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The Perimenopause Summit: Rise in Grace

Welcome to Rise in Grace, your private podcast sanctuary for the Perimenopause Summit 2025. Over 12 days, you’ll be guided by intimate, inspiring conversations that reframe perimenopause as a sacred rite of passage—one that is brimming with possibility, wisdom, and power.Each guest brings her unique flavour of healing and embodied grace, weaving together Ayurveda, yoga, psychology, movement, nutrition, creativity, and soul-work to remind you that you are not alone and this season can be deeply supported.✨ Your Guest ExpertsBianca Clayton – Chiropractor & movement specialist teaching mindful movement to reconnect body and emotionJody Vassallo – Ayurvedic health coach & author (The Yogic Kitchen) guiding cycle-aware nourishment through yoga and foodJane McCann (The Middle Aged Goddess) – Speaker & creator shining an honest, humorous light on ageing and mental well-beingKatie Rose – Yoga teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner & author (Yoni Codes) exploring feminine form, koshas, and sacred transitionsKimberley Ann Johnson – Somatic experiencing specialist & sexological bodyworker on nervous system healing and rite-of-passage energyRachael Pole – Dietitian, Fast Like a Girl coach, and cycle-aligned nutrition advocate with nourishing fasting tools for vitalityRachel Noakes – Yoga teacher, therapist & Ayurvedic consultant weaving mantra, meditation, and goddess energy into transformational practiceShae Spry – Yoga teacher, creativity coach, and spiritual activist inviting reconnection with joy, purpose, and creative alivenessDr. Lauren Tober – Clinical psychologist & yoga teacher exploring mindfulness & mental wellbeingNat Kringoudis – Doctor of Chinese medicine & women’s health expert on hormonal harmonyLaura Plumb – Vedic educator & Ayurvedic practitioner on feminine radiance and ancient wisdom(And of course, your host — Edwina Peden — yoga teacher, Ayurvedic guide, off-grid mama, and unapologetic lover of this sacred season of life.)Together, these conversations offer practical tools, gentle rituals, and soulful perspectives to help you embrace perimenopause with courage, compassion, and grace. 🌼

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The Perimenopause Summit: Rise in Grace

Boundaries, Rage & Nervous System Healing in Perimenopause with Kimberley Ann Johnson

September 17, 2025 • Edwina Peden

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In this conversation, Edwina sits down with somatic guide, author, and women’s health advocate Kimberley Ann Johnson to explore the emotional and physiological landscape of perimenopause and menopause. Together, they unpack how these seasons of life can resurface old wounds—like sexual trauma or pregnancy loss—while also offering profound opportunities for healing and personal growth.

Kimberley shares her own journey through menopause and midlife transitions, from navigating rage and letting go of motherhood dreams to finding joy in life’s natural rhythms. She offers a compassionate perspective on how declining estrogen changes our relationships, emotions, and nervous system responses, and why perimenopause can feel like a “wet clay” moment—tender, impressionable, and ripe for transformation.

The conversation dives into:

🐆 Trauma & Perimenopause: why unresolved hurts resurface and how to approach them

🐆 The Nervous System Tiers: understanding safety, energy, and rest responses

🐆 Rage & Self-Care: expressing emotions in healthy, embodied ways

🐆 Societal Narratives: challenging the medicalised and “fix-it” approach to menopause

🐆 Embracing Ageing: reclaiming joy, wisdom, and ancestral continuity in midlife

Kimberley and Edwina both highlight the importance of simple, grounding practices—consistent meals, rest, movement in nature, and connecting with other women—while reminding us that joy and pleasure are just as vital as symptom management.

✨ This is a rich, real, and deeply affirming conversation about honouring perimenopause and menopause as sacred rites of passage.

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