What If This Is Actually Your Time? Menopause, Self-Trust & The Wisdom of Your Body

Up Your Total Glow

Up Your Total Glow
What If This Is Actually Your Time? Menopause, Self-Trust & The Wisdom of Your Body
Jul 18, 2026
Ruth Balsiger

What if menopause is not the beginning of losing yourself… but the beginning of coming home to yourself?

In this episode of Up Your Total Glow, Ruth explores a different perspective on perimenopause and menopause — one that goes beyond managing symptoms and invites you to reconnect with your body, your intuition, and your own inner wisdom.

Ruth shares her personal experience of moving through menopause and why she believes this transition can become a powerful opportunity for transformation, deeper self-trust, and renewed vitality.

Together, we explore:
✨ Why your body may not be working against you — but communicating with you
 ✨ How menopause can become a turning point rather than something to simply endure
 ✨ The Ayurvedic perspective on heat, grounding, nourishment, and balance during midlife
 ✨ Why sleep changes, emotional shifts, and body changes may hold important messages
 ✨ How to reconnect with yourself and create a more supportive relationship with your body

If you are navigating perimenopause, menopause symptoms, hormonal changes, fatigue, sleep challenges, or simply feel ready for a deeper relationship with yourself, this episode is for you.

Your body is not betraying you.

It is inviting you into a new chapter.

🌿 Discover your unique Ayurvedic constitution and what your body may be asking for:
 https://www.ithriveforhealth.com/ayurvedic-dosha-quiz/

✨ Ready for personalised support and deeper transformation?
 Book your Vitality Reconnection Session here:
 https://tidycal.com/ithrive/vitality-reconnection-session

Remember:
 You are love.
 You are light.
 And you are already whole.

Much love, and keep glowing.

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