As a trained nurse, midwife & health visitor I have worked either in hospitals or the community for over 30 years. I have always been interested in & committed to a holistic approach to health – as much as working in the NHS has allowed - & to this end I have undertaken further training in, or have knowledge & experience of: dance therapy, meditation, retreats, women’s groups, counselling, psychotherapy, homeopathy, yoga, tai chi, African drumming & dance, shamanism, creative kinesiology, birth & post natal support as a doula, funeral advising, chakra therapy and massage. This has created a vast breadth & depth of fertile ground from which I am able to grow my practice as a holistic therapist.
I have always enjoyed working with & being with other women in the spirit of sharing, supporting & processing the challenges of our lives! Consequently I have been increasingly drawn to the value & importance of significant Transitions for us as women which are so often insufficiently & inadequately recognised, talked about or marked in our culture.
About 10 years ago I became aware that I was in the process of the menopause but then I also discovered that I had ME or chronic fatigue syndrome [CFS] as it is called now. This not only made my own Transition more complex, intense & confusing but the challenges of this process were further compounded by a diagnosis of low adrenal reserve, an under functioning thyroid & gallstones! I had rarely been one to turn to ‘conventional’ medicine [although it has its place] & so I embarked on a journey of discovering how to support myself & recover my health & wellbeing in a holistic way.
The image of a butterfly, for me, is a perfect & potent symbol of change but especially so in relation to the Transformation of the menopause as the caterpillar literally liquefies inside the chrysalis & re-forms as a butterfly! An astonishing & profound change that mirrors the process of the menopause in so far as we are also being re-formed & reconstituted – not only might we feel we are ‘in the soup’ during this time but actually we ARE the soup!
I am now in a position to share the wisdom of my journey & offer support to other women who are about to enter into or are going through the profound Transition of the menopause so that they can emerge from this process as the wise, empowered & healthy women that they are truly destined to be.
You can contact Liz Carter through The Haven using the following contact details: -
- T: 01364 654954