Menopause With Ease: Natural Herbal Breast Support During the Menopause Transition

The transformative time surrounding menopause marks a crossroads, bringing reflection and inner shifts, and also accompanying myriad challenges for both mental and physical health. In the Holistic Support for the Menopause Transition Intensive in The Herbarium, our team of seasoned herbalists explores physiological, mental, and emotional supports for the challenges of the menopause transition. 

There is so much power in the narrative we weave around the menopause time of life. Throughout this intensive, we take care to reframe menopause into a triumphant milestone to be celebrated, with inclusivity and understanding. Menopause is so much more than just hot flashes, brain fog, and the end of the fertile years; it is the beginning of a brand new journey of manifesting creativity and embracing wisdom. This special intensive provides an in-depth study of holistic herbal, nutritional, and lifestyle strategies to aid those supporting menopausal clients or who are at any stage of their own menopausal journey.

Herbal Support for Menopause-Related Breast Tenderness 

Menopause is a profound and natural passage in a woman’s life that marks the end of the reproductive years. But far from being an endpoint, it’s also a vibrant transition–a time for reflection and a renewed focus on wellbeing. Approaching menopause with wisdom and understanding will make this transition easier and more comfortable. While herbs can be very helpful, a healthy diet and lifestyle are still the primary way of managing symptoms and maintaining wellness during this time of change. Taking control of one’s health during the menopausal transition requires knowledge about the various anatomical and physiological factors at play, which we’ll explore throughout the Intensive. We’ll also cover what to expect, what is “normal,” and how to support each phase of menopause, naturally. 

The video below is a sneak peek into the new Holistic Support for the Menopause Transition Intensive, which dives into the most common concerns faced before, during, and after menopause, their physiology, and how to support each with herbal preparations. Plus, you’ll find details on how to tell if each particular symptom is menopause related and when to seek further evaluation from a trusted medical professional. We’ve also included several easy-to-make recipes in the intensive, like our Meno-Latte, which includes delicious, safe, and effective adaptogens known to support the challenges of menopause. In this video from Herbal Academy Lead Educator Selima Harleston Lust, we examine the hows and whys of breast tenderness during menopause, along with a safe and supportive traditional herb to help ease this concern.

Meet your teachers! In the Holistic Support for the Menopause Transition Intensive, you’ll learn from seasoned Herbal Academy team herbalists Alison Birks, RH(AHG), Shona Richter MacDougall RH(AHG), Selima Harleston Lust, Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz, and Pamela Spence (MNIMH).

Inside the Intensive, you will find:

Session 1 | Understanding Menopause: This session lays out a framework for the various stages of menopause, identifying key hormones, hallmarks, and challenges of each phase, and looks at various lifestyle and dietary interventions to support each, along with global traditions of menopause support.

Session 2 | Herbal Support for the Challenges of Menopause: Part I: We’ll delve into some of the most common physiological challenges faced during menopause, addressing hot flashes, changes in the adrenal system, overall cognition, appetite, the vaginal ecosystem, sleep habits, mood, and more.

Session 3 | Herbal Support for the Challenges of Menopause: Part II: In this session, we’ll continue moving through the body systems, learning about herbal support for the thyroid, menopause-related headaches, breast tenderness, urinary system changes, vaginal dryness, bone and joint wellness, uterine bleeding, the absence of cycles, cardiovascular changes, and menopausal skin changes. 

Session 4 | Emotional and Mental Health During the Menopausal Transition: Perhaps the most important aspect of all the pieces that make up the menopausal transition is holistic support for emotional and mental health. In this session we explore positive ways to understand, cherish, and elevate menopause as a hallmark. 

Session 5 | Additional Resources: Finally, we leave you with a curated collection of useful and trusted resources vetted to be the best of the menopausal literature. 

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The Holistic Support for the Menopause Transition Intensive is the fourth installment in our series of intensives developed to provide holistic guidance and herbal support through the reproductive years and beyond—it joins the Holistic Approach to Fertility Intensive, the Herbal Support for Pregnancy Intensive, and the Holistic Approach to Postpartum Care Intensive—as trustworthy resources in The Herbarium. 

Would you like to learn more about what you can do to support a positive journey with menopause? Get access to the Holistic Support for the Menopause Transition Intensive today with quarterly or annual membership!!

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