The Archeus Blog
Inspiration, Stories and Guidance for Living

Transforming Life after Menopause
For the latest episode of The Soul Garden: conversations for Midlife Living, I caught up with Dr. Wendy Sweet, founder of the hugely successful My Menopause Transformation, online lifestyle-change programs...

Gathering - in praise of autumn harvest
All things have their season and rhythms. I am in the garden. It is summer's end, autumn's here and I am harvesting medicinal herbs.

Menopause and the childless woman
What does menopause mean for the woman who never bore a child? Is it the pain of the sowing of seeds that never came to be? Is it the sense...

Making Peace with Menopause
I’m noticing that even in the positive shift to talking about menopause publicly, the messages are still largely negative. But what about the instances where, in its own way, menopause...

Changing negative self-talk to positive self-care
The pervasiveness of negative self-talk seemed like the right place to start building the foundation for this year of self-care. I want to identify the things I say to myself...

Being a woman in her 50s should be about being accepted, not brave.
It’s time to embrace the natural process of ageing.