellbeing connections, but also speaks to practitioners outside of that space. * Kate offers paid-for workshops and courses through the year, including the Am I Going Mad? Online course in conjunction with Woman Kind. * Kate has an ongoing relationship and has been invited to contribute guest blogs and / or creating events at: Chalice Foundation; Evolve Beauty; Clean Marine; Woman Ready; Period!; Woman Ready; Lux Store and Blomma Beauty. Shows how menopause is not the problem, it's our culture with its ongoing sexism and ageism that makes symptoms worse. Women don't need improvement, they are just in need of acceptance and self-love.

While it covers mood, physical symptoms, diet, stress, menopause weight-gain, managing negativity, the book does not offer anything as reductive as a 'system' or 'solution' to fix menopause. The seasonal framework helps to develop a friendly curiosity about what's happening within us, and ultimately to learn to love ourselves. Includes a wide range of techniques including Medicine Circle, Yoga Nidras, self-care abdominal massage and other practices - but in accessible language anybody can use. Competition: Gut;Breath;The New Hot;Older and Wider;M Word;Moody;Menopause;It's Not You, Your Hormones;Shift; Menopausing. by;Giulia Enders;James Nestor;Meg Mathews;Jenny Eclair;Philippa Kaye;Vanessa Feltz;Amy Thompson;Nicki Williams;Sam Baker; Davina McCall; Dr Naomi Potter.