Christiane Northrup

Christiane Northrup beschreibt offen, klar und einfühlsam die Veränderungen, die Frauen zwischen 40 und 55 erwarten. Dabei räumt sie gründlich auf mit der gängigen Vorstellung, dass die Wechseljahre bloß eine Zeit des Verlusts, des Abschieds und der Krankheit sind. Stattdessen ermutigt sie die Frauen, die Botschaften ihres Körpers zu verstehen, die Wechseljahre als eine Zeit der positiven Energie zu begreifen und die wunderbare Kraft dieser Lebensphase für ihre persönliche show more Entwicklung zu nutzen. show less

Much of this book assumes that all women entering menopause have spent the past 30 years of their lives caring for husbands and children. (The title of Chapter 3 captures the whole approach: "Coming Home to Yourself: from Dependence to Healthy Autonomy") Doesn't describe my life AT ALL, so much of the "theorizing" she does about the whys and wherfores and solutions doesn't seem to apply to me at all. I also was put off by the heavy amount of "suggestive selling" of drugs, supplements, and show more self-help plans . . . $$$$$.

When I started the book I was experiencing hot flashes and night sweats and looking for possible solutions. By the time I finished the book (two months later; reading most, but skimming near the end), I was no longer having those symptoms (which I attribute to a yoga sequence designed for menopause symptoms . . . the herbal and OTC things I tried from the book didn't agree with me at all). Not sure the 750 pages were really worth my time and energy, but other women might find her approach useful. show less

Though the outside of the book doesn't make this clear, the target audience is mothers and mothers-to-be. I found it to be a mixed bag of hard-earned wisdom, useful tips, and flat-out terrible advice... much like conversations with my own mother.

This is a guide for empaths on how to heal the inner wounds left from unhealthy relationships, how to extricate yourself from the grip of a "vampire," how to heal from the abuse and how to avoid or manage future encounters. This is also an excellent primer on Holistic health provided by Dr. Northrup, a specialist in women's health and new age topics. This is more of an intermediate level take on these subjects and you should have a working knowledge to get on with this, or it may leave you show more confused. It is very New Age, as well as containing top research from psychologists specializing in personality disorders.

Some healing nuggets of wisdom:
--Repressing of righteous anger (such as in response to abuse, or a wrong) can cause serious health consequences. Anger is an important response to abuse. Our whole body will malfunction if we suppress this.
--Emotional impact on all disease and holistic healing. All emotions that are "unexpressed and unacted upon often manifest as illness in the body."
--Breathing through your nose to de-stress the body
--Bless your food with Divine Love (a form of prayer)
--Eating mindfully
--Learn about your family tree and what is inherited and played out down the generations. It is up to us to change it--not to pass on dysfunction to the next generation.

"We need to wake up from the illusion of our unworthiness."

"Being spiritual and unconditionally loving does not mean putting up with abuse of any kind."

"When another individual is completely disconnected from their well-being and their joy, this has absolutely nothing to do with you on any level. You didn't attract this. you are not responsible for it. The only thing you are responsible for is your own energy field."

"We empaths often feel comfortable engaging in 'love and light' types of activities, such as prematurely attempting to forgive and send love to the vampire in our lives. But you must not do this. It will delay your healing. You must first feel as bad as you're feeling and move your emotions out of your body." No suppression, no quick fixes, do the deep emotional cleansing in order to move on, like letting yourself cry.

"Love is toxic to a toxic person....There are only so many milligrams of love that a toxic person can take before they become mean or nasty. You know when they've reached their maximum dosage when they start to criticize you or being negative."

This one from Dr. Pat Allen, "If your mate is not overall 51% valuable, you cannot stay with them and remain healthy. Being in a toxic relationship may be a sign of unconditional love, but its also a sign that you love them more then you love yourself. That is a sign of mental illness." show less