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 "Mycelopause" challenges outdated societal narratives, offering a radical reframing of midlife as a powerful transformation—a threshold into deeper wisdom, self-discovery, and renewal.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.