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 and bodywork, she has been teaching parents, doctors, midwives, shiatsu therapists, and massage practitioners worldwide for the past 30 + years. She taught me pregnancy shiatsu back in the naughties. Suzanne shares:Chinese Medicine view of menopauseTotally different and positive narrative What the extraordinary vessels are and how they support usThe most important thing you need to do in menopauseWhy our wounds get triggered at this time Why it’s actually easier to change in menopauseFinding better names for our reproductive organsHow Chinese Medicine theory sees no decrease in libido in menopauseWe ponder on what happens to the 1,000’s of eggs that are not released in a female body and the dead spermThe relationship between conception, birth, puberty menopause and deathThe episode closes with a beautiful practice Suzanne created for us.Suzanne's work can be found at:Website: https://www.wellmother.uk/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Wellmother Substack: https://suzanneyates.substack.com/rewritingyourlife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzanneyateswellmother/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellmother/ More information about Katehttps://www.katecodrington.co.uk/Instagram @kate_codringtonSecond Spring: the self-care guide to menopause is available from your favourite bookshopMusicTrust Me (instrumental) by RYYZNCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / StreamMusic promoted by Audio LibraryArtworkKate's portrait by Lori Fitzdoodles