A warm, inclusive, and compassionate guide to navigating menopause and mental health - for every body, every identity, and every brain. The Rainbow Therapy Tools Guide to Menopause and Mental Health is a friendly, practical, and deeply affirming companion for anyone experiencing menopause - whether natural, surgical, medical, early, cis, trans, nonbinary, intersex, neurodivergent, queer, or questioning.
Written in a chatty, down-to-earth style, this guide brings together simple psychological tools, body-based grounding practices, and identity-affirming support to help you manage mood changes, anxiety, brain fog, sleep issues, sensory overwhelm, identity shifts, and relationship challenges with kindness and clarity.
Drawing from person-centred principles, compassion-focused wisdom, and mindfulness-informed practices (all woven in gently, not clinically), this book offers practical strategies that help you feel understood, equipped, and less alone as you move through this major life transition.
Inside, you'll find:
Clear explanations of how menopause affects your hormones, mood, mind, and identity
Nervous-system-soothing tools you can use anywhere, anytime
Inclusive guidance for LGBTQIA+ people and those navigating gender dysphoria or identity changes
Practical support for neurodivergent readers, including sensory strategies and executive-function-friendly advice
Honest conversations about relationships, sex, intimacy, work, boundaries, sleep, energy, and self-confidence
A personalised "Menopause Mental Health Map" to help you build long-term resilience
Reflective prompts, journalling questions, and grounding practices in every chapter
This is not a medical textbook. It's a comfortingly real, compassionate guide for the messy, funny, painful, powerful, surprising bits of menopause that people don't always talk about.
Perfect for:
Anyone experiencing menopause (at any age or stage)
LGBTQIA+ readers seeking identity-affirming support
Neurodivergent people navigating sensory and emotional changes
Therapists, coaches, and wellbeing practitioners
Friends, partners, and allies who want to understand
Anyone who wants to feel less alone and more empowered
Menopause isn't an ending - it's a new season.
With practical tools, gentle humour, and genuine warmth, this book helps you step into it with confidence, self-compassion, and a sense of possibility.
