Subtitled 'The Self-Care Guide to Menopause,' this is a wonderfully rich and insightful guide to looking after the female body as it journeys through all stages of the menopause. It is a welcome invitation to women to deepen our relationship with our changing bodies and to learn how to give ourselves the physical, emotional and oftentimes spiritual care that we need during these transitional years. Written in a style that is crisp, easy to digest and also humorous, this is a great book to dip into, to read from cover to cover and to revisit as needed, as our symptoms unfold and change. Suddenly menopause and ageing don't seem so much of an uphill climb and the author lends us her company as well as her knowledge through her deeply affirming approach. The book is well researched and structured, with charts and diagrams, and an excellent index that allows us to navigate to the sections we need at a glance.
There are also motivational quotes and personal stories, which demonstrate that this holistic menopausal path is becoming increasingly well trodden and can bring women healthily and happily through the menopause into a new phase of growth and development in their lives - a second Spring indeed.