Take it from someone going through it, perimenopause is no joke. But, since I don’t get a choice about whether or not I have to do it, I’m gonna find my empowerment somewhere. Good and bad as a dynamic is really no choice at all. The way I see it, it’s all about perspective.

What happens if I choose to view this emotionally complex transition as an adventure? What if I took every night sweat, anxious thought, body change, and every crazy, ridiculous new thing I’m experiencing and made it into a game? That way each time I manage to get through to the other side of the symptom-of-the-moment, I move a step ahead on the board. Each new symptom I happen upon is a badge I earn on a mysterious journey that I call Crone Quest.

Maybe, just maybe, I’ll start to see menopause as a beginning rather than THE END. And perimenopause as the portal to my transformation. Perhaps, I’ll tap into some expanded collective consciousness. Perchance, I’ll become an initiate in a powerful, magical and heretofore secret society of wise women!

Or, I’ll at least find some room to breathe and maybe even laugh. Who couldn’t use a little humor to get through what is described as treacherous?

I invite you to come along with me on this epic Crone Quest. Come here for your moments of levity, your little nudges of peace. Stay here for the solidarity and support.

We are not alone. Let’s do this together.