Awakening in Midlife: The Energetics of Perimenopause
Awakening in Midlife: The Energetics of Perimenopause
Our clinical director, Dr. Lorne Brown was interviewed by Dr. Mary Grimberg on her Podcast, TMI Talk.
We have shared the Youtube and Spotify Episode below, as well as Timestamps.
Please enjoy!
Awakening in Midlife: The Energetics of Perimenopause with Dr. Lorne Brown
Dr. Lorne Brown joins the TMI Talk podcast to offer a different framework for looking at menopause: one rooted in 26 years of clinical practice and thousands of years of Chinese medicine wisdom. Together, we unpack why your symptoms aren’t a sign that your body is failing: they’re a sign that your body is changing its priorities. Dr. Lorne is a CPA turned Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
What You’ll Learn
· Why menopause isn’t just a hormone deficiency, but a whole-body transition that Chinese medicine calls the Second Spring.
· How fluctuating estrogen and declining progesterone trigger symptoms and why resilience, stress load, and emotional patterns affect this
· How menopause can lead to a spiritual awakening
· The energetic shift of midlife: why the body redirects resources from reproduction to the heart center, purpose, and leadership.
· The truth about hormone therapy: who it helps, who it doesn’t, and why estrogen isn’t the universal solution
· How stress, trauma, people-pleasing, and old subconscious programs can amplify perimenopause shift symptoms
· The role of the nervous system in hot flashes, anxiety, insomnia, and inflammation—and practical tools to calm it.
· How emotions become “stored energy” in the body and how techniques like acupuncture, somatic awareness, and conscious work help release them.
· A holistic toolbox for relief: acupuncture, herbs, low-level laser therapy, strength training, sleep support, diet, and mind-body practices.
Watch this episode of TMI Talk on YouTube
Listen to this episode of TMI Talk on Spotify
TIMESTAMPS
01:32 – Meet Dr. Lorne Brown
03:03 – Why Menopause Is More Than Hormones
07:26 – Hormones vs. Resilience
12:53 – The Heart, Nervous System & Spiritual Awakening
24:35 – How Stress Rewires the Nervous System
38:05 – Hormone Therapy: Benefits, Risks & Safer Options
46:48 – Building Resilience Instead of Chasing Symptoms
58:47 – A Holistic Toolkit for Healing
01:02:36 – Rewiring Emotional Patterns & Somatic Healing
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