59 - Kimberly Ann Johnson: Menopause - The Only Way Out Is Through.

Listen to this episode from Changing Seasons: Ayurveda, Women’s Health, Menopause & Food as Medicine on Spotify. Today Jody welcomes Kimberly Ann Johnson to the Changing Seasons podcast. Kimberly is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Sexological Bodyworker, author and postpartum advocate. We discuss how Kimberly's own postpartum journey has informed her menopause story and why she has chosen to focus on the positive changes she has seen in her body and life in menopause. She tells how at one point during menopause she went to a naturopath thinking she may need some estrogen only to be given a raft of hormones that came with strict warnings about not coming in contact with small children and animals after applying the HRT.  As a sexological bodyworker Kimberly wants women to understand that sex and our relationship to it will change as we approach menopause, the way our body responds to touch during this time alters and what we enjoy may also differ. Curiosity and communication are now more important than ever she says and the drop in estrogen can mean that women are now more equipped to advocate for what they want in the bedroom.Kimberly has worked closely with Stephen Jenkinson for several years now and she speaks about how his and his wife's views on hormones, aging, dying and grieving have influenced her approach to aging and her transition to menopause. We speak about her daughter recently leaving their home and going to college and how the year leading up to this was full of grief and realisations about her relationship with her daughter.Instagram:@kimberley.ann.johnsonWeb:kimberlyannjohnson.comPodcast:Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonBooks:The Fourth Trimester - Healing Your Body, Balancing your Emotions and Restoring your VitalityCall of the Wild - How We Heal TraumaAwaken Our Own PowerErotic Seasons (November 2026)Courses:Vulvas and the Nervous SystemJaguar - The Sex Edition"Send us a message"Connect:Website • https://www.jodyvassallo.com/Gather • https://www.jodyvassallo.com/gatherInstagram • https://instagram.com/jodyvassallobeautifulfoodNewsletter • https://jodyvassallo.substack.com/Contact • https://www.jodyvassallo.com/contactSupport the Show:Leave a review on Apple • https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/changing-seasons-podcast/id1757970211Credits:Host: Jody VassalloProduction: Sovereign Creator • https://sovereigncreator.io© Changing Seasons. All rights reserved.