#323 Reframing Menopause as Renewal with Shira Averbuch

Welcome to How Humans Heal! In this episode, I'm excited to share my conversation with my guest, Shira Averbuch, a naturopathic practitioner based in Israel, founder of ShiraMed Center, and author of "The Moon Within: A Journey of Discovery and Connection to Menopause". Her book offers a new perspective on menopause as a time of renewal, growth, wisdom, and reconnection to the body. She's also an artist and host of the podcast "Inspired to Be Higher". Shira built her book around the four seasons, with three chapters in each season, and every chapter opens with a new month. She explained that a woman's life isn't linear the way our culture pushes us to believe. Instead, it's cyclical, like a spiral, connected to nature. That's why she called it "The Moon Within". In many cultures the moon represents femininity, and the lunar cycle mirrors the female fertility cycle, both roughly 28 days, with the same rhythm of emptying and filling. When we reconnect to that rhythmic living, we find the light that's always been inside us. Shira is clear that she isn't dismissing how harsh, and sometimes dangerous, menopausal symptoms can be. She experienced them herself. But she believes we get distracted by symptoms and start seeing ourselves as victims, when really nature doesn't make mistakes. Symptoms are a signal, not a flaw, and they're asking us to look deeper and understand why we're suffering. And we're here to help you! LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:   Buy Shira's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Moon-Within-Discovery-Connection-Menopause/dp/B0GZQS6RMS/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1MKZWB2FQVK1J&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dwSA3imK14YNAunlOUGvLIEALxdIUdkpRtDWu2lhOz9DIKg0lJNybv2YB0-aWV_HbpeHz5l0uEBcgBBeb67Ega8L9XmOpiWh4ojnC5hhHjHr5C9PL_1nYZlHjG-2VntBEzhId-SRIRhLkgvTY9X4LWTne0dLGebPKgoNeB5Ih8itXJAoiLl5PGsAneJkjbhrepZknHUW_gTtjOlrCY3G10cil6gVTDSF6G2EpIa8jw4.DX2D5092wRMaMFhmrz862QLNI2fYYQyT72AQAZ9z5zo&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+moon+within&qid=1783020995&sprefix=the+moon+within%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-2    Sign up for Dr. Doni's 5-Day HPV Workshop: https://doctordoni.com/HPV-workshop/   Schedule A Chat With Dr. Doni: https://intakeq.com/new/hhsnib/vuaovx    Read the full episode notes and find more information: https://doctordoni.com/blog/podcasts/ MORE RESOURCES FROM DR. DONI:   Quick links to social media, free guides and programs, and more: https://doctordoni.com/links     Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are product links and affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase I will earn a commission at no cost to you. Keep in mind that I link these companies and their products because of their quality and not because of the commission I receive from your purchases. The decision is yours, and whether or not you decide to buy something is completely up to you.