Inner Fire: Menopause, Micro-dosing & Midlife Sovereignty with Ashley Turner

About this episode

Dre and Ashley Turner discuss menopause, midlife transformation, and the intersection of mental health and psychedelics.

In this episode, Dre sits down with Ashley Turner—licensed depth psychotherapist, yoga and meditation teacher, psychedelic therapist, and menopause advocate—to explore what's rising at the intersection of midlife transformation, mental health, sovereignty, and the psychedelic renaissance. Together, they unpack perimenopause vs. menopause, myth-bust the most common symptoms, and explore the link between libido, creativity, and inner fire. They dive into trauma resurfacing during midlife, hormone therapy, medical bias, and the staggering truth that women's bodies weren't required to be included in medical studies until 1993. The conversation also explores psychedelics and integration—how the default mode network quiets, how new neural pathways can form, and why connection—not isolation—is the medicine. At one point, Ashley drops an iconic truth straight from the heart: "There's nothing scarier than someone who doesn't need you." Now we see menopause as more than a health conversation— but possibly a cultural revolution. FOLLOW: @ashleyturner1, @haven_membership LEARN MORE AT: https://yoga-psychology.co/ -- Stay connected with the Circle This team: @andreabendewald…

People in this episode

Host: Dre

Guest: Ashley Turner

Topics covered

• menopause
• midlife transformation
• mental health
• psychedelic therapy
• hormone therapy
• creativity
• trauma

Keywords

• menopause
• psychedelics
• mental health
• hormone therapy
• creativity
• trauma
• midlife

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Good Mess Media, Haven Membership, Yoga Psychology

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