A 90-MINUTE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP WITH AMIE NEWMAN AND TIANA COLOVOS

Reclaiming Ourselves in Menopause and Beyond: Circle-Sharing, Writing, and Movement

MONDAY, MARCH 16TH AT NOON EST

Join us for a 90‑minute, interactive workshop exploring menopause and the transformative possibilities of midlife and beyond. Through shared storytelling, reflective writing, and gentle movement, we’ll reconnect with our bodies, release outdated narratives, and imagine what’s possible in this next chapter. Come as you are—curious, tender, fiery, foggy, empowered—and leave hopefully feeling more grounded, supported, and inspired by the wisdom you already carry.

What are the stories about this stage of life you want to share or discard? What are you holding onto that inspires you or that no longer fits, and what do you dream of doing now?

Menopause and post-menopause have been framed in Western culture by what women are “losing”: our fertility, our sexual desires, our cognitive functions. And this period of life can bring grief as we experience transitions: the ending of marriages, empty-nesting, and becoming caregivers to aging parents. Many of us wonder about the choices we didn’t make: the careers we put aside, the passions we didn’t pursue, the sex we did or didn’t have. Maybe you’re grieving the life you thought you’d have up to this point. The relationships, including friendships, you’ve had for decades may no longer feel as fulfilling.

Even if you’ve accomplished much, or even all, of what you set out to do when you were younger, and you feel deeply grounded in your relationships and career, you might feel a calling or a curiosity about what’s next.

Along with life transitions, our bodies undergo a range of changes that Western medicine can either overpathologize or overlook entirely.

What does it look and feel like, in our bodies, and how can we support each other to feel as good as we can in midlife and beyond?

You'll experience:

A deeper connection to your changing body and identity
Validation and community
A reframed narrative of midlife and beyond
Personal insights through reflective and somatic writing
Gentle movement practices to support wellbeing
Permission to imagine what’s next

Meet your instructors

Amie Newman

Amie Newman is a writer and editor, nonprofit communications executive, documentary filmmaker, and workshop facilitator. With a background in reproductive health and rights, and women’s health advocacy locally, regionally, and globally, she writes to explore what it means to be a woman and to embrace the confusion of life with connection and curiosity. Amie is currently working on an anthology and documentary about eating disorders in midlife women called “This Is Not Your Mother’s Eating Disorder.” In her day job, Amie serves on the executive team and as the head of communications for a large Seattle-based nonprofit human services organization that provides food, financial assistance, and housing to individuals and families in need, as well as support for survivors of domestic violence, refugee resettlement, and other critical services. She lives in Seattle by the water, where she is teaching herself to play the guitar and riding her new bike around town. She is the proud mother of two brilliant humans, and in her spare time, she is an abortion doula and certified yoga teacher.

Tiana Colovos

Tiana found her muse in bringing people together for somatic exploration and mindful inquiry. She is continually moved by what unfolds when we slow down enough to listen to the body and its quiet wisdom; witnessing those subtle “aha” moments and inner shifts feels like a sacred exchange, and in holding space for others’ transformation, Tiana grows alongside them. Her roots as a clinical nutritionist continue to ground her in the health and wellness field, informing how she understands nourishment and whole-person care, yet her path has widened to prioritize art as a way of living rather than a separate practice. For Tiana, creativity is a daily devotion—an embodied practice of attention to beauty, form, relationship, and feeling—through which she experiences life itself as an unfolding, intentional journey.

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The Pause:

A creative community for midlife women

The Pause is a creative community for midlife women who feel something shifting and want space to explore what comes next. It is a place to write, reflect, connect, and create alongside other thoughtful, engaged women who are asking bigger questions about this season of life. There is room here for honesty, reinvention, and the kind of conversations that do not always happen in everyday spaces. We prioritize our craft along with ourselves, nurturing our intuition and wellness alongside our writing practice. If you are craving depth, momentum, and real connection, you belong here.

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