{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Seven Transforming Gifts of Menopause (with Cheryl Bridges Johns)","description":"Today\u2019s podcast is the second in a series we are doing on the subject of menopause, with the purpose of bringing fresh perspectives to this poorly understood, sacred transition in a woman\u2019s life. To help us understand things, I am delighted to bring you one of the most eloquent voices on the topic: Cheryl Bridges Johns, author of Seven Transforming Gifts of Menopause: An Unexpected Spiritual Journey. Her book is a must read and this podcast is a must listen for anyone looking to embrace and find the gifts of this 20-year journey from perimenopause to post-menopause in the female experience. Cheryl effortlessly draws from her decades of knowledge as a spiritual woman, writer and progressively theological thinker, challenging the societal problem of women looking to  forever hold onto some outdated younger version of themselves. Indeed, as Cheryl points out, it\u2019s necessary for women to dig much deeper than that to find and claim their wise-woman and powerful, so-called \u201cdragon self\u201d as they enter middle age.    It was truly an honor to speak with such an original thinker as Cheryl on this show.       CLICK HERE TO GET ==>> FREE MASTERCLASS - "Freedom From Food Noise": https:\/\/go.elizabethmcgann.com\/start SHOW NOTES Intro: The Lonely Planet Guide Book to Menopause   Opportunity to mature, not just merely age beyond an updated version of a 25-year-old self [ 03:06 ]   An opportunity and a crisis with inherent dangers [ 05:00 ]    For Cheryl: on an intensity scale of 1 to 10, it was an 8! [ 06:05 ]   Her personal experience began in her late 50s [ 07:10 ]   Christiane Northrup: The Wisdom of Menopause [ 08:35 ]   Recovery of the authentic self [ 09:35 ]   Harriet Lerner and The Dance of Anger [ 10:00 ]   Getting back in touch with the \u201cI\u201d that got sublimated into the \u201cwe\u201d [ 11:10 ]   Letting go of traditional spiritual containers and the concept of the \u201cgood girl\u201d [ 13:35 ]   Beth Moore\u2019s decision to leave the Southern Baptist Church [ 14:20 ]   Why was menopause an \u201cunexpected\u201d spiritual journey? [ 14:50 ]   Problem of \u201cmedicalizing\u201d menopause as a purely physiological condition [ 15:10 ]   Difficulty of living in liminality, \u201cthe betwixt and between\u201d and a feeling of homelessness [ 17:00 ]   \u201cThe breakdown before the breakthrough\u201d [ 18:50 ]   Returning to one\u2019s \u201cDragon\u2019s Self\u201d [ 19:25 ]   Overcoming avoidance issues and other coping mechanisms [ 22:05 ]   Recent experience of online harassment [ 23:05 ]   \u201cLean into the story and see where it carries you\u201d [ 24:50 ]    \u201cDropping the Weight\u201d and Menopause [ 26:05 ]   Practices of foot binding and genital mutilation [ 28:05 ]   Don Lemon\u2019s infamous comments about Nikki Haley being \u201cpast her prime\u201d at age 52 [ 28:45 ]   A rabbit hole of medieval witch trials and even the so-called Enlightenment [ 29:35 ]   \u201cThe death of the woman in the woman\u201d and \u201ca galloping catastrophe\u201d [ 30:00 ]   Old science rationale: Maybe ovaries are the problem! [ 32:05 ]   Meaning of Cheryl\u2019s Twitter\/X handle: \u201cGroaning with Creation\u201d [ 33:45 ]   Election 2024: Are we spiritually and politically doomed? [ 35:50 ]   Colleagues in Europe don\u2019t understand the phenomenon of Trump [ 37:05 ]   Looking for cottages in Sweden [ 38:15 ]   Democracy can be scary [ 41:45 ]   Menopause as a Kairos moment [ 42:40 ]   Latest book: Re-enchanting the Text: Discovering the Bible as Sacred, Dangerous and Mysterious [ 45:30 ] ***    Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: CLICK HERE TO GET FREE MASTERCLASS: "Freedom From Food Noise": https:\/\/go.elizabethmcgann.com\/start Coaching Website: http:\/\/www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elizabethmcgann X\/Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElizabethMcGann   ***    Learn more about Cheryl Bridges Johns here:   Full Bio: https:\/\/united.edu\/cheryl-bridges-johns\/   Amazon Page: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=Cheryl+Bridges+Johns&i=audible&ref=dp_byline_sr_audible_1   Twitter\/X: https:\/\/x.com\/cb_johns?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor ","author_name":"The Holistic GLP-1 Podcast with Elizabeth McGann","author_url":"https:\/\/elizabethmcgann.com\/my-podcast\/","html":"