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Georgina Langdale
Georgina Langdale
A Renaissance in Whole-Person Care for the Midlife Woman
A Renaissance in Whole-Person Care for the Midlife Woman
Speaking to traditional knowledge and how it can be applied in contemporary contexts.
Menopause, whether natural or medically induced, is a profound threshold in a woman’s life. Hormonal change intersects with identity, meaning, relationships, and health history, highlighting the limitations of symptom-focused care. This session revisits traditional medical frameworks that understood humanity as integrated within nature, spirit and cosmos. These perspectives offer rich insights into individuality, meaning, and resilience in midlife. Re-examined through a modern clinical lens, this ancient wisdom provides naturopaths and medical herbalists with practical, innovative ways to support women through the menopause transition and beyond.
Georgina will explore menopause through the lens of key figures and philosophies in western medicine from 5th Century BC – 16th Century AD. She will present a view of health & wellbeing that is deeply integrated with nature, spirit and cosmos, enabling innovative whole-person care.
Highlightling key figures in herbalism and naturopathy through the ages and shows their relevance to clinical practice today.
Learning Objectives:
Familiarity with some key concepts of traditional western healing wisdom
Awareness of how ancient healing philosophy can be applied to contemporary clinical contexts, including supporting clients through and beyond the menopause transition
Awareness of impacts of menopause on intimacy and self-Image
Bio:
Bio:
Georgina Langdale is founder of Archeus, an award-winning herbal apothecary known for its NatFem Botanics range, created to support women’s wellbeing. Her work in compassionate care is found at The Soul Garden.
Herbalist, coach, reiki practitioner, and ecotherapist, Georgina’s approach is informed by a near-death experience in childhood and shaped by traditional wisdom.
Georgina has developed and delivered numerous workshops, online courses, and nature-based compassionate care trainings for health professionals and individuals. Her book 50 Things to Help When Life Changes was published in 2024.
Before establishing Archeus, Georgina’s career included working in media, the arts, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Georgina is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA), Spiritual Directors International, and the Climate Coaching Alliance. She sits on the steering committee of the Compassionate Communities Collective in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.
Her training includes end of life care with the Conscious Dying Institute, Colorado, IWHI Menopause Coaching, herbalism, reiki master, Four Winds Shamanic Energy Medicine, and clinical hypnotherapy. In 2024, she completed her spiritual accompaniment training and was ordained as an Interfaith Minister with the OneSpirit Foundation UK.
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