212 - Creativity and Anger: What Menopause Is Trying to Teach You About Your Next Chapter

Have you found yourself feeling unexpectedly angry in midlife? Not irritated. Not frustrated. Angry. In this episode, Nicole explores the surprising connection between creativity, anger, and the menopause transition. Drawing inspiration from the groundbreaking book Women Who Run With the Wolves by PhD Clarissa Pinkola Estés, she challenges the idea that anger is something to suppress or fix. What if your anger is actually a messenger? What if it is pointing towards dreams you've postponed, boundaries you've ignored, truths you've swallowed, or a creative life force that is longing to be expressed? Nicole shares why so many women experience rising anger during perimenopause and menopause, how modern life often disconnects women from their instinctive nature, and why retreats can create the space needed to hear the wisdom beneath the rage. In this episode you'll discover: • Why anger is often a boundary looking for a voice • The hidden relationship between creativity and emotional wellbeing • How suppressed life force can show up as resentment, exhaustion, or rage • The Wild Woman archetype and what she can teach us about midlife • Why menopause may be an initiation into a more authentic version of yourself • How retreats help women reconnect with their creativity, intuition, and purpose • Powerful journal prompts to help you explore what is trying to be born through you If you're wondering why your tolerance for nonsense has disappeared, this conversation may help you see your anger in a completely different light. Because perhaps your anger isn't asking you to calm down. Perhaps it's asking you to wake up. Reach out at www.NicolevanHattem.com