Dana LaVoie, LAc

Dana LaVoie, LAc Most women have tried everything for menopause except Chinese herbs. Let me show you how: www.danalavoiecoach.com/mini-course Are herbs right for you?

Take my FREE, 10-minute intro to herbs for menopause class to find out (what are you waiting for?) www.danalavoielac.com/mini-course

You can contact me with your questions directly from inside the class.

09/19/2026

6am. Herbal hot chocolate steaming beside me. Coat zipped up. Writing at my backyard desk again.

First morning back at it since the backpacking trip - and I still can't make myself work indoors.

I'm Dana - acupuncturist, herbalist, & founder of Making Menopause Easy. Follow along for the backpacking tips I'm sharing this month, and everything else midlife throws at us - real strategy, but you might catch me laughing or skipping along the way too.

09/15/2026

Why herbs, not just acupuncture, for menopause?

Hormones are the first domino of menopause - the shift that sets off everything else that changes during menopause (connective tissue, inflammation, recovery time, all of it).

Acupuncture's great for a lot of things, but herbs are the more powerful tool for supporting hormones directly which is why…

Every time I see a woman who needs hormonal support, I'm reaching for my herbs, not my needles.

Full video on why recovery takes longer in perimenopause and menopause - link in bio.

We were walking through a meadow thick with berries, heading toward a lake, when there it was - a bear, just ahead of us...
09/12/2026

We were walking through a meadow thick with berries, heading toward a lake, when there it was - a bear, just ahead of us in the meadow. Nibbling away, not bothered at all.

We stopped. Stared. Got our photos. Made some noise, and it wandered off.

Spent the rest of the hike half nervous, half hoping for another glimpse. Hung our food on the bear poles every night - no other bear activity the whole trip.

This was on my recent Mount Rainier backpacking trip - the one I'm sharing my favorite tips from all month for women in their 50s, 60s, and 70s.

I'm a menopause herbalist who apparently also does bear encounters now - follow along for more, or save this one for your own trip planning.

09/08/2026

A special kind of friend gives you a tiny bidet for the holidays, and a silver-infused p*e cloth for your birthday.

Mine is also the one who talks me into another hike I wasn't sure I wanted - and I always end up fitter and more inspired for having done it.

Turns out the people who get you out the door are usually the ones who've already solved the boring, practical stuff nobody talks about too.

My picks, no friend required: Kula Cloth (kulacloth.com) and the CuloClean bidet (culoclean.com) - in my pack every trip now.

Want more of this - the stuff nobody else is telling you, backed by ancient medicine and modern science? That's my newsletter, The Missing Chapter. Free, unfiltered, actually useful. Get on the list - link in bio.

PS - not sure which way in makes sense for you? My free Menopause Kickstart mini-course (four short lessons over five days) or my Herbal Playbook program (full protocols, real support) - both linked in my bio.

09/05/2026

Hillsides of wildflowers. Alpine meadows perfect for napping. What felt like a hundred butterflies who'd clearly found the best spots on the trail before we did.

FYI I just got back from backpacking Mount Rainier - at almost 60, in case you're wondering if that's still on the table (it is).

I'm a menopause herbalist sharing my favorite backpacking tips for women in their 50s, 60s, and 70s all month - follow along, or save this one so you don't lose it.

If you like this - my email newsletter is where I shared all the links and tips in one handy place - the best stuff from me lands in your inbox - link in bio.

09/03/2026

That first hot drink of the day. The one that has to happen before anything else does.

Now picture making it in the woods. Camp stove going, water just boiled, days into a backpacking trip.

Mine wasn't coffee. It wasn't a latte, and it wasn't hot chocolate - though it tasted like both.

It was a powder I mixed myself before the trip - a blend of several different herbs, ground down, in one little baggie with a tiny spoon.

Every morning I'd spoon it into my cup, add two wafers of pure cacao paste, then boiling water. What came out was rich and dark - genuinely felt like the elixir of life and chocolate at the same time. Not bitter. Just good.

Then I'd sit with my friends around the camp kitchen, sipping it, watching the woods wake up. One of the best parts of the whole day.

And through the trip - smoke in the air one day from wildfires, an endless brutal downhill another - I stayed steady. No headache. Knees held up. I felt resilient.

I ate enough protein, took my basic vitamins too. But the herbs are one of the biggest reasons I know I felt that way.

👉 Herbs for energy and stamina

👉 Herbs supportive of joints and low back strength

🌟 Herbs for hormone-related sleep and heat

🌟 Herbs supportive of urinary and vaginal health

This isn't a whole new routine. It's one small addition to something you're already doing anyway.

PS - There's more waiting for you, all free: my Menopause Kickstart mini-course, my newsletter, or this week's blog post. Connect however you're ready - link in bio. danalavoiecoach.com/mini

08/25/2026

Half the internet says push harder. Half says surrender. Only one is right for you right now — and it'll flip in a few months. This is why generic midlife fatigue advice fails so many women.

The full breakdown of which one and when → Full Video on the blog at danalavoielac.com/menopause-fatigue (LINK IN BIO)

08/22/2026

Jenny was a lifelong athlete who hit early perimenopause and could barely cook dinner. She was ready for HRT the next day.

We tried 12 weeks of herbs matched to her pattern first.

She was stuck, not depleted — and once we got things flowing, everything shifted.

Get the framework I used with Jenny → danalavoiecoach.com/kickstart (Free mini course - Link in BIO)

08/18/2026

One of the fastest ways to tell which kind of fatigue you have: does rest actually help? If yes, you're likely depleted. If rest makes it worse — you're likely stuck. Opposite fix.

More on the two types of midlife fatigue → Full Video - latest on my blog - danalavoielac.com/menopause-fatigue

08/12/2026

I was in the car on the way to the gym when I had to pull over. The thing that had always given me energy was the thing I couldn't do anymore — and I didn't know why.

The full video → on my blog (link in bio) danalavoiecoach.com/menopause-fatigue

The framework that finally explained it → (free mini course link in bio) danalavoiecoach.com/mini

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