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Welcome to
Pause and Exhale
Nervous System Regulation in Peri-Post Menopause
Julie Wix
Founder of Pause and Exhale
Welcome to a space designed for women in the midst of change, a place to pause, slow down, and exhale.
As hormonal shifts unfold during perimenopause through to post menopause, it’s easy to stay stuck in “go mode”, always bracing, always alert. Your nervous system may mistake everyday stressors for threats, keeping you wired long after the moment has passed. Sound familiar?
True well-being begins with nervous system flexibility: the ability to shift with ease between activation and rest, stress and calm.
Here, you’ll find practical, science-backed tools tailored for this season of life. Together, we’ll move beyond overwhelm and exhaustion into grounded presence and emotional clarity. Through breath and body-based practices, you’ll reconnect with your inner rhythms and learn to regulate your nervous system with confidence, so you can feel more like yourself again.
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Breathwork is the practice of using your breath in a conscious, intentional way to support your well-being.
Most of us breathe without thinking, it happens automatically. But when you learn to guide your breath, you can help your body feel calmer, more focused, and more balanced.
Breathwork is science-backed. Research shows that how you breathe can directly affect your nervous system, helping you feel more relaxed, energized, or steady, depending on the technique you use.
Some breath practices help you unwind when you're feeling stressed or anxious. Others boost energy when you're tired or flat. Over time, breathwork helps your body respond to life more flexibly and with greater ease.
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Mind-body coaching helps people reconnect with themselves by linking emotional experiences to physical sensations. It shows how stress and emotions can surface as tension or pain in the body, and offers tools to respond with clarity and balance.
By exploring core values and noticing signals like tightness or energy shifts, individuals can make thoughtful choices, strengthen boundaries, and build emotional resilience. This practical approach supports everyday confidence, nervous system regulation, and brings renewed vitality into work, relationships, and wellbeing.
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Promotes Nervous System Flexibility
Encourages balanced responsiveness between activation and rest
Supports regulation, resilience, and quicker recovery from stressors through improved mind-body awareness.
Improves Sleep Quality
Calms the nervous system and quiets the mind, making it easier to fall and stay asleep.
Boosts Immune Function
Enhances oxygenation and lymphatic flow, supporting white blood cell activity
Reduces systemic inflammation by lowering stress responses.
Supports Cardiovascular Health
Lowers blood pressure and heart rate by improving vagal tone
Promotes better circulation and heart rhythm regulation.
Enhances Emotional Resilience and Mood
Facilitates emotional release and self-awareness
Shifts brainwave states, increasing alpha and theta waves linked to calm and creativity.
Why Pause and Exhale?
Pause and Exhale isn’t just a name, it’s a reflection of a pivotal moment in my own perimenopause journey. It was the moment I stopped pushing through the discomfort and began attuning to the quiet signals my body had been trying to send all along. With that pause came a deeper curiosity: a desire to explore the beliefs, emotions, and values that shaped how I lived, felt, and connected—with myself and the world around me.
In this season of change, the pause is profound. It invites stillness and space to feel. It helps us notice the breath between all the doing—and within it, the quiet truths our bodies carry: tension, unmet needs, deep emotion.
Then comes the exhale, the sigh—our natural release. Each conscious out-breath reassures the nervous system: “You’re safe now. You can let go.”
To pause and exhale was exactly what I craved during that transition. And now, with an open heart, it’s what I offer to you.