Embodied Menopause
On sale
8th October 2026
Price: £16.99
The menopause conversation can take one of two directions – push through (stay strong, fix your symptoms); or stay forever young. But what if there was a better way? The Embodied Menopause gives you a different approach; one rooted in slowing down, listening and honouring the profound intelligence of the body.
Through gentle somatic practices and personal stories, movement teachers Charlotte Watts and Leonie Taylor guide you to move with, not against, this powerful life transition. They explore how to meet your changing body and fluctuating emotions with compassion and curiosity, so you can rediscover balance, energy and a renewed sense of self.
Drawing on the principles of somatics – an intuitive approach to movement that connects mind, body and emotion – this book helps you to release stress, soothe the nervous system and reconnect with your natural rhythms. Whether you’re experiencing symptoms of menopause or just sensing a need for change, you’ll find simple, accessible practices for easing anxiety, improving sleep, restoring vitality and cultivating inner calm.
With chapters on:
The seasons of life and what it means to mature
Listening to your true needs and respecting your available energy
The mood and sleep shifts that so often accompany hormonal change
Rediscovering your core, your confidence and your creativity
The Embodied Menopause is that wise friend who reminds you that you are not broken, nor diminished, but instead becoming more fully yourself.
Through gentle somatic practices and personal stories, movement teachers Charlotte Watts and Leonie Taylor guide you to move with, not against, this powerful life transition. They explore how to meet your changing body and fluctuating emotions with compassion and curiosity, so you can rediscover balance, energy and a renewed sense of self.
Drawing on the principles of somatics – an intuitive approach to movement that connects mind, body and emotion – this book helps you to release stress, soothe the nervous system and reconnect with your natural rhythms. Whether you’re experiencing symptoms of menopause or just sensing a need for change, you’ll find simple, accessible practices for easing anxiety, improving sleep, restoring vitality and cultivating inner calm.
With chapters on:
The seasons of life and what it means to mature
Listening to your true needs and respecting your available energy
The mood and sleep shifts that so often accompany hormonal change
Rediscovering your core, your confidence and your creativity
The Embodied Menopause is that wise friend who reminds you that you are not broken, nor diminished, but instead becoming more fully yourself.
Reviews
All menopausal and peri-menopausal beings, and those who live and work with us, should read this book. Sharing a cyclical, non-linear and deeply embodied approach to this major life transition, Embodied Menopause is a breath of fresh air in the stifling chambers of mainstream approaches to menopause. Charlotte and Leo's book is a welcome call for self-compassion and body-literate wisdom as we navigate the magnificent opportunity for evolution that is Menopause.
Part science, part sanctuary. While the world tells you to push through or stay forever young, this warm, inclusive book offers a radical third path, one grounded in a profound understanding of the body, that meets you exactly where you are and walks you into transformation.
Embodied Menopause offers a refreshing shift in how we understand this phase of life, guiding readers to reconnect with the body as an intelligent, adaptive system. Integrating physiology, nervous system regulation and embodied awareness, it empowers a compassionate, informed approach, supporting resilience, movement and wellbeing through meaningful and sustainable change.
If you have a gut feeling that menopause is more than a disease process, this book is for you. Charlotte and Leo offer much-needed support for women navigating menopause. Use this book as a guide, a map for your journey of maturation and healing through an embodied menopause.
This book is an accessible, wise and compassionate guide through the menopause transition. Acknowledging the whole complexity - including the uniqueness of our experiences and the historical and cultural contexts in which we live- Charlotte and Leo skilfully invite us to become active, grounded, and empowered travellers on a journey that is both deeply individual and profoundly collective.
A breath of fresh air, Embodied Menopause honours menopause as a profound, individual rite of passage. Charlotte and Leo gently guide women into deeper relationship with their bodies, revealing the wisdom and treasures within. Graceful, insightful and deeply needed, this book deserves to be savoured, absorbed and celebrated.
A compassionate and deeply insightful guide by two knowledgeable and gifted practitioners. Blending science, somatics, and accessible practices, it offers both an invitational roadmap through the menopause and a springboard for self-exploration. I only wish I'd had a resource like this during my own menopause transition.