Wise Power: Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause to Awaken Authority, Purpose and Belonging

by Alexandra Pope

A trailblazing guide to menopause, filled with nourishing wisdom and practical advice to help you harness the transformative power of the menopause and thrive in your life.It's time to redefine menopause. This pivotal time of life is often mistakenly viewed as a health crisis that is ‘suffered from’ or ‘coped with’, and misinformation and myths around menopause can leave you feeling ignored and misunderstood.Wise Power is the radical new story of menopause – illuminating its power and potential. Pioneers of the menstruality revolution and the founders of Red School, Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer explain how to embrace menopause as a sacred rite of passage, an initiation that grows your authority, steeps you in purpose and awakens you to great power and wisdom. They show you howWritten with humour, fierce tenderness and practicality, Wise Power restores the dignity of menopause, guiding you home to yourself – to a sense of belonging.

Genres: Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

Published September 20, 2022

Reviews

[𝔅𝔢𝔱𝔥 ☽⋆ ♡ · Rating 2 out of 5]

I REALLY wanted to like this book more but honestly found myself skimming it mostly. It just seemed to talk a whole lot of nothing. However I have to say the layout was really well done and the chapters etc. Just not for me

[Loran · Rating 4 out of 5]

Highly recommend this, especially if you are in perimenopause. I wish it had been written 20 years ago!

[Franciekat · Rating 1 out of 5]

Yawn....the whole book is very repetitive. Menopause is an initiation. Rest, accept and forgive sums up the cycles it describes. It feels like reading a bad horoscope, full of woo and fluff that could apply to nearly anyone. If you want to feel guilty for not having a magical transformation during menopause, with no practical application, this is the book for you.

[Aanchal Singh · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of wisdom in this book. I really appreciate the approach - the five phases of going through this difficult period of one's life. Betrayal, surrender, receiving, being present and pacing. Also, I like how she talks about purpose, self care practice, initiatory challenge, alchemical capacity and gold of each of these phases. Menopause is like a rite of passage to a transformed version of self who is capable of relishing and cherishing one's life, who is attuned to one's body and nervous system and who is whole and sovereign. If I had read this book a few years before, perhaps I would have struggled lesser. Would definitely recommend it to friends who are beginning peri-menopause, so that they are aware of the territory from spiritual perspective. Having said that, I feel the book could have been edited better.

[Debs Erwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's great that there is so much more more available information about menopause now, however this book stands out because it offers a more spiritual perspective rather than a medicalised response and it considers menopause as a significant element of the wider arc of women's lives. I found parts of the book harder to ground in day-to-day experience than others and there were some things I struggled to relate to, but there were also parts that were resonant and I think I'll be dipping in and out of the various chapters as my own experience evolves over time. I really like the sections on engaging with your 'inner critic' and I'm also taken with the idea of menopause as a kind of Phd in leadership for these times. The book has left me feeling curious and I think that's a good thing.

[Gael Pawson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok I agree with the reviews that find it a bit repetitive in parts, but this book has such power to transform your thinking around menopause that I couldn’t rate it any lower. Just as the authors’ previous book has the potential to transform women’s lives by offering them the chance to understand and harness the power of their menstrual cycle, so this provides a useful insight and toolkit to approach and embrace your menopause.

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Upon recommendation, I listened to this on audio. I wish this had been recommended to me ten years ago, when the journey of menopause was still to come. Alexandra Pope reads this, and I loved how her sincerity and humor came through in various chapters. So many wonderful insights and suggestions of how to reframe our menopause journey, and so many "aha" moments, recognizing myself in the stories of others.

[Jamie Whiteley · Rating 1 out of 5]

0 star for writing
0 star for research quality
1 star for premise
0 star for impact
0 star for personal taste: I really wanted to like this, but it is repetitive. Read the reviews and you'll get the gist. I really loved "Wild Power" and thought it is a book that every woman should own...this one just felt like it went around and around but didn't give me any practical suggestions/advice, just vagaries about potential emotional phases that may or may not happen.

[Carrie Cotton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book helped me to understand what has felt so incredibly confusing. An easy to read book about the different stages of menopause and just how much it impacts a woman’s life. Lots of highlights for me and will keep it close as I navigate this season. It brought so much to light and has given me permission to embrace the changes and not ignore them or hide them or feel any shame.

[Susan Wilson]

A little spiritual for me. It did repeat some wonderful advice I was given recently around being at peace with menopause but there was so much language and labelling, I quickly lost interest as am a practical person with a career who doesn’t want to slow down and disconnect just at the moment.

[Max Jung]

Probably the least accessible book I've read about ovulation this year, as a man without a uterus. Obviously not to the books fault

[Melisa Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved! I recommended this book to several friends.

[Afie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Truly terrible

[Lisa Weaver · Rating 5 out of 5]

I listened on audio but I have the hardcopy also. Very helpful actually confirmed somethings I'm going through but I feel like it's happening to early. I'll read the hard copy and figure it out.

[Becca Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exciting reading. Positive and powerful.

[Deb · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was hoping this book would help me and that i would actuallyget something out of it, but I just could not understand it and ended up skimming through most of it. I guess it just wasn't for me.

[Susi Mcwilliam · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great perimenopause read. I wish I’d read it sooner as a guide to help me navigate the most challenging times of my life. I’ve left feeling inspired and empowered