I grew up in the Swiss Alps as part of the Romansh minority - surrounded by mountains, forests and the quiet intelligence of nature.

When I was twelve, part of my face became paralyzed. My mother wrapped cabbage leaves around my neck - and it worked.

True story.

That experience opened something in me. I understood, even then, that there was far more to healing than we are usually taught. Mother Nature was a miracle worker in disguise, and the body held an intelligence that deserved to be listened to.

It was the beginning of a lifelong exploration of the connection between body, energy, emotion and soul.

Since 1991, I have travelled the world to study, practise and remember. I have sat with shamans in South America, trained with a Māori elder in New Zealand and received my Medicine Woman initiation beneath the Hawaiian skies from my mentor, Nahi.

Over time, I became increasingly aware of how little many women are taught about midlife - the hormonal transitions and everything that can change physically, emotionally and spiritually during these years.

For me, this chapter deserves more than a conversation about symptoms. It deserves space for the whole woman: her body, her experiences, her relationships and her inner life.

It is a powerful threshold - a time when the body stops tolerating what is no longer working and the soul begins asking for something more truthful.

This understanding now shapes the work I do with women.