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The Soul Garden: conversations for Midlife LivingHRT and the Menopause Transition with Dr Samantha NewmanThis interview is an oldie but a goodie.
A couple of years back, I managed to get some time in Dr. Samantha Newman's schedule to talk to her about hormonal changes that occur as we go through menopause. It was a good discussion and a valuable resource for women wondering if HRT might be right for them, so I’ve reissued it here on my new Midlife Living podcast.
Sam Newman is not only a GP, she is a women's health export and has her own private practice, FEMALEGP, where she sees women in person, or...2025-06-1642 minThe Soul Garden: conversations for Midlife Living10 Ways to Care when the End is NearWhen someone we love is dying, we want to do all we can for them. We want to care for them in the best way we can. But often we feel inadequate, unsure, and scared that we ‘won’t do it right’. The reality is that things are never going to be perfect, and whatever you will have done, you will have done the best you can. You will have.
A few days ago, someone asked me what advice I would give to someone who was about to lose someone. Here are ten suggestions I have based on my...2025-05-2329 minThe Soul Garden: conversations for Midlife LivingVessel of PeaceWhat I've got for you in this episode of The Soul Garden: conversations for Midlife Living, is a guided meditation that I have recorded and called Vessel of Peace.
I wrote and recorded this meditation for a client, but after listening to it she suggested Ishare it with others. So like a stone dropped into water, my hope is its medicine will ripple out to others too.
This is a meditation for those times that we need a bit of healing. Maybe we’ve gone through a medical intervention. Maybe we have had a relationship ch...2025-05-0916 minThe Soul Garden: conversations for Midlife LivingLet’s talk about Transforming Life after Menopause with Wendy Sweet.
“Forget about menopause,” my guest on this episode, Dr. Wendy Sweet, urges us to focus on ageing, and the issue of ‘inflammaging’”.
I caught up with Dr. Wendy Sweet, founder of the hugely successful My Menopause Transformation, online lifestyle-change programs for Peri to Post-Menopause for symptom reduction, weight loss and fitness.
We first connected about six years ago, over a pot of the hormone-free natural balm I make for vulvovaginal dryness, and it was great to reconnect again.
Her programmes are helping women around the world, and in this interview she touches on...2025-05-0851 min
The Soul GardenWhat does being an Interfaith Minister mean?As someone with a soulful approach to life, but who never really thought of themselves as a religious person; and as someone who tends to shy away from belonging to anything (apart from this beautiful natural world), I have found myself the bearer of a new definition, that of being an ordained interfaith minister. I’m now officially a Reverend.And that’s taking a little getting used to. But I’m loving the inner alchemy that’s happening for me at the moment as I go through this ‘settling in’ process.And what’s more you see...2024-08-0123 min
The Soul GardenTyranny of And plus the Power of NoThis week in the Soul Garden, I am reflecting on the tyranny of the And. What it is, what it does to us, and how we might be able to turn that around with some soul searching and the power of No. For solopreneurs, freelancers, consultants this may resonate. For women in midlife, thinking about how we can work with the menopause transition to gain clarity around our true purpose and the things that serve us well can be a powerful time for deep transformation.Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul 2024-02-2121 minThe Soul Garden: conversations for Midlife LivingThe Alchemy of AromaticsIn this episode of The Soul Garden we explore natural perfumery and working with ancient cosmological concepts in the approach to creating aromatic portraits of ancient mystics and modern day perfume lovers.
Georgina Langdale discusses her approach to working with aromatics. She talks about using raw ingredients, astrology, amulets, and Renaissance mysticism. She studied aromatherapy and natural perfumery and founded an apothecary called Archeus. She sees plants physically, through the doctrine of signatures, and energetically. She makes medicated oils by infusing herbs. She discusses how Marsilio Ficino used aromatics as medicine for the soul and spirit in...2024-02-1629 min
The Soul GardenThe Alchemy of AromaticsIn this episode of The Soul Garden we explore natural perfumery and working with ancient cosmological concepts in the approach to creating aromatic portraits of ancient mystics and modern day perfume lovers.Georgina Langdale discusses her approach to working with aromatics. She talks about using raw ingredients, astrology, amulets, and Renaissance mysticism. She studied aromatherapy and natural perfumery and founded an apothecary called Archeus. She sees plants physically, through the doctrine of signatures, and energetically. She makes medicated oils by infusing herbs. She discusses how Marsilio Ficino used aromatics as medicine for the soul and spirit in...2024-02-1629 minThe Soul Garden: conversations for Midlife LivingThe Power of EmptinessIn this episode of The Soul Garden, Georgina Langdale reflects on a book by Thomas Moore, The Eloquence of Silence - surprising wisdom in tales of emptiness.
Thomas Moore offers a compelling case for an easier, lighter way of moving through life by experiencing the peace. calm and openness of emptiness. Georgina touches on how emptiness can be a powerful tool for navigating transitions such as menopause and the end of life.
The Eloquence of Silence is available at Thomas's website and in all the usual places.
https://www.thomasmooresoul.com/
2024-02-0830 min
The Soul GardenThe Power of EmptinessIn this episode of The Soul Garden, Georgina Langdale reflects on a book by Thomas Moore, The Eloquence of Silence - surprising wisdom in tales of emptiness.Thomas Moore offers a compelling case for an easier, lighter way of moving through life by experiencing the peace. calm and openness of emptiness. Georgina touches on how emptiness can be a powerful tool for navigating transitions such as menopause and the end of life.The Eloquence of Silence is available at Thomas's website and in all the usual places.https://www.thomasmooresoul.com/For...2024-02-0830 min
The Soul GardenLet's talk about Vaginal DrynessThe hormonal changes women experience as they go through menopause can lead to vaginal dryness, which is not a topic many people are keen to talk about. But over the past decade Georgina has been developing and making natural products to support women through menopause and other transitions, and has spoken to women and health professionals about this painful condition. In this episode she talks about the problem, what makes it happen, what not to do, and what may help.NatFem Balm can be purchased at https://archeus.nz/Courses | Coaching georginalangdale...2024-01-3127 minThe Soul Garden: conversations for Midlife LivingLeo Full Moon Love MeditationThe Leo Full Moon is here and what better time to do a Love Meditation. Get comfy and let's get started.
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2024-01-2612 min
The Soul GardenLeo Full Moon Love MeditationThe Leo Full Moon is here and what better time to do a Love Meditation. Get comfy and let's get started.Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus.nz Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLivingFacebook @ArcheusNaturalLivingYoutube @ArcheusGeorgina This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georginalangdale.substack.com2024-01-2612 minThe Soul Garden: conversations for Midlife LivingWhen Life ChangesWhen life changes and someone we love, or maybe its us, is given bad news, we need to dig deep to find ways through it all. In this episode I share with you how recent bad news within my own family prompted me to write a book to offers ways to help those I love navigate the times we find ourselves in.
There are three things that I think are at the heart of finding resilience, compassion and courage when we face change and challenges and they are breath, nature and ceremony and I share some ideas in t...2024-01-1927 min
The Soul GardenWhen Life ChangesWhen life changes and someone we love, or maybe its us, is given bad news, we need to dig deep to find ways through it all. In this episode I share with you how recent bad news within my own family prompted me to write a book to offers ways to help those I love navigate the times we find ourselves in. There are three things that I think are at the heart of finding resilience, compassion and courage when we face change and challenges and they are breath, nature and ceremony and I share some ideas in t...2024-01-1927 minThe Soul Garden: conversations for Midlife LivingGoddess Archetypes and YouThis week is all about the goddesses within and looking at goddess archetypes through the lens of a midlife woman. Getting to know these archetypes and working with them to help navigate life can be wonderfully empowering.
In this episode we explore the archetypes of Hestia, Hera, Artemis, Demeter, Persephone and Aphrodite.
The full NatFem Botanics Collection of products I have created to support women through perimenopause and menopause can be purchased at archeus.nz
The Book I mentioned:
Jean Shinola Boden, M.D
Goddesses in Everywoman - a new...2024-01-1130 min
The Soul GardenGoddess Archetypes and YouThis week is all about the goddesses within and looking at goddess archetypes through the lens of a midlife woman. Getting to know these archetypes and working with them to help navigate life can be wonderfully empowering.In this episode we explore the archetypes of Hestia, Hera, Artemis, Demeter, Persephone and Aphrodite.If you are interested in the Soul Medicine for the Midlife Woman online programme join my mailing list and I'll let you know when the doors open.The full NatFem Botanics Collection of products I have created to support women through...2024-01-1130 min
The Soul GardenNew Year New You! Renaissance ReadingIt's that time of the year when we ask ourselves the big questions about who we really are, what are we doing, are we truly answering our calling. We set goals for the year ahead, dream about that career change, wonder what claiming one's true self after menopause could look like, we think about the art we could create, and the service to others we could offer.And we can get stuck.If you are looking for a way through the puzzling and self-doubt then a Renaissance soul session with me could be just the...2024-01-0419 minThe Soul Garden: conversations for Midlife LivingThis Green PathThis is the last episode of The Soul Garden for 2023! And in this episode Georgina Langdale reflects on the power of landscape as part of one's own sense of being. She shares the wood in which she laid her father's ashes to rest, and conjures the green path she walks on inspired by nature and mystics such as Hildegard of Bingen, ending with a Celtic call for peace.
You can find my offerings at archeus.nz
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Youtube @ArcheusGeorgina
2023-12-2827 min
The Soul GardenThis Green PathThis is the last episode of The Soul Garden for 2023! And in this episode Georgina Langdale reflects on the power of landscape as part of one's own sense of being. She shares the wood in which she laid her father's ashes to rest, and conjures the green path she walks on inspired by nature and mystics such as Hildegard of Bingen, ending with a Celtic call for peace.Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus Apothecaryarcheus...2023-12-2827 min
The Soul GardenWorking with the Energetic Power of Plant EssencesIn this week's episode we look at plant essences, also known as flower remedies. These are a form of vibrational medicine that is said to tap into the 'life force' of a plant. Georgina Langdale, presenter of The Soul Garden and founder of the Archeus Apothecary, has been working with this form of plant medicine throughout her life.This episode looks at what plant essences are, some examples of plants and their uses in this form, and ways of working with them. She also provides information on the offerings she has that work with plant essences.2023-12-2135 minThe Soul Garden: conversations for Midlife LivingWorking with the Energetic Power of Plant EssencesIn this week's episode we look at plant essences, also known as flower remedies. These are a form of vibrational medicine that is said to tap into the 'life force' of a plant. Georgina Langdale, presenter of The Soul Garden and founder of the Archeus Apothecary, has been working with this form of plant medicine throughout her life.
This episode looks at what plant essences are, some examples of plants and their uses in this form, and ways of working with them. She also provides information on the offerings she has that work with plant essences.
2023-12-2135 min
The Soul GardenThe Archeus Evolution into Compassionate CareAs Archeus celebrates 10 Years since it launched, founder and Soul Garden presenter, Georgina Langdale discusses how Archeus evolved from an artisanal apothecary into a centre for compassionate care. Reflecting on her parents' deaths, the power of Nature as a teacher, and how compassion can help deepen connection at every stage of the life journey this is a tender episode, recorded, as it happens on Georgina's mother's birthday. RIP.Link to episode.Courses | Coaching georginalangdale.comInstagram @georginalangdalesoulFacebook @georginalsoul NatFem Botanics | Perfume |Plant Essences:Archeus 2023-12-1431 minThe Soul Garden: conversations for Midlife LivingThe Archeus Evolution into Compassionate CareAs Archeus celebrates 10 Years since it launched, founder and Soul Garden presenter, Georgina Langdale discusses how Archeus evolved from an artisanal apothecary into a centre for compassionate care.
Reflecting on her parents' deaths, the power of Nature as a teacher, and how compassion can help deepen connection at every stage of the life journey this is a tender episode, recorded, as it happens on Georgina's mother's birthday. RIP.
You can find my offerings at archeus.nz
Instagram: @ArcheusNaturalLiving
Facebook @ArcheusNaturalLiving
Youtube @ArcheusGeorgina
2023-12-1431 min
The Soul GardenArcheus 10 Years On - My relationship with NatureIn this week’s episode of The Soul Garden podcast, I reflect on my own connection with nature and ways I have worked with it over the past ten years of Archeus.For me, stepping away from my previous career, to step fully into this realm of working with nature, with plants to create offerings to support health and wellbeing at a physical, emotional and spiritual level has been so rewarding, so life-enriching. So in this episode I share some of my thoughts on my approach to formulation, the rules I gave myself when starting Archeus, and th...2023-12-0733 minThe Soul Garden: conversations for Midlife LivingArcheus 10 Years On - My relationship with NatureIn this week’s episode of The Soul Garden podcast, I reflect on my own connection with nature and ways I have worked with it over the past ten years of Archeus.
For me, stepping away from my previous career, to step fully into this realm of working with nature, with plants to create offerings to support health and wellbeing at a physical, emotional and spiritual level has been so rewarding, so life-enriching. So in this episode I share some of my thoughts on my approach to formulation, the rules I gave myself when starting Archeus, and th...2023-12-0733 min