Menopause & Midlife
Menopause and midlife invite a deep inner reorientation. This phase is not a decline, but a transformation. I offer grounded guidance and specialised care for the pelvic and nervous systems to support hormonal shifts, emotional transitions, and changing identity. Together, we create space for strength, clarity, and renewed vitality in this important chapter of life. I offer dedicated support across the following areas:
- Menopause “Doula” Support: Emotional Transition, Hormonal Shifts Understanding, Identity Crisis, Looking at ‘Ageing’.
- Sexual Vitality & Pelvic Health: Libido Changes, Dryness, Pelvic Floor Awareness.
- Nervous System & Hormonal Support: Stress, Sleep Issues, Mood Shifts.
- Menopause at the Workplace
As a Menopause Doula, I embrace you during this transition by compassionately supporting you and acknowledging this new chapter’s profound changes and challenges. I offer tailored assistance, from practical guidance to emotional and spiritual support, ensuring your physical and mental well-being.
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One usually hires a Doula to attend births. She is the woman who supports whatever the mother or the couple needs. I am a birth doula, but is it only for during births? What if there are more times in our lives as women when we “birth” and there is no midwife, no kraamzorg? Maybe your mother isn’t there, and you wish she were; maybe your life partner isn’t there for whatever reason…
Now, no one even calls it a birth; maybe you don’t even recognize it as such because no one told you. You can give birth to projects, ideas, and a new you. When menopause time arrives—and it will always arrive at some point—you’d better prepare yourself and better not do it alone.
I am here to coach you through that time. I am here to hold your hand physically, mentally, spiritually, or emotionally with the tools I have acquired in my years working with women around birth, but not only. If menopause has the word “pause” in its name, what happens when you press play? Are you afraid to press play? Let’s explore it together.
The right time for each woman to work on this is personal and unique, as we are different. When you feel it’s time, then it is. Menopause is not just something that happens when you are old; it can start even immediately after postpartum.
I help you gain the knowledge, as knowledge is power. Tailored to your needs and wishes, we will look at what is there for you when the veil is lifted. It can be with body-related techniques, guided meditation, talking, getting input, or wisdom. This is your path, and you are tapping into your wisdom years—nothing less!
Solutions for Menopause
Pelvic Shiatsu is a gentle, embodied practice that brings Shiatsu into the pelvic field in a way that is rarely offered. Rooted in the energetic principles of Shiatsu and inspired by the work of Tami Lynn Kent^™, founder of Holistic Pelvic Care^™ (HPC), Pelvic Shiatsu acknowledges the pelvis and vulvar field as an essential part of the whole body, rather than an area to be ignored.
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The Practice
In Zen Shiatsu, the genital area is traditionally not touched and is largely excluded from direct work, even though the pelvis is one of the primary places where tension, stagnation, pain, disconnection, and unexpressed experience are often held. Pelvic Shiatsu gently and consciously expands this framework.
This is not a technique of “doing.” It is a practice of listening.
Located at the base of the torso, the pelvis is one of the most vital spaces we inhabit, whether or not we give birth. It is a place of grounding, creativity, instinct, movement, and deep life force.
Each pelvis tells its own story – sometimes carrying layers of meaning, sometimes simply waiting to be met with curiosity or called upon when there is discomfort.
Through safe, grounded, and conscious touch, supported by breath, guided awareness, and energetic listening, space can open. What no longer needs to be held can soften and release, allowing circulation, sensation, and vitality to return.
The Foundation
This work is informed by my years of experience working with women’s pelvises, particularly during pregnancy and around birth as a doula, and is inspired by the teachings of Tami Lynn Kent, whose work I deeply respect and follow.
Holistic Pelvic Care^™ is offered in my practice as a separate modality and only takes place after:
- A clear, open conversation
- Informed consent
- Explicit agreement that this is the technique we will be working with
What This Is (and Isn’t)
This is not tantric massage. This is Shiatsu for the pelvis. An intimate yet professional practice that honors the intelligence, depth, and wisdom of the female body.
Pelvic Shiatsu may be supportive for women who wish to:
- Reconnect with their pelvis and what’s happening there
- Explore pelvic awareness after pregnancy, birth, or loss
- Soften chronic holding or tension in the pelvic area
- Cultivate a deeper sense of embodiment and grounding
- Meet their body with curiosity and care
Offered only with clear communication, informed consent, and explicit agreement.
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Beginning HPC with me
If you’re interested in Holistic Pelvic Care™ and we haven’t worked together before, there are a few ways to begin:
- If you already know me, you can book an HPC session directly through the Contact Page.
- If we haven’t met: Start with a few Shiatsu sessions so we can get to know each other, or book a 60-minute intake session (€65)
- Combined first session: Intake and HPC work together in one extended session (€205)
