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Reclaiming Menopause

as Initiation Into Wisdom

Reclaiming Menopause

as Initiation
Into Wisdom

Passage

You’re dedicated to your wellbeing - body, mind, and spirit - and want to navigate

perimenopause, menopause, and midlife Healthier Happier Wiser than ever before.

And the physical and emotional challenges of this time are shaking you to the core.

You sense menopause is a potent psychological and spiritual rite of passage but it’s been frustrating to find any solid guidance on how to harness the power of this transition.

You’re longing for community, support, and trusted knowledge.

You know our culture’s attitude towards menopause, aging, and feminine wisdom is deeply broken, and you want to be part of changing this.

Welcome. You’re in the right place.
The Moon Passage is community and support for menopause wisdom and cultural change.

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Monthly online workshops featuring powerful guest speakers, resourcing practices, and breakout groups to connect, support, and learn with others! Click here for more information and to sign up for our next workshop.
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"Yes, the physical experience of menopause can be intense - mood swings, insomnia, lower libido, vaginal dryness, headaches, fatigue, brain fog, irritability, hot flashes, and more. But if we perceive menopause as only a physical event, we will have access to a very narrow knowing of this developmental stage. If we open with curiosity to the psychological and spiritual dimensions of this transition, a new level of transformation is available."

-Kerry McKee, LCSW

A New Proclamation of Menopausal Power

August 15, 2021
It’s time for a new narrative, a new understanding of our journey. Here’s my visionary statement of where we’re headed and how we get there.
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Wisdom Writings

How Ritualizing Menopause Helps Us Reclaim Our Power

January 15, 2022 / Kerry McKee, LCSW
I don’t believe that menopause is really a simple moment in time - it’s a process, a transition, a stepping into a new era of our life. And it was also true that it felt vital to mark a moment - a year since my last moon blood - by creating a meaningful and powerful ritual to honor what I was stepping into.
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From Hot Flash to Purifying Fire: The Power of Reframing Symptoms

December 1, 2021 / Kerry McKee, LCSW
I did not start perimenopause feeling empowered. My attitude was - this is not normal and not ok. I dreaded the physical changes.
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From Menopause to Moon Passage: The Power of Choosing New Words

November 2, 2021 / Kerry McKee, LCSW
Our words have so much power. When we speak words of understanding and encouragement to ourselves or others, we nurture a culture of compassion.
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Ancestral Trauma & Modern Day Menopause

October 1, 2021 / Kerry McKee, LCSW
Menopause: a word in our modern western culture that can strike fear into the hearts of women as a time of loss - of fertility, of youth, of relevancy.
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Changing our Cultural Narrative of Menopause: Shifting from Silence to Proud Wisdom

September 1, 2021 / Kerry McKee, LCSW
Have you been feeling positive and empowered about menopause?  Very few of us do!  Our current cultural narrative about menopause in the modern western world is one of loss - of fertility, youth, desirability, relevance - which is a very disempowering story to be living. 
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A New Proclamation of Menopausal Power

August 15, 2021 / Kerry McKee, LCSW
It’s time for a new narrative, a new understanding of our journey. Here’s my visionary statement of where we’re headed and how we get there.
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hear what people are saying

I have had the honor of being guided by Kerry in deep ritual space as well as being colleagues in our work as therapists together. She offers a depth of presence and attunement along with a playful spirit and collaborative, inclusive way that feels unique and deeply nourishing. Kerry’s insight, wisdom and realness combined with her knowledge, heart and genuine passion for creating The Moon Passage work have me feeling so excited and hopeful for what our holding and reclaiming of menopause can be like. I know you are in for a transformational and empowering journey!
~Eva Smith, MFT, Somatic Therapist
~Eva Smith, MFT, Somatic Therapistwww.mindfulandsomatictherapy.com
As a fish in the waters of a patriarchal society that conveniently "forgets" the value/existence of elders & women, I wasn't fully conscious of the glaring absence of wisdom, community, and support around menopause until Kerry shared her own explorations and budding vision of The Moon Passage. Now, I see a new possibility: a flourishing web of women with wisdom to share, perspectives that empower, and guidance along this powerful passage. Kerry's clear seeing, nurturing heart, ardent advocacy, and genuine desire to uplift women's voices makes her the perfect guide on this journey.
Sasha Wright, LCSW, Psychotherapist
Sasha Wright, LCSW, Psychotherapistwww.sashawrighttherapy.com
Kerry’s facilitation is pure, inclusive and full of wisdom. Being in her presence and amidst her teachings is nothing less than medicine for the heart.
JodiGolda,
JodiGolda,Wholeness Business Coach, Jodigolda.com
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You are not alone in this journey! Millions enter their perimenopausal journey each year (the time leading up to and the years after the time menstrual cycles stop). But very few feel well supported by our culture during this transition.

The vast majority of what’s currently out there about menopause – books, websites, organizations, social media – is all about symptom management or “surviving” menopause as a dreaded loss.  Unfortunately this can support a patriarchal narrative – our bodies are to be controlled and our natural cycles are an unfortunate mistake.  Does that sound empowering to you? 

We’re NOT saying the menopause transition is easy.  But it’s more than just challenge – there is so much wisdom and power ready to emerge in us as we journey into this new stage of our life.  We’re not meant to be the same person who emerges as the one who went in.  This is a rite of passage, and we have so little support in our culture for navigating these turbulent waters.  

The Moon Passage has been created as this much needed support – a place where all of us with a menopausal transition can witness each other in this journey, share knowledge, and explore the wisdom of this initiation.  (Read more here for our message about inclusivity.)

DID YOU KNOW?

…that menopause may be one of the factors that made us successful as a species?  

The Grandmother Hypothesis was popularized by anthropologist Kristen Hawkes in the 1980’s and ’90’s, and has been debated & celebrated since.  A recent book – The Slow Moon Climbs by historian Susan Mattern – explores the evolutionary biology of this hypothesis.  Menopause isn’t a mistake – it’s timeless evolutionary wisdom.

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