English - Living in Cycles: Resilience, Nature & the Wisdom of Change

In this deeply reflective conversation, Valentina sits down with Carla—now Shakti—plant medicine practitioner and healer, to explore the powerful relationship between nature, feminine cycles, and personal transformation.After experiencing profound loss and rebirth, Shakti shares how observing the rhythms of nature helped her understand the human experience: beginnings and endings, growth and decay, attachment and release. From the menstrual cycle to menopause, from grief to renewal, this episode dives into how awareness of our internal and external seasons can free us from resistance and reconnect us to our power.Together, they explore:Why suffering often comes from resisting changeThe wisdom of the menstrual cycle and its four phasesMenopause as a rite of passage and rebirthHow community and shared experience build resilienceBreathing as a metaphor for trust, surrender, and renewalThis episode is an invitation to observe, accept, and honor the cycles within you—because spring always follows winter, and every ending carries the seed of a new beginning.You are not alone. You are nature. And resilience grows where awareness begins.