Menopause With Friends: Dawn Schimke on Puberty, Pregnancy, Menopause, and Using Herbs to Support Midlife Transitions

Our conversation includes:

1. Dawn’s PCOS diagnosis and the removal of her right ovary
2.  We talked about how awkward and embarrassing it can be to talk to our doctor about
3.  Getting off the shame cycle
4.  Pregnancy in Perimenopause
5.  Emotional lability and hormone fluctuations
6. Hot flushes
7. How our culture looks at dis-ease as a moral failing
8.  The Red Tent
9.   Invisibility at midlife
10.  Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Dysautonomia, POTS, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome… and Menopause
11.  Dawn’s perimenopausal career shift: Embracing Herbalism  
12.  Herbs for perimenopause
13.   Adding minerals to your regimen to protect your bones
14.  perimenopausal/postmenopausal weight gain and estrogen
15.  The benefits (and potential drawbacks) to incorporating more magnesium in your diet
16. How to find Dawn  online 

Dawn Schimke is an herbalist, wellness coach, and advocate for her clients. She began her formal herbal education in 2007, and applied her skills as a pastry chef to concocting wellness formulas in the apothecary. Her clinical skills, a love for research, and fierce compassion are interwoven with storytelling, nature metaphors, and a keen eye for energetic patterns. Her offerings include ongoing support programs for people who experience chronic conditions that affect their energy levels (aka Spoonies), including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, dysautonomia, and fibromyalgia. Dawn also offers mini-workshops to 'herb-curious' individuals and groups who desire simple and delicious techniques to upgrade their wellness autonomy.

Important links:

https://www.leafandpetalalchemy.com

https://www.instagram.com/leafandpetalalchemy

https://www.facebook.com/leafandpetalalchemy

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