The Archeus Blog

Inspiration, Stories and Guidance for Living

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.

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Ten Ways to Care

A few days ago, someone asked me what advice I would give to someone who was about to lose someone. Here are ten suggestions I have based on my own...

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Let's talk about HRT

My new podcast, Midlife Living revists an old interview I did with Dr Sam Newman on HRT and the menopause transition. Chock full of helpful information!

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Nurturing our inner and outer worlds

The Archeus philosophy is grounded in connection, transition, transformation and a desire to nurture and support body, beauty, mind and spirit.

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Ten Years is a Landscape of Remembering

Ten years ago today, my mother's life ended in a hospital wing of a retirement home. Six days earlier, she had turned 75. As I traverse the liminal space between...

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The Qualities of Archeus Plant Essences

We dip into the plants that I use in the range of Archeus plant essence elixirs I have available on this site.

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Intimacy after Menopause

NatFem has helped with the enjoyment of postmenopausal intimacy. This blog post gives tips on use in those 'special moments'.

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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...

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