Author Archives: mrsmenopause

8 Tips for better sleep and why it's important to avoid peri-menopause weight gain

Why do we need sleep?  Like other many other systems of the human body sleep isn’t fully understood and there is new research coming out about it every month. There isn’t one part of your emotional, mental or physical performance that’s not affected by the quality of your sleep. Sleep deprivation leads to low concentration,…

Menopausal women unable to cope at work?

Have you seen the news this week? The last taboo Calling menopause the last taboo, Ros Altmann, the governments tsar for olders workers said “Some manage to get through it but roughly 50% might not. [Women] are being performance-managed out of their jobs.” Altmann has said that menopausal women are falling off the radar because…

3 for a healthy Christmas?

I received this message from one of my previous menopause coaching clients. Hey Mrs Menopause! Can we have your top 3 tips for a getting healthy before the Christmas madness? I’ve been ill with one thing and another for the pretty much the last month and feel I need a bit of a boost!  –…

Keeping your chill this Christmas

December is just around the corner with Christmas not far behind. Seriously it’s less than 4 weeks away and I’ve only bought a couple of presents! So I’m going to sit down over the weekend and make some lists and get organised. What do you do to get organised around this time of year? Are…

Oh Lordy, I've only gone and done it!!

I’m officially a (mature!) student 🙂 I have a student card and everything 😉 I’ve committed to studying for 3 years and will be investing in over £10,000 in tuition fees. GULP! I’m studing to be a Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist. Usually I’m crap at making decisions, I over think it, I have to ask other…

Time to stop the bulls**t story you keep telling yourself

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My new Bio-identical Hormones 'stack'

On 28th August I went to Nick Pannay’s gynae clinic at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (great hospital BTW). I was finally referred there by my GP after trying lots of different options over the last few years. I had been on HRT patches (Evorel Sequi) for a while but I felt they weren’t quite…

My 100 Gong – Day one

So today is day one of my 100 day gong. Not sure what I’m talking about? Check out this blog.   Urgh I had a rubbish night’s sleep and I write this is the early hours. Went to bed at 10ish and was woken up by my husband coming to bed at 2am. He decides…

Early Menopause gets a double page spread in The Sun

I love to see the menopause talked about in the media. I was asked to share my story and experience with the early menopause for The Sun readers. I’ve always been very open and honest with what I went through as I want other women who are going through the same thing to feel that they…

When the going get's tough, the tough get 'gong-ing'

How do you want to feel today or in a 100 days time? More energy? More Zen? More sleep?   Do you think you would feel different if you could commit to something small for the next 100 days? Something seemingly small but when done everyday for 100 days could potentially change your life? Yes…