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Still aglow from all the attention being lavished on midlife women?
Not just because it’s World Menopause Awareness Month, but also because society is finally figuring out that WE, as a vast and varied cohort, are a significant creative, economic, and political force to be reckoned with. Huzzah!
When I first met Susan Campbell, the founder of Phosis Skincare for peri/menopausal women, I felt an immediate kinship with her over this idea that whatever work I undertook at this point in my life needed to be purpose-driven. Indeed, for both of us, the work needed to be its own reward. For Susan, this idea stemmed from her remarkable hobby as an avid beekeeper.
So, when she and I were talking the other day about her upcoming Metamorphosis Monday Live with Dr. Heather Bartos, it came as no surprise to find that “the humble bee” functioned as the organizing principle for much of her thinking around midlife, the work of being a female founder, and the journey of bringing a product to market.
For Susan, bees offer us an invaluable lesson for thriving in midlife: for a bee, the process itself is the true reward.
It’s a truism that many of us have heard before, but often forget in daily life. For Campbell, the bee as a theme connects a number of dots:
1. Discovering your unique hormone balance and rhythms during peri/menopause—whether through HRT, bee pollen, or other non-hormonal approaches—can be transformative. Reclaiming a sense of agency over your body during this process can feel significantly life-changing. For so many of us, menopause may be the first time we haven’t been at war with our hormones since age twelve.
2. Breathwork, much like watching the steady hum of a beehive, is its own soothing ritual. As an intervention for anxiety or moments when one feels triggered, Susan also thinks of it as the “stop, drop, and roll” for calming the fires of one’s nervous system during menopause. By learning practical techniques, you can find relief and regain balance, no matter which peri/menopausal symptoms or situations arise.
3. Just as a bee pollinates a flower, launching Phosis needed to be its own meaningful journey, enriching Susan’s life with a new narrative as she embraced a significant career pivot for the second half of her life. For Susan, this evolution has been nothing short of empowering—because it’s been driven by curiosity and empathy with the work often being its own reward.
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at life as a female founder on October 28 at 7:30 PM CDT. Hosted by Dr. Heather Bartos—named a top five menopause specialist in the nation by Maria Shriver & Oprah!
All participants will enjoy:
✨ FREE Phosis skincare products for every attendee
✨ An interactive Q&A salon with Susan
✨ A FREE month membership in The Menopause Mothership
✨ Exclusive bonus content
Grab your favorite mock/cocktail and join us for this cozy sitdown about slow self-care, radical reinvention, and savoring the process!
Yours in Grandeur & Deep Sh*t,
ps - I am a human typo. Amnesty appreciated.
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