Menopause isn’t a decline—it’s an initiation into your most powerful self.

Mary Thompson joins Lisa Marie Rankin to share Ayurvedic perspectives on the forest dweller phase, perimenopause, and the deeper psychospiritual invitations of midlife. With decades of experience, Mary offers empowering insight into how symptoms like hot flashes, insomnia, and anxiety aren’t problems to fix but sacred messengers calling us into alignment.

They explore feminine aging through the lens of Ayurveda, reframe hormonal shifts as opportunities for vitality, and emphasize how shifting our identity and lifestyle can bring deeper joy, strength, and spiritual awakening. Midlife becomes a path to power when we treat ourselves as the radiant goddesses we are.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Ayurveda for menopause
• perimenopause support
• midlife transformation
• forest dweller phase
• feminine aging

Connect with Mary:

https://www.marythompsonayurveda.com/

https://theayurvedicapproach.com/

Connect with Lisa:

Instagram: @lisamarierankin

Website: lisamarierankin.com

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