The Second Spring

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, post-menopause is known as the Second Spring, the emergence of a new season of clarity, purpose, and inner authority. Across the world’s oldest cultures, this threshold was recognised as the moment a woman stepped into her deeper wisdom, trusted to hold the centre and guide others through uncertain times.

Even orca pods understand this: post-menopausal orcas become the leaders of their families, using memory, intuition and experience to navigate the safest and most nourishing routes. Modern research mirrors this ancient truth, showing that the female brain rewires after menopause toward clearer focus, strategic vision and refined intuition.

Holistic medicine reminds us that symptoms are not signs of decline but invitations to care for the body as it reorganises itself for a new season. What looks like an ending is, in truth, a beginning and a return to a woman’s inner knowing, her capacity to see patterns,…