WILD VILLAGE FESTIVAL 2026 Fri, 13 Nov, 2026 - Mon, 16 Nov, 2026
Menopause is not the end of vitality – it can be the beginning of a deeper, stronger, more fully inhabited life.
Join naturopathic medicine practitioner Julia Smith and Integrative GP Dr Hazel Batten for an honest, nourishing conversation about the real changes of peri- and post-menopause – from sleep, mood and metabolism to bones, heart, brain and hormones. Together, they weave evidence-based medicine with botanical wisdom, practical tools and compassionate care.
We’ll explore the body-identical hormone conversation, the symptoms so many women silently carry, and the powerful ways we can support ourselves through this transition – naturally, medically, and collectively.
For the woman just sensing the shift. For the woman in the thick of it. For the woman ready to feel informed, empowered and deeply alive in her next season.
It’s still rare to find a naturopath and a doctor who share patients, come together in the consult room, and share a belief that the best medicine asks more than one question.
Julia Smith and Dr Hazel Batten are one of those rare partnerships. Between them, they bring more than thirty five years of clinical practice, two complementary ways of seeing the body, and a shared conviction that women deserve the full conversation – not a quick answer or a brush-off.
Together they co-created Beyond the Pause, the integrative post- menopause project they teach and refine alongside their clinical work. Together, they offer the kind of care women have been waiting for.
