In our struggle to belong we adjusted ourselves to fit society's boxes smiling convincingly behind a shiny facade and keeping parts of us in the dark. The hormonal and cellular flux of midlife surfaces what's long been masked. What felt safe and comfortable, the structures that had defined us begin to crumble. Life no longer feels sustainable.

Midlife is a seismic physical, psychological and spiritual shift. Mother nature is ruthless in her alchemical process and strips us to our core. Society sells it as a medical problem, a loss of youthfulness, hormonal deficiency and solvable with a pill. This is far from the truth and a disservice to women. The reality is we are transforming, cultivating fertile ground for the path ahead.