Whether you are optimizing HRT or navigating the transition naturally, you cannot willpower your way out of a biological mismatch. Pressing the gas pedal harder won't work if your system requires a different kind of fuel. Your body has shifted into one of four distinct patterns, and true relief begins the moment we identify which one you are in.


Ease in. I don’t clutter my site with pop-ups. Instead, The Missing Chapter newsletter is the single place I share free recipes, botanical downloads, and no-BS weekly strategies. Whether you want to shift your baseline naturally or get the most out of your HRT, this is where you get the tools that actually work.

Stop throwing generic supplements at your symptoms. There are 4 distinct menopause patterns, which means 3 out of 4 remedies you see online simply won't work for your body. Sometimes your tank isn't empty—your resources are just stuck in storage. In these 4 videos, you’ll find your specific pattern so you can finally spot which solutions will work for you.

Skip the self-study and step directly into our high-level coaching partnership. We assess your exact baseline and match custom herbs to your specific pattern (your entire 4-month supply is included). With advanced protocols, lifestyle strategy, and twice-weekly coaching, we fix the root—so you can finally feel at home in your body again.

For almost a decade, my system was in freefall. No energy. Brain fog so thick I couldn't think straight. Sick constantly — autoimmune flares, post-Lyme wreckage, a digestive system that had simply stopped cooperating. Pain that never fully left. Injuries that wouldn't heal no matter what I did. Sciatica so bad that I'd be walking down the street and suddenly freeze — couldn't move, could barely breathe, people streaming past me on the sidewalk while I waited for it to pass.
I couldn't do a downward dog. I couldn't exercise, which for me wasn't just inconvenient — it was losing something I loved. I tried everything. Five practitioners, seven years, more money than I want to add up. I got worse.
I found my way out through two things most practitioners never combine: Chinese herbs — matched precisely to my pattern — and a completely different way of reading bloodwork that finally showed me the root cause issues nobody else had caught. Once I knew what was actually happening underneath, I knew exactly which supplements would fix it. The herbs could finally do their job. Over $30,000 spent on practitioners who couldn't get me there — and this is what moved the needle.
Today I'm hiking, paddling, and doing handstands. Not as a metaphor. Actually.
Because this part of life is not supposed to be a slow decline. It's not "just aging" and it's not something you accept. When the right pieces are finally in place, most women don't feel like they're managing getting older — they feel like they're going the other direction.
— Dana LaVoie, LAc
