For most of my life I was practical, capable and independent.

The sort of woman who simply got on with things.

Then somewhere during menopause the emotional landscape began to shift in ways I didn’t expect.

Menopause, trauma, and the moment the body says no more bypassing. Have you ever read the book by Michael Rosen “We Are Going on a Bear Hunt” to your kids?

The text that is repeated throughout the book is:

“We can’t go over it,

we can’t go under it –

oh no,

we’ve got to go through it.”

If you’ve ever felt confused by all the different types of yoga out there, you’re not alone.

You might see the terms trauma-informed or trauma-sensitive being used—but what do they really mean?

And how are they different from a typical yoga class?

PTSD, C-PTSD, Complex trauma, big T trauma and little t trauma, what the heck are they all?

On the surface, it might seem like you are zoning out or “just being forgetful,” but for many trauma survivors, dissociation becomes a default way of navigating life.