It's more than just menopause and empty nesting...
WORKING WITH
Debbie Golden
BEYOND THE SURFACE
Not sure where to start? Begin with breath, body,
and a $22 path home to yourself.
This isn’t just menopause, empty nesting, and stress.
It’s decades of survival responses held in your chest, your breath, your bones.
Beyond the Surface is a $22 self-paced journey that gently helps you to begin to become aware of what your nervous system has carried — and reconnect to the woman underneath the coping.
Inside, you’ll find breathwork, movement, and somatic tools designed for midlife women who are ready for more peace, more presence, and more self.
Start here.
Start slow.
Start safe.
You’ve been the good girl. The strong one.
The one who held it all together—because no one else would.
You kept the peace. Met the expectations. Carried the roles, the pressure, the weight. And now… your body is asking for something different. Not another to-do list. Not another version of “holding it all.” It’s asking for stillness. For softness. For space to finally exhale. This isn’t weakness. It’s wisdom. This is your moment.
Where Survival Ends and Returning to You Begins
The Rocks Method
A 5-Session Somatic Journey to Break Free from Survival Mode and Reclaim Your Midlife
✧ You’ve held everything for everyone — for decades.
Now your body is waving a white flag. Tension. Racing thoughts. Exhaustion masked as overachievement. You’re moving through life like a bear is chasing you — always on edge, always performing. You say it’s just burnout. Or menopause. But deep down, you know… it’s something deeper. It’s survival mode — and you’re still living in it.
✧ What Is the R.O.C.K.S. Method™?
A 5-session private experience that helps high-functioning women in midlife:
• Regulate their nervous system
• Gently release stored tension
• Come home to their bodies — and themselves
Each session is rooted in somatic healing and real nervous system tools, so you stop over-functioning and start feeling safe inside your body again.
R — Recognize the Rock
Name what you’ve been silently carrying.
O — Observe the Impact
Notice how it lives in your body and reactions.
C — Clear the Space
Gently release old tension, stress, and roles.
K — Know What’s True Now
Reconnect to your values, voice, and clarity.
S — Step Into the New Story
Move forward with nervous system rituals that last.
✧ The Transformation
you’ll feel:
Safer in your body
Clearer in your boundaries
Reconnected to your self
Ready to lead your next chapter from softness, not survival
You’ve been strong for long enough.
It’s time to exhale.
Let this be your return.
Who is
Debbie
Golden?
Somatic Healer. Trauma Survivor. Author. Speaker
Hi, I’m Debbie Golden —
A woman who lived in survival mode for far too long… and finally found her way home.
For decades, I was the good girl, the strong one, the one who held it all together. I raised three children. Built a business. Did my time in corporate. Survived two divorces — including one that left me emotionally shattered.
And like so many midlife women…
I wore every role like armor. Performer. Provider. Fixer. Achiever. But beneath all the doing, I was unraveling. I lived in a constant state of adrenaline. Always scanning for the next threat. Always proving, pushing, performing — just to feel like I was enough.
My nervous system was stuck in survival mode…and I didn’t even know it. Like many women, I reached midlife expecting relief —but what came was emptiness. Exhaustion. A deep ache for something more.
It wasn’t just menopause. It wasn’t just empty nesting. It was my body crying out for safety. Stillness. Space. And for the first time, I started to listen.
I found somatic healing and nervous system regulation —
and everything changed.
I stopped pushing. I softened. I breathed. I remembered the woman who I wanted to be.
Now, I guide other women through the same return —
Not to become someone new, but to reclaim the wholeness that’s always been within.
Because healing isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about learning to feel safe enough to come home to yourself.
This work isn’t just what I do.
It’s who I am.
It’s sacred.
It’s science.
And it’s your birthright.
Debbie in the media:
tools & Resources
Beyond Motherhood
A gentle guide through the messy, beautiful and empowering season called empty nesting.
Unleash your voice, story and power
A powerful collection of real-life stories from thought leaders, business owners, and changemakers who dared to leap.
Impact Entrepreneur
this book is filled with profound insights & engaging stories from authors who have made their mark by leveraging their unique strengths.
7 Things to Do as an Empty Nester
Rediscover your purpose and joy after the kids leave home.
10 Ways to Make Friends in Midlife
Creative, simple strategies to build meaningful friendships.
50 Activities to Rediscover You
Ideas to inspire creativity, connection, and self-discovery.
Navigating Menopause
Empowering tips to help you thrive through the transition.
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