Body Literacy
Essays and guest articles exploring the peri-to-post menopause transition for brain-bound writers who need to move, and the yoga teachers who guide them.
Snapped Like a Twig: Building Stronger Bones in Perimenopause and Beyond
A broken finger at 46 made me start paying attention to bone health—and to the rapid changes that can happen around menopause. Here’s what the research says about strength training, impact, balance, yoga, nutrition, stress, and the practical steps that can support stronger bones in perimenopause and beyond.
How to Teach Interoception: Reading the Body’s Signals
This piece for Hugger Mugger's Teacher Collective sets out what interoception involves and offers concrete strategies for teaching it: separating sensation from the story attached to it, giving students a vocabulary when words are hard to find, using props to lower the background noise, and building in contrast so faint signals register.
Self-Care for CME Writers: 10 Simple Exercises to Reduce Injuries and Discomfort
Long hours at the keyboard come with the territory for CME writers, but the aches that follow don't have to. Learn why wrist, neck, and shoulder pain develop, how to set up your workspace to prevent them, and 10 simple exercises you can do at your desk to release tension and stay productive.
5 Body Changes in Perimenopause That Have Nothing to Do With Hot Flashes
Most women expect hot flashes. Fewer expect aching hips, unreliable balance, a pelvic floor that stops cooperating, or a body that takes three days to recover from a hike. These five changes are physiological, driven by shifting estrogen, and often begin years before a period is missed. This blog focuses on what's happening in the tissues and why these changes respond to support.