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When Midlife Meets Motherhood
For too long, menopause has been treated as something to hide, endure, or quietly survive. Our culture doesn’t talk about it, and because of that silence, generations of women have suffered. But menopause is not an ending. It is a rite of passage… as sacred and transformative as birth.
Today, more people are having babies later in life, which means many are entering perimenopause or menopause while still deep in the work of mothering. You might be postpartum and perimenopausal at the same time. You might be raising children, caring for aging parents, building a career, and trying to remember who you are beneath all the roles. These overlapping transitions can feel heavy, messy, and invisible, and yet, they are profoundly human.
I’m Dawn, a Certified Nurse Midwife, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. I am also a mom of four, with 19 years of mothering experience. I’ve spent over a decade supporting women and mothers professionally, through every phase of life, from fertility and pregnancy to postpartum, perimenopause, and beyond.
My work is holistic and rooted in matriarchy, a model of care that honors women’s wisdom, centers mothers’ lived experiences, and values care as the foundation of a healthy society. I approach motherhood as both a rite of passage and a radical act of creation, guided by the principles of social and reproductive justice.
I believe healthcare should honor the full person, not just their symptoms, and that mothers deserve care that reflects their humanity, dignity, and complexity. Through Matricentric Health & Well Care, I’ve created a space for evidence-based, holistic, and mother-centered care that fills the gaps our healthcare system so often leaves behind.
Whether I’m writing, teaching, or sitting with someone one-on-one, my mission remains the same: to make mothers feel seen, heard, and supported in every season of their becoming.
