<span class="TextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0">The end of the world or the gateway to transformation? Both? Something in between?</span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW246264196 BCX0"><span class="SCXW246264196 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW246264196 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0">The move into menopause (known as perimenopause) can be unsettling, uncomfortable, and unknown, occurring either naturally and gradually at midlife or suddenly, </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW246264196 BCX0">as a result of</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW246264196 BCX0">particular surgeries</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0">. In this overnight course </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0">we'll</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0"> look at how we might navigate this perimenopausal shift, exploring how theological landmarks can guide us, and how we might guide and support each other on the journey. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0">We’ll</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0"> consider theological questions including what it means to be created to go through perimenopause, what it teaches us about our sense of control and our identity, and the narratives that surround us in church and society.</span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW246264196 BCX0"><span class="SCXW246264196 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW246264196 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0">This participative course will also be open to the theology </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0">emerging</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0"> from the day itself, offering opportunities for reflection alone and together, and a variety of learning activities.</span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW246264196 BCX0"><span class="SCXW246264196 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW246264196 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0">The course aims primarily to be helpful to those in perimenopause or who </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0">anticipate</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0"> it. It will also be helpful to others who want to listen and learn </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW246264196 BCX0">in order to</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW246264196 BCX0"> minister to those going through perimenopause.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW246264196 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span>   <span class="TextRun SCXW43365474 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW43365474 BCX0"><img class="size-full wp-image-36349 alignleft" src="https://www.sarum.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/Emma-Pavey.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" />Dr Emma Pavey is Associate Director at the Susanna Wesley Foundation, University of Roehampton, where she has worked since 2017, with a background in higher education teaching and leadership. She is involved in research projects, designing resources, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW43365474 BCX0">facilitating</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW43365474 BCX0"> workshops and events, and hosting the SWF podcast. Her recent and ongoing project into (peri)menopause and theology has involved presentations, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW43365474 BCX0">articles</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW43365474 BCX0"> and an edited book in development, all with the goal of offering help and space.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW43365474 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span>       <img class="wp-image-37252 alignleft" src="https://www.sarum.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/Anna-Robinson-534x800.jpeg" alt="" width="183" height="274" />Anna Robinson is the founder of LiveLight | DwellDeep, supporting people navigating faith shifts, deconstruction and recovery from high-control religious environments. She facilitates Faith Shift Groups and contemplative retreats rooted in the mystical and Celtic Christian traditions. Inspired by her Celtic heritage, she follows the Celtic Wheel of the Year, exploring the sacred through the rhythms of the wild. Anna co-hosts the Nomad Podcast, writes contemplative meditations and lives in Cornwall, where she loves sea swimming, sea shanties and dancing to

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