Menopause: The Spiritual Awakening No One Talks About

Hi lovely readers,

Today, I want to open a conversation many of us weren’t prepared for and often feel isolated in. We're talking about menopause and perimenopause, not just as physical or emotional transitions, but as powerful spiritual awakening.

For me, this shift cracked me wide open. It wasn’t just about hormones or sleepless nights, though there was plenty of that. It was about shedding who I had been taught to be and robotically become, to finally uncovering the woman I was always meant to become.

What is Perimenopause & Menopause, Really?

Perimenopause is the transition phase before menopause. It can last years and brings along symptoms like brain fog, mood swings, anxiety, fatigue, and more. Menopause itself is defined as going 12 months without a period, but the physical and emotional journey often spans much longer.

What no one told me, and what I wish more people knew, is that it’s not just physical. It’s not just emotional. It’s also deeply and beautifully spiritual. Even though sometimes it doesn’t feel beautiful at all.

When what I like to call ‘The Shedding’ begins, it breaks us open. The old roles- the good girl, the self-sacrificing mother, the carer, organiser, the over-giver, all those different roles we played, start to fall away. With them goes the mask we’ve worn for decades. We realise we’ve lived so much of our lives for everyone else and something inside us finally says: ‘No more!’

It’s uncomfortable, it’s raw, but it’s real and it’s necessary.

You’re not just losing hormones, you’re shedding a version of yourself that was built to survive, not to thrive.

Through the Fire: The Spiritual Awakening

This is where the magic begins.

Yes, it may feel like everything is falling apart. But often, the breakdown is just making space for a breakthrough. You may start asking:

• Who am I now?

• What do I actually want?

• What am I no longer willing to carry?

This isn’t a midlife crisis, it’s a midlife awakening. The rise of the Wise Woman. The truth-teller. The soul-led version of you that’s always been there, waiting for permission to come forward.

Rewriting the Narrative

Let’s be honest: society doesn’t celebrate ageing women. We’re told to hide it, fix it, fight it. But what if we chose something different.

What if we stopped shrinking and started expanding. What if this phase was about reinvention, boundary-setting, saying no without guilt, and building a life that feels good on the inside.

We stop waiting for permission. We give it to ourselves.

Coming Home to Your Spiritual Self

For many of us, menopause is the first time we slow down enough to hear our own soul speak. The noise quiets. The distractions fall away. And we begin to remember.

This isn’t about becoming someone else. It’s about reclaiming who you’ve always been beneath the roles, the wounds, the expectations.

For me, it led to deeper meditation, journaling, being in nature, reconnecting with my inner child, and finding a peace I’d never known. I stopped hiding. I stopped apologising. I started living from the inside out.

My Story and Why I Share It

Perimenopause hit me hard. I felt lost. Disconnected. Depressed. Life didn’t stop! I got remarried, had an accident, went through a divorce. I lost who I was.

But in that stillness, in the fire of menopause, something rose inside me. A voice that said: ‘You are not broken. You are becoming.’

And that voice became my compass.

Now, I show up real. Grounded. Whole. And I want the same for you.

You Are Not Alone

If you’re going through this, or sensing that something is shifting, please know: ‘You are not alone. You’re not broken. You’re remembering who you really are.’

Grieve what’s falling away. Honour what’s rising. This is your sacred rite of passage.

You are wise. You are needed. And the world needs more women who show up fully, unapologetically, as themselves.

Let’s talk about this more in our communities, our friendships, and our families. Let’s support each other through this transformation. And to the men, we can’t do this without your support. We don’t need fixing, we just need patience, love, and space to find our way. We will get there.

If this blog resonated with you, please share it with someone that’s going through the messy transformation. I’d love to hear your story too. Let’s keep this conversation alive.

You can also listen to my podcast on this: here

With love,

Rose  xx