Embracing the transition into menopause

Camille Lechasseur

Embracing my menopause transition led me on quite the adventure. I didn’t know that the issues I was having were an indication of the menopause. At this time when I was exhausted, overwhelmed, lost my confidence, couldn’t get out of bed and couldn’t walk, I had teenage girls who were also in a period of fluctuating hormones just as I was. It was quite a time and not one that brings me fond memories. My husband and I are still happily married, but have weathered many a storm as communication styles changed. Then the menopause transition took hold in truth, with the menopause itself. It was indeed a wintering. A time of introspection, quiet reflection, and reassessment about what my life had become and I ventured to begin to dream about a life that filled me every day in every way.

It may sound lofty, but stress management and lifestyle changes became front and centre leading me through. In what I now know was perimenopause, the yoga studio was a salve for me. The community of older women that I could ask about literally anything was a comfort. My curiosity and sense of adventure took me to England where I engaged with a fierce and courageous group of women experiencing the work of an amazing woman who taught menopause yoga and meditation. The tools of yoga and meditation continue to bolster my strength, both physical and mental and help build my confidence. I am on the journey to answer the questions about how I want the rest of my life to look and feel. Once I began to share what I was up to, I was able to help others. At hockey practices, chatting in grocery store lines… Out of this was born Breathe with Camille.

www.breathewithcamille.com/menopower