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You're exhausted, but wired and restless, unable to sleep for no clear reason. Your moods are all over the place, your body feels off, and then you notice it's a full moon. If you've been asking what's happening to me? in the second half of life, maybe your midlife body knows something you've forgotten. In this episode I look at how the moon, your sleep, your cycles and your hormones are far more connected than we've been taught, why that connection got so disrupted, and how to start feeling it again.
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📍 IN THIS EPISODE
0:00 - Why You Feel Off Around the Full Moon
1:06 - How We Lost Our Connection to the Moon
3:24 - The Moon, Your Cycle, and Menopause in Midlife
6:06 - The Moon, Blue Light, and Your Circadian Rhythm
7:45 - Do the Moon and Eclipses Affect Women's Hormones?
9:13 - The Study on the Moon and the Menstrual Cycle
10:28 - When the Moon's Pull Is Strongest
12:19 - Is It the Moon or a Medical Issue?
13:37 - How the Full Moon Affects Sleep and Melatonin
14:21 - Why You May Feel the Moon's Effects More Now
15:05 - Why Science Can't Prove the Moon-Body Connection
16:27 - Why Averaging Data Hides the Moon's Effect
18:11 - Trusting Your Own Experience Over the Data
19:42 - It's Not Too Late to Reconnect (Even in Menopause)
20:40 - How to Start Noticing the Moon's Phases
21:45 - Better Sleep: Blue Light Blockers and Blackout Shades
22:23 - New Moon Intentions and Full Moon Release
22:50 - Free Live Streams, Soulstead, and the Soul Astrology Guide
25:20 - This Week's Practice and the 2026 Soul Planner
27:10 - How the Moon May Affect Your Body's Fluids and Hormones
28:47 - A Bigger Connection With the Moon in the Second Half
🧐 RESEARCH/RESOURCES
Charlotte Helfrich-Förster et al., Science Advances (2025) https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adw4096
Charlotte Helfrich-Förster et al., Science Advances (2021) https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe1358
"Evidence that the Lunar Cycle Influences Human Sleep" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23891110/
SUGGESTED BOOKS (amazon affiliate links provided)
Red Moon by Miranda Gray - https://amzn.to/4gEC3fj
Mysteries of the Dark Moon: The Healing Power of the Dark Goddess by Demetra George - https://amzn.to/4yiEpq2
Wild Power by Alexandra Pope & Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer - https://amzn.to/3SVjtGG
From Red Moon to Dark Moon: The Spiritual Journey of Menopause by Miranda Gray - https://amzn.to/4xGZaf4
Moon Time: Living in Flow with Your Cycle by Lucy H. Pearce - https://amzn.to/4gGodch
Red Moon Passage by Bonnie J. Horrigan - https://amzn.to/4qXJim7
🎙 ABOUT SOUL KNOWS THE WAY
Soul Knows the Way: Reclaiming Depth, Wisdom & Wild Nature is a podcast for women in the second half of life who sense a Soul-hunger they can no longer ignore...a longing for depth, truth, and a life lived from the inside out. Hosted by Kim Marie, soul guide, author, and creator of Solace and The Soulstead, this podcast offers Soul wisdom, sacred living, and the journey home to yourself. New episodes weekly. Follow and join the journey.
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