TODAY: Let’s Talk About Sex, Menopause, and Aging Bodies (walk-ins welcome)
WHEN: April 22, 10am-3pm
LOCATION: Women’s Club, 410 Oak Grove Street Minneapolis, MN 55403
REGISTRATION required for great Q&A discussions, experiential sessions, wide-ranging vendors, and to receive fun swag bags
CO-HOSTS: Minnesota Women’s Press and The Edge magazine.
Eventbrite: Walks in are welcome at $15, but the swag bags will likely not be available for people who are not pre-registered by Friday noon. (Lunch order deadline has already passed.)
Sex, 10-11:30am
Moderator: Gaea Dill-D’Ascoli
Conversation with Lindsey Hoskins of Family Tree Clinic, author of “Principles of Pleasure: Working with the Good Stuff as Sex Therapists and Educators”; AJ, a psychotherapist from Rainbow Health; Peter D’Ascoli, a retired ob/gyn, former medical director for Planned Parenthood and Our Whole Lives sex education facilitator.
We invite readers to submit questions to our anonymous survey.
Do you want to know about:
- Sexuality after middle age or after losing a partner
- Talking with partners about changing bodies and desire
- Sexually transmitted infections in elderly populations
- The art of self-love
- The physiology of changing arousal
- Isolation in aging, and eldercare options
- LGBTQ+ community health needs
Experiential Edge
10:15-11am: Jodi Jacobson, a nurse and herbalist who went through menopause at age 32
11-11:30am: Teresa Cover, face readings
Lunch Session, 11:30-1
11:30-12pm: Anne Pryor, Lovitude Painting & Rise Book
12pm Entertainment: Khazanah, a belly dance group featuring women over the age of 59
DOOR PRIZES AWARDED: $150 NE Wellness gift card, coaching package discount, gift basket, and more.
Vendors include:
- Andrea Aydt Communications
- Compass Koaching
- Compassion & Choices
- The Connecting Spirit
- Dream Shop
- Earth’s Natural Defense
- ERA Minnesota
- Sabrina Fay/Confetti Wealth financial planning
- Lisa Harris & Co. story healing
- HeartCentric Divine Creations
- Randi Hoyt Art
- April Jones Wellness Consulting
- Sarah Lahm, Harriet Grove Botanicals
- Livewave Stemcell Activation
- Lovitude
- Amber Maier
- Moondragon Studio
- My Very Own Bed
- New World Women
- NE Wellness
- Our Lady of Peace (hospice care for loved ones)
- Rainbow Health
- Ravenhawk, Penny Johnson
- SHExclusive Jewelry
- Transforming Your Phoenix
- Wise Minded
- Zenith High
Bodies, 1-2pm
Moderator: Crystal Brown
Session 3: Learn about a range of holistic and integrative wellness practices for optimal health, including:
- Zeynep Tuzcu, Evren Chiropractic
- Kimberlee Reece, NE Wellness
- Carolyn Torkelson, author of Beyond Menopause: New Pathways to Holistic Health and co-founder of Women Aging Well
We invite readers to submit questions to our anonymous survey no later than April 14.
Do you want to learn more about:
- The ins and outs of hysterectomies, hot flashes, or hormones?
- How to be proactive about food, nutrition, supplements, sleep?
- Why is my stomach changing shape? Body positivity during the aging process
- How we carry our emotions and a lifetime of stress — and how to unlock
- Dealing with chronic pain
- Exploring new relationships and identity
- Understanding less westernized forms of medicine
2-2:30pm: Ben Lipkin, Carpe Diem, and Sarah Overby of Vireo Health answer your questions about CBD and THC
Experiential Edge
1-1:45pm: Terri Peterson, breathwork and intuitive guidance
1:45-2:30pm: Mary Newstrom, guided meditation
