Mycelopause

Menopause is often framed as a period of decline, a time when women are expected to shrink, fade, and accept a lesser version of themselves. What if menopause wasn't an ending, but an awakening? "Mycelopause" challenges outdated societal narratives, offering a radical reframing of midlife as a powerful transformation--a threshold into deeper wisdom, self-discovery, and renewal. Rooted in science, holistic healing, and personal experience, "Mycelopause" explores the intersections of menopause, psychedelics, and personal evolution to offer a groundbreaking perspective on how women can navigate this life stage with clarity, strength, and intention. Co-authored by Dr. Patricia Singh, a psychotherapist and psychedelic integration specialist; and Kelly McGinty, CNP, a nurse practitioner with expertise in emergency medicine, hormonal health, and integrative wellness; this book serves as both a guide and an invitation to step into midlife with curiosity and empowerment. Menopause has long been viewed through a medicalized, symptom-based lens, reducing women's experiences to hormonal imbalances, mood swings, and biological deterioration. This book offers a different approach--one that honors the transition as a profound physiological, emotional, and spiritual shift. It explores how this stage of life is akin to a mycelial transformation--where decay and renewal exist simultaneously--leading to new potential, personal reinvention, and deeper consciousness. At its core, "Mycelopause" weaves together biological understanding with emotional and spiritual insight, helping women embrace this transition as a powerful initiation into a new chapter of life.