{"title":"Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore books by Priestess Yendys Nefer-Atum Oluwatoyin, including my recently published book, Living Like A Menopause Goddess: The Chrysalis Stage. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e I'm also excited to share that Living Like A Menopause Goddess: The Chrysalis Stage is just the beginning. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI'm currently working on two new books—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Color of the Day, a reflective journey that invites readers to discover meaning, beauty, and gratitude in everyday life by learning about how colors improve our lives, and The Indwelling, a powerful, personal exploration of the hidden dynamics and lasting impact of the journey through a narcissistic relationship. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI look forward to sharing more as these projects continue to unfold.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"living-like-a-menopause-goddess-book-pre-order","title":"Living Like A Menopause Goddess: The Chrysalis Stage — By Priestess Yendys Nefer-Atum Oluwatoyin","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiving Like A Menopause Goddess: The Chrysalis Stage \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eis a transformative guide that honors the sacred transition of menopause through wisdom, self-discovery, spiritual reflection, and practical insight.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow available! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThank you for supporting this transformative journey. Each purchase includes one personally signed print copy by the author, Priestess Yendys Nefer-Atum Oluwatoyin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🦋 ✨ 💜 ✨ 💛\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e ────────────\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs Seen on UrbanX Podcast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured on King Simon Presents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e ────────────\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWelcome to the Menopause Goddess Community\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🦋 ✨ 💜 ✨ 💛\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin the growing community of women, and the men, family and friends who support them, who have embraced Living Like A Menopause Goddess: The Chrysalis Stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs you browse these images, you may notice more than smiling faces. You may see curiosity, openness, women who are seeking, people who finally feel seen, the relief of finding language for an experience that has long gone unspoken, the love and support of partners, friends, and family, and the genuine connections that emerge when we realize we're not walking this journey alone. Many of these individuals are still on their journey, not looking back on it, but courageously living it, one day at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaybe you'll see a little of yourself here, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSwipe\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ethrough the gallery above, \u003c\/strong\u003emeet members of our growing Menopause Goddess Community. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThank you to every Goddess who shared her story and her smile. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 🦋 ✨ 💜 ✨ 💛\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e ────────────\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Meaning of the word Menopause \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe word menopause comes from the Greek language:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003emēn (μήν) = month\u003cbr\u003epausis (παῦσις) = cessation, stopping, pause\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContrary to contemporary sayings, \u003cbr\u003emenopause literally means...\u003cbr\u003e\"the cessation of our monthly cycle\" or \u003cbr\u003e\"the stopping of our menses (monthly menstruation).\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis terminology was first introduced into medical literature in the early 19th century by the French physician Charles Pierre Louis de Gardanne. \u003cbr\u003eHe used the French term ménopause around 1816, which was later adopted into English medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Deeper Reflection\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 🦋 ✨ 💜 ✨ 💛\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the reasons why many women feel disconnected from the word menopause is due to the fact that its origin focuses solely on what is ending... our monthly bleeding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt says nothing about our wisdom, transformation,\u003cbr\u003espiritual maturation, ancestral authority, creativity,\u003cbr\u003eliberation, or any initiation into the next level of our womanhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis word basically defines the experience by a loss, instead of by what is actually being gained.\u003cbr\u003eThis is one reason why my work surrounding Living Like A Menopause Goddess: The Chrysalis Stage is so deeply significant. I have consistently reframed this season as a sacred threshold. It is a rite of passage of emergence, awakening, and embodied wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn many traditional cultures, women who entered this stage were not referred to as \"post-reproductive.\" \u003cbr\u003eThey became the healers, the wise elders, the teachers, the hight priestesses, and the keepers of communal knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom that perspective, 'menopause' describes a biological event, but it doesn’t fully describe the spiritual journey that we women are experiencing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet's normalize... Menopause means the cessation of the monthly cycle. And, The Chrysalis Stage is what begins afterward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e────────────\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   🦋 ✨ 💜 ✨ 💛 \u003cstrong\u003eBOOK REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e 🦋 ✨ 💜 ✨ 💛\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a beautiful, affirming first review of my book!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I have to say that I wish I would have had this wonderful book when I was going through menopause. The book \"Living Like a Menopause Goddess\" is so relevant even if you have not experienced menopause yet. I was barely told about that process when I was younger. The only thing I had was some natural remedies from the health food store to combat those hot flashes.\u003cbr\u003eI feel it should be read by all women to prepare them for that phase of their lives.\u003cbr\u003eChapters that spoke to me even now were \"Why Sisterhood Matters Now More than Ever\" and \"Menopause and Spiritual Awakening\" The suggestions in this book can make that transition a pleasant experience instead of a painful and frightening one. It should be read by all (men included so they can help their mates with that part of their lives)\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePamela Judkins [March 12th 2026]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 🦋 ✨ 💜 ✨ 💛\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e────────────\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiving Like A Menopause Goddess is a culturally grounded, spiritually affirming guide for women navigating the powerful initiation of perimenopause, menopause, and the postmenopausal years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from lived experiences, conversations with countless phenomenal women, and her decades of experience as a trusted holistic health practice, Priestess Yendys Nefer-Atum Oluwatoyin has framed the menopausal journey as a powerful rite of passage of divine feminine clarity, self-care, womanhood authority, and the embodiment of self-care and self-knowing. Blending intuitive guidance, diasporic traditions, reflective insights, and compassionate guidance. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book invites women to return home to themselves and tune into their next cycle of elevation, release shame, listen deeply to their bodies, and reclaim this season as one of dignity, balance, discipline, grace and renewal. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiving Like A Menopause Goddess is both a spiritual mirror and an accountability companion guide, offering higher self remembrance, menopause goddess bliss, and a new, more aligned path toward honoring our birthright of menopause as a sacred and transformative life stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 🦋 ✨ 💜 ✨ 💛\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e────────────\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcerpt from \u003cem\u003eLiving Like A Menopause Goddess: The Chrysalis Stage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere comes a time in every woman’s menopausal journey when transparency becomes a ritual of liberation—a moment when the mask drops, the body speaks, and the truth demands space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stage is not just about hormones. It is about thresholds—emotional, spiritual, and generational. In this chapter of life, we are invited to confront what we have carried, often in silence, and to reclaim what we need in order to move forward whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat follows is a transparent moment from my own journey, a real-life experience that unfolded during the writing of this book. I share it not as a cry for sympathy, but as a mirror for anyone who may find themselves in the tender tug-of-war between being a giver and being a Goddess reclaiming her peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA grounded way to explain \u003cstrong\u003e'The Chrysalis Stage'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chrysalis Stage is the phase of menopause we are rarely taught how to respect. It is not the beginning, and it is not the emergence. It is the in-between, the suspended moment where the old self has dissolved, but the new self has not yet fully formed. In nature, the chrysalis is not a time of rest. It is a time of radical reorganization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe caterpillar does not ‘improve’ itself into a butterfly, it actually liquefies. What no longer serves, is broken down by nature. What will become essential is preserved. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor women, menopause initiates this same process, physically, emotionally, spiritually. Our hormones shift, our identities loosen, our relationships tend to go through re-evaluation, and our energy is reclaimed. But because we don’t name this stage as a sacred transition, women are often rushed, medicated, silenced, or told to just ‘push through.'                        The Chrysalis Stage is not dysfunction. It is divine design. It is the moment when a woman must stop performing who she was, in order to become who she actually is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Menopause Goddess does not emerge from constant productivity. She emerges after surrender, composting, and truth-telling.  Chrysalis Stage is where her essence is formed, quietly, invisibly, and without apology. This stage does not mean withdrawal from life. It means withdrawal from what is false, draining, or no longer aligned. And when it is honored, what emerges is clarity, authority, and deep self-trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI wrote The Menopause Goddess: The Chrysalis Stage because too many women are moving through this passage without language, without witness, and without giving themselves the permission to slow down. My book is not about fixing your body, because it's not broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[If there's discomfort, notice how ease flows freely in your body once your mindset and language change.] \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe purpose is about honoring the reorganization that is already happening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 🦋 ✨ 💜 ✨ 💛\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e────────────\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThese are excerpts from \u003cem\u003eLiving Like A Menopause Goddess: The Chrysalis Stage\u003c\/em\u003e, now available for pre-order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe full story, reflections, and rituals unfold in the pages that follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Physical book (print)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThank you kindly for walking with this offering as it moves through its chrysalis stage into form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 🦋 ✨ 💜 ✨ 💛\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePriestess Yendys Nefer-Atum Oluwatoyin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ancient Blends","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46215548502166,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0432\/5939\/6246\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_b0fa406e-a455-4a15-82dd-ba611d563b8a.png?v=1770955156"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0432\/5939\/6246\/collections\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_4edd260e-dbb9-4cd2-b10b-d2d1e77b4e3f.jpg?v=1785997873","url":"https:\/\/shopancientblends.com\/collections\/books.oembed","provider":"Ancient Blends","version":"1.0","type":"link"}