If you are asking that question then the answer is yes. Menopause comes on gradually; you don’t just wake up one day and say wow I have arrived. It is a process that takes time and is a different experience for each woman.

It is estimated that by the year 2015 about 50% of all women in America will be menopausal. Think about that for a minute…think about how much of your everyday life will be controlled by women having power surges and mood swings! What a great time to be on this planet!

In the wise woman tradition there are 3 phases to a woman’s life, that of the maiden, the mother and the crone. Each phase is a time to be honored and lived fully. Unfortunately the word crone has been linked to many negative images. We’ve been lead to believe that once we become a crone death is just around the corner. Becoming a crone does require some amount of death and rebirth. Just like death and birth, menopause takes time, is different for everyone and it always brings about a profound change.

Women are beginning to realize that we are more than the sum of our parts. We are the givers of life, the gatherers, the ones who most readily feel the stirrings of mother earth and attune to her cycles. We are relearning how to trust our instincts and give voice to our needs and desires. Women are joyously embracing that time in their life when the chores of raising a family are behind them and they are stepping fully into their crone years with pride and a sense of freedom. We are no longer afraid of menopause; in fact some of us embrace it!

For more information listen to my internet radio show. Aunt Mel’s Herbs & Insights Radio on the VoiceAmerica Health & Wellness Channel! http://www.voiceamerica.com/voiceamerica/vshow.aspx?sid=1699

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