Reconnection and Renewal after Menopause - Welcoming a New Chapter

Remember, you are not alone. Many women have successfully navigated the challenges of menopause and emerged stronger and more resilient. By prioritizing self-care, seeking support and embracing change, you can thrive in this new chapter of your life.

Self-discovery after menopause

Menopause marks a significant life transition, often accompanied by physical and emotional changes. However, it also presents an opportunity for renewal and growth. As you navigate this new phase of life, it's essential to welcome your evolving self and begin your journey of self-discovery.

Welcoming a New Chapter: A Fresh Start 🦋

As you emerge from the storm of menopause, you may find yourself with a sense of renewed energy and clarity. This is a perfect time to reassess your life and look to what you want and need for your future. However, it's important to acknowledge any lingering emotional or psychological baggage that may be holding you back.

Seeking Support

If you're struggling with persistent challenges, consider seeking professional help. A therapist or life coach can provide guidance and support as you work through these issues.

Embracing Lifelong Learning

The human brain is incredibly adaptable, and learning new things can keep your mind sharp and your spirit vibrant. Whether it's a new hobby, a language course, or a volunteer opportunity, embrace lifelong learning and discover new interests and activities that motivate you.

Finding friends after menopause 🙋🏻‍♂️ 🙋

Joining online communities or local groups can provide valuable support and friendship. Sharing experiences with others who understand can alleviate feelings of isolation and loneliness.

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Feeling invisible in a world obsessed with youth?

Let's celebrate the power and wisdom that come with age.

There is a swelling wave of testimony from those over 50, 60, 70, 80 and, yes, also 90 determined to be heard and seen in order to combat negative societal messages about ageing and what it means to BE a certain age.

Even to actively claim to look the age you really are - rather than airbrush or botox it!

Reading a few articles and understanding this empowers you to reassess your validity and reframe your self-perception - and even self-worth - as a human with experience of living.

You are valuable and have so much to offer

If that statement has any crinkles when it lands in your mind - it's time to stop and evaluate where you are, how you are and who you are now.

Check out my Ebook DIY Life Coaching

As a professional life coach, I will help you unlock some ideas that will make a difference in your life - in a few sessions!

Read my website for inspiration

IMAGE shows a close up of a couple in their 50s hillwalking with their hands on their rucksacks looking steadfastly into the distance. The woman has dark brown hair and the man has white hair, beard and moustache.

Nature notes today:

the white lilac is emerging in the garden, a wee finch flitted around the treetop, 2 Canada Geese did a flyby over the canal - it truly is Spring!

Can you find a way to build reset moments every day, alongside de-stressing activities every week?

How a 5 minute PAUSE can change your day - WATCH this YouTube Video on CanalsidelifeCoach channel

🟢 Pause – make space to breathe is the 1st of my 4P Framework for finding balance again READ more HERE

IMAGE: an image in the style of Van Gogh of a white lilac tree with a taller tree behind it and one tiny bird on the top branch, it is a sunny dawn in a spring garden. use pink, green, yellow and a blue sky

MINDFULNESS:

The Wellbeing Bench Definition of Mindfulness:

Mindfulness is the internal act of 'sitting down' while the world keeps moving.

It is the conscious choice to let the flow of life’s demands drift past you like water on a canal, so you can finally hear the sound of your own wisdom.

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PAUSE

Mindfulness starts the moment you stop "doing." It is the physical and mental brakes. It’s the transition from being a 'passenger' in your life to sitting on the bench as an 'observer.'

Canalside Tip: "Just as a boat must dock to refuel, you must pause to reclaim your energy."

PRESENCE

Now that you’ve paused, mindfulness is noticing the 'temperature' of your thoughts without trying to change them.

It’s feeling the wood of the bench beneath you and the air on your skin.

Canalside Tip: Watch your thoughts like ripples on the water - notice them, but don't try to catch them.

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PERSPECTIVE

Since you paused and stayed present, the "mud" in the water has settled.

Mindfulness provides the clarity to see what really matters.

Many of your "stressors" are just passing canalboats, not the destination.

PROCEED

Mindfulness ensures you don't just start running again out of habit.

You step back from the bench with intention.

You choose which direction to walk based on the stillness you found in the pause.

Mindfulness isn't about clearing your mind - it's about clearing a space on the bench for yourself.

See my YouTube channel for videos to evoke calm @canalsidelifecoach

The WellBEING Bench APP for FREE downloads and articles

A winter solstice wellbeing walk along the canal with Anne Brookes, Canalside Life Coach

I was walking past the Guillotine Lock on the Stratford upon Avon - Birmingham canal when this narrowboat came along...I asked if it was OK to film him.
It was clear after a minute of filming, when he approached the junction known as the Avon Ring, that he had not planned which way to go - left to Worcester or right to Birmingham? it took him half a minute to decide then he manoeuvres.....very slowly until out of sight.

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