Power gateways of menopause: rewrite your narrative
Is menopause the beginning of the end, or the start of a woman’s most creative years? Positive psychology coach and international endurance athlete Erica Terblanche explains how, instead of growing “invisible”, women can develop courage and compelling visions for their lives. Sharing her own gruelling journey, she offers practical tools to help women move into the power version of themselves.
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In ep. 119 of the weekly podcast series Calm, Clear and Helpful, positive psychology coach and international endurance athlete Erica Terblanche touches on
the way society tends to view menopause
why a woman may spend one third to one half of her life in this phase
how the crone archetype has changed over time
places in the world where this life passage is celebrated by a ritual
how the transition from physical to spiritual fertility can be re-framed, including focusing less on pleasing others and more on serving the greater good
3 things every woman can do to access this power gateway in her work and personal life
Erica’s great struggle with menopause, including a complete loss of drive
her personal experience of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
brain changes that may occur during menopause
3 practical lifestyle changes women can make to optimise this phase of life
Erica’s 3 best tips on public speaking.
In this episode, Erica mentions her book Run for the love of life; a substance included in HRT called Tibolone; and a website called Red Hot Mamas.
Scroll down for more info on Erica, including her contact details.
To join the free 90-minute Power Gateways for Women online gatherings Erica mentions, follow her on LinkedIn or Facebook (details below) or email her at contact@thrive-guru.com
You can register for the next gathering - The Power Gateway of the Body, 31 July, 14.00-15.30 - at https://forms.gle/3t2Cm3NgrEGWVuY17
Erica talks about nature-deficit disorder, her experience as an endurance athlete and the magic of kayaking with small groups in Greece.
Read what Erica has to say on roaming alone and untethered, wild horses, and love.
Erica explains which building blocks of happiness we can integrate into our lives.
About Erica
Positive psychology coach, international endurance athlete and author Erica Terblanche is based in Cape Town. She completed a degree in B.Sc. Surveying, a Master’s degree in Business, a B.Sc. degree in Psychology, and a Master’s Degree in Positive Psychology; a Coaching Qualification in Systems transformation (ORSC), a Personal Coaching qualification – CTI, and a certification as Barrett’s Values Coach and in use of the Time to Think methodology (Nancy Klein). She is currently studying towards a certificate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
She has 15 years of podium achievement in international endurance sport, having won many of the world's most well-known multi-day desert endurance races.
Erica has qualified and worked as a Youth Leader for National Trust working holidays, UK, educating young adults (16-18 years) in maintaining the natural environment. She is serving as a trustee on the Human Values Foundation Board UK to bring values education into schools in the UK, SA and India.
She is the founder of an outdoor adventure and personal development company, Teach a Girl to Fish, and a well-being, personal development and team building business under the umbrella of Thrive Guru.
Contact details
Email: contact@thrive-guru.com
Tel. +27 81 782 1413
Website: https://www.thrive-guru.com/
FB: Erica Terblanche
Thrive Run Club
LinkedIn: Erica Terblanche
Instagram: erica_terblanche
The free podcast series Calm, Clear & Helpful is available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Player FM and Iono.fm.
Music by Mart-Marie Snyman
Thumbnail image: Unsplash
Photographs of Erica Terblanche: supplied