Knowledge Is Power

Knowledge Is Power

The Grandmother Hypothesis and Why We Wake In The Night  Have you ever wondered why, even without hot flashes or night sweats, you find yourself waking every couple of hours during the menopause transition?If it happens to you, know you’re not alone, nothing is wrong...
Redefining Menopause: From Decline to Awakening

Redefining Menopause: From Decline to Awakening

If we strip menopause of all the “noise,” the fears, expectations, cultural narratives, medical terms, hormonal blame, and ideas of decline, what are we left with? Just this:The blood stops. That’s it?Yes. Our last blood. A final release. And yet it...
A land where no woman feels she has to apologize for changing

A land where no woman feels she has to apologize for changing

Mind the Gap and I’ll Help You Bridge It Ever since I can remember, I have been fascinated by the meaning of words. Perhaps this started because the name my parents gave me – Oda- was almost always unfamiliar to people. I had to translate it, explain it,...
About the Netflix Series Adolescent and What It Stirred in Me

About the Netflix Series Adolescent and What It Stirred in Me

I’m writing this as a personal blog post from the heart, in the context of a gathering I lead for mothers and their preteen daughters—preparation for the changes of adolescence, in the body and emotions, and the mother-daughter relationship.In May, I’ll be...
Felt Sense & Flow: A Gentle Practice for Inner Clarity

Felt Sense & Flow: A Gentle Practice for Inner Clarity

Chapter 1: My Journey of Discovering Focusing- Focusing and Touch I began studying Shiatsu in 2010, a four-year training. In the third year, we learned diagnostic techniques. What does that mean? It means listening – listening to the voice, its intonation, the...
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