Inside Wise Power with Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer

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09/14/22 • 61 min

In this very special episode, after a year or more of nudging I have persuaded my teachers Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer of Red School to come along and talk about their wonderful new book Wise Power: Discover the Liberating power of menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging. It’s published by Hay House and you can pre-order now and get your hands on an actual copy on the 22nd of September.

It’s a grand, trailblazing guide to menopause, filled with nourishing wisdom to help you thrive as your empowered, confident self through this transition and into Second Spring. I was lucky enough to read an early copy and it reframes menopause with great clarity and precision, giving you a clear and grounded psycho-spiritual path to plot your way through the storms.

I ditched all the boring questions authors get asked and dug into what I really wanted to know to give you the exclusive, inside story on Wise Power. You won't hear this anywhere else!
The free, Wise Power Retreat is to be found at www.wisepowerretreat.com
All of Red School’s courses and resources and their fabulous menstruality leadership program is available at https://www.redschool.net/

More information about Kate
https://www.katecodrington.co.uk/
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Second Spring: the self-care guide to menopause is available from your favourite bookshop
You will find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes and all major platforms, just search for 'Life - An Inside Job'.
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Trust Me (instrumental) by RYYZN
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You can buy me a cuppa here - https://buymeacoffee.com/katecodrington
The Perimenopause Journal and Second Spring are available from all good retailers
Kate's free resource library is here https://subscribepage.io/kates-resource-library
Instagram @kate_codrington
Perimenopause Unwrapped online course https://woman-kind.co.uk/perimenopause-unwrapped-online-course/
Perimenopause Starter Kit https://www.katecodrington.co.uk/perimenopause-starter-kit-online-course/
Music
Trust Me by RYYZN
Artwork
Kate's portrait by Lori Fitzdoodles

Previous Episode

Jess Glenny on Autistic Menopause

Out of all the guests I have had on Life An Inside job, Jess Glenny offers the most vibrant and intimate window into her inside life as an Autistic person. I gobbled up Ravelled Up in a day, Jess's book is a beautiful exploration of how it is to be a human in movement, in growth and in authentic presence.
Jess is a movement teacher, facilitator, therapist and writer about all things body. She teaches ashtanga vinyasa, still yoga and conscious dance, and mentors yoga and dance teachers. She has specialisms in hypermobility and complex trauma. Her books include The Yoga Teacher Mentor, Hypermobility on the Yoga Mat, and Ravelled Up: A Journey Into Embodiment. Jess is Autistic and welcomes neurodivergent people into her movement spaces.
To find out more about her work go to www.embodyyogadance.co.uk
Or find her on Instagram at @embodyyogadance
More information about Kate
https://www.katecodrington.co.uk/
Instagram @kate_codrington
Second Spring: the self-care guide to menopause is available from your favourite bookshop
Resources
Dr Rachel Moseley's research https://www.scienceonthespectrum.net/my-research
Dr Rachel Moseley's resources and support: https://www.scienceonthespectrum.net/resources-and-support
AsperDames support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2045807795659419
Autism information: https://autismandhealth.org/
Lucy Pierce's excellent article and book list: https://dreamingaloud.net/2019/02/i-am-a-unicorn/
Ravelled Up by Jess Glenny: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ravelled-Up-journey-into-embodiment/dp/B0B2PWHQFX
Trauma Geek, excellent resources on Neurodiversity, trauma and neurology: https://www.traumageek.com/
Self-directed female/non-binary autism qu

Next Episode

Inside ADHD: girls, parenting and me with Victoria Gazzard

This is another exploration into the way ADHD affects us, my guest is Victoria Gazzard, who shares more deeply and widely about the challenges of parenting girls with ADHD, rites of passage and managing adult life. Together we ponder how female gender stereotypes can be particularly restrictive and damaging for girls and women with ADHD and how these restrictions play out over adult life.
Victoria specialises in fertility and provides emotional support and therapies as well as practical advice and coaching to help her clients through challenging times.
If this episode is helpful for you, you may also enjoy season 2, episode 12 with Francine Forde and Season 2, Episode 14 with Victoria and other voices sharing their experiences of ADHD and perimenopause.
Victoria's website https://www.victoriagazzard.com/
Victoria's Instagram @fertility2birth https://www.instagram.com/fertility2birth/
Victoria's facebook https://www.facebook.com/VGazzard
Resources
ADHD self test: https://www.additudemag.com/self-test-adhd-symptoms-women-girls/?src=test
News, research and resources: https://www.additudemag.com/
UK resources and coach directory: https://adhduk.co.uk/
Penny Belle TedX Talk: How I learnt to fix my ‘broken brain’ by healing my broken heart - ADHD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blHAY4gApN8
Trauma geek on neurodiversity and nervous system regulation and trauma recovery: https://www.traumageek.com/
A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD by Sari Solden https://www.amazon.co.uk/Radical-Guide-Women-ADHD-Neurodiversity/dp/168403261X/r
Podcasts
The ADHD Women's Wellbeing podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-adhd-womens-wellbeing-podcast/id1605386171
Is it my ADHD? with Grace Timothy: https://podcasts.apple.com/qa/podcast/is-it-my-adhd/id1612236855
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