Second Spring

Nothing is wrong with you. Sleep that comes late. Heat that rises without warning. Words disappearing in the middle of a sentence. A body changing in unfamiliar ways. No one gave you a map for this passage, so you may have been left wondering what had gone wrong. Nothing has. In Chinese medicine, this transition carries a hopeful name: Second Spring. Not a decline, but a season of renewal — a time when energy begins to turn inward, bringing deeper clarity, wisdom, and purpose. Second Spring is a warm, clear-eyed companion through perimenopause and menopause. Weaving modern research with the complementary perspectives of Chinese medicine and Ayurveda, Jean Lumi explores the changes that can touch sleep and night sweats, hot flashes and temperature, hormones, stress, digestion, weight, brain fog, confidence, intimacy, energy, and the changing relationship between body and self. Across twenty-three gentle chapters, you will learn to: understand the three seasons of the menopause transition recognize your body's signals without treating yourself as broken ask clearer questions about hormone therapy and professional support build practical morning, evening, sleep, nourishment, movement, and boundary resets move into this new season with greater confidence and self-compassion This is not a rigid protocol or a promise to fix every symptom. It is a thoughtful guide for listening to your body, understanding what it may be communicating, and choosing informed support with your own doctor. You are not declining. You are recalibrating. Second Spring is the second book in The Lumi Collection.