Episode #9

Eating the whole cake with Fran Woodruff + Rima Truchanis

In this week’s episode of The Pause, somatic psychotherapist Fran Woodruff unpacks why midlife stirs up old survival strategies, how unmet needs show up as rage or burnout, and why menopause can be a powerful rite of passage rather than an ending.

Fran’s message: This is hard, but it can also be the richest, most authentic season of your life.

Chinese medicine practitioner Rima Truchanis also shares how ancient wisdom helps us move through menopause with more balance. From yin and yang to finding your voice, Rima reminds us that this is a time to come home to ourselves — body, spirit, and all.

Tune in for a grounded, heartening chat about the art of balance, the beauty of change, and the power of embracing our next season.

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Fran Woodruff

Fran offers Hakomi-informed somatic pyschotherapy to help her clients gently uncover and shift unconscious, body-held patterns that may be limiting their life. This work is slow, mindful, and deeply respectful of the intelligence of a person’s nervous system.

At the heart of her work is a deep commitment to supporting clients in rewiring their nervous system, shifting outdated patterns, and opening to new possibilities.

Fran lives off-grid in the bush just outside Castlemaine with her loyal dog, Bella, and is mother to a wonderful 24-year-old son. Nature is one of her greatest teachers, and she often weaves the natural world into her sessions — through imagery, sensory awareness, or even meeting outdoors when appropriate.

Her practice is grounded, present, and attuned — with both the softness of mindfulness and the strength of lived experience.

Website:www.franwoodruff.com.au

Rima Truchanis

Rima is a Chinese / East Asian Medicine practitioner who helps people investigate, and solve health challenges, utilising an insightful system of medicine, without worrying side effects. She has a special interest in gynaecology, supporting women of all ages to regulate dynamic hormonal cycles and transitions, from menarche to pregnancy to menopause.

Recognising the concerns women encounter at peri-menopause, Rima offers comprehensive health assessments and treatments to relieve symptoms and address underlying causes of health imbalances. She integrates Chinese and Japanese medicine methods, including acupuncture, herbal medicine, moxibustion, gua sha, cupping and food as medicine.

She co-founded Healing Well in Castlemaine (2010 -2024), a multimodality practice, recognised with a professional services award. She continues to collaborate with other professionals to achieve optimal outcomes for clients.

Learn more at www.healingwellchinesemedicine.au