Guest Interview with Kate Codrington - Midlife & Second Spring.

Guest Interview with Kate Codrington - Midlife & Second Spring.

From Love Sober Podcast by Kate Baily

April 26, 2026 · 54 min · Episode 207

About this episode

Kate Baily interviews Kate Codrington about menopause as a powerful life transition and the concept of Second Spring.

Podcast notes: Kate Codrington on Second Spring, menopause, rest and elderhood In this episode I speak with the wonderful Kate Codrington about menopause as a powerful life transition rather than a “decline”. We explore the idea of Second Spring, the seasonal map of midlife, sobriety, rest, grief, nervous system repair, women’s circles, and the emerging path into elderhood. Main themes Menopause as a transition, not a declineKate challenges the cultural story that menopause is a downward slope, reframing it as a sensitive, powerful transition into a more authentic self.Drawing on Chinese medicine and menstrual cycle awareness, Kate explains post-menopause as a renewed spring: a time of clearer energy, deeper wisdom and a new relationship with self. The end of people-pleasingWe talk about oestrogen, belonging, fawning, niceness and the “good daughter of the patriarchy” — and why menopause can bring rage, clarity and a glorious reduction in giving a fuck. Sobriety and menopause as awakeningsBoth sobriety and menopause ask us to stop numbing, stop performing and begin listening to what is actually true. Rest as deep medicineKate shares how yoga nidra and a simple 15-minute daily…

People in this episode

Host: Kate Baily

Guest: Kate Codrington

Topics covered

  • menopause
  • Second Spring
  • sobriety
  • nervous system repair
  • women's circles
  • elderhood

Keywords

  • menopause
  • Second Spring
  • sobriety
  • nervous system
  • rest
  • women's circles
  • elderhood
  • self-care
  • Chinese medicine

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