The Edit: How TCM supports menopause | The Five Elements

So first of all, why do you think women are turning to alternative and complementary therapies to support them?

So I think that more and more women are turning towards complementary therapies to help support them through this kind of really big transitional phase in their life, because there are so many different symptoms that can affect them.

not just our skin, but our emotions, our mood, our body, our hair.

And, you know, it's not a one-size-fits-all approach.

I think it's about dipping in here and there to this amazing kind of array of sort of therapies, complementary therapies and sort of ancient wisdom that is there to help support us and just really finding what works for you.

Yeah, I think one of the reasons I find this so helpful and that I wanted to expose more women to it is, like you said, there are so many different approaches to care and support.

It's like a pick and mix.

It's a gigantic pick and mix out there, everybody.

And you can dip your toe in, try some things, see what works.

I also think there's this element of Western medicine traditionally viewing menopause as symptoms.

and putting it into different categories.

Yes,

that's

true.

Right.

Like, okay, you have a sleep issue or there's an anxiety issue or there's a hormone issue.

And what I've learned about well, Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic, but they look at people as like their whole body

experience.

Like what's your day like actually? Like what's your lived experience?

And I personally have found that very validating and supporting as part of managing my experience in menopause.

Do you see that like as your, you know, as part of your work?