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.

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...

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!

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.

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...

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.

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

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...