I’m feeling really excited as an interview I did with Woman magazine was published today. The features writer, Anna, did a great job and I’m really pleased with the article. You can read the article by clicking the link below…

    The word menopause can bring some women in a cold (ha!) sweat. Some want to bury their head in the sand…. Don’t want to talk about it…… Don’t want to even think about it…. Think they have years…

It was my Mum’s and my birthdays this week. On Tuesday we decided to go to Holly Redmans new Paleo restaurant in Notting Hill called Pure Taste. We have both experienced her amazing cooking at her pop-up restaurant at Jeremy’s…

I just watched a TED talk called Life’s third Act in which Jane Fonda talks about getting older and living in our third act. I really enjoyed the talk and I really loved the below quote. “Everything you have in life can…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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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…

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…

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…

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…

Have to share this ripple effect…… Yesterday I was on the old Fakebook and I noticed my mate Paul had posted some videos. He hadn’t done that for a while and it was nice to see. He was thanking his…

I’ve just come back from a dump run. Nothing like throwing away all your rubbish. Out with the old and in with the new 🙂 Do you ever feel like you could dump all the negativity in your life? Do…

Hi 🙂   I’m getting really close to wrapping up my long-awaited and long-overdue online menopause program. I’m going to be releasing it in October. But before I do, I have to ask you ONE question. Can you help me…

Hold on to your hat because this email may be a bit woo woo…. Over the last few years I’ve been going through a big shift. I have gone through the menopause transition and and now at 42 I’m 4…

  I have to share this ripple effect…… Yesterday I was on the old Fakebook and I noticed my mate Paul had posted some videos. He hadn’t done that for a while and it was nice to see. He was…

This morning I post on FB a picture of freshly pulled veggies from my raised beds. Carrots, beetroot and spinach. I added an apple and ginger and whacked it through my juicer. Now that makes me happy!! Not the I’ve…

One of my coaching clients is a busy working mum like myself and uses healthy convenient foods and wanted to know if there were alternatives to use. She asked You asked if I could send you the Food Dr products…

Yesterday I posted in good old Facebook about an old cure for treating hysteria in women. The comments were very funny….(read rude!) The cure was a ‘medical massage’ (stroking of the clitoris). Back in the 1800’s doctors used this method…

Yes I know that many of us seem to have our heads stuck in a phone in every waking hour but I think technology is super cool and there are a few apps that I use that make my life…

I spent the day yesterday in Clair Hall in Haywards Heath learning more about health and wellbeing for women over 4o. The afternoon was spent with a room full of GP’s listening to the latest research findings about HRT, hormones…

Have you ever wanted to give up?  To throw in the towel? Hold your arms up to the sky and say “I can’t do this any more”? Have you ever started something with enthusiasm yet a few weeks later fallen…

I’ve been a bit quiet lately. Needed to keep my head down and focus on my one to one menopause coaching clients. I’ve also been putting together the ‘peri-menopause 101’ support group – uber excited!! It’s going really well and…

I’ve been a bit quiet lately. Needed to keep my head down and focus on my one to one menopause coaching clients. I’ve also been putting together the ‘peri-menopause 101’ support group – uber excited!! It’s going really well and…

There isn’t such a thing as a perfect diet for the menopause. Like at any other time in our lives we have to find a nutrition plan that suits us as individuals. This isn’t an answer that you probably want…

Many people have disordered eating patterns. Some people don’t eat breakfast, some snack all day, others won’t eat at all during the day and then eat a huge dinner in the evening. We are in an information overload society and can…

Why balancing blood sugar is important   It is important to keep our blood sugar (glucose) levels balanced for a few reasons. It will reduce stress on your body, balance energy levels (especially the afternoon slump) and help with cravings.…

Many of us live with chronic stress. You may not even realise that you are suffering? My emotional meltdown last summer was the result of 18 months of chronic stress. I didn’t even realise how bad it had got!! It…

What is IBS? Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder of the gut. The cause is not known. Symptoms can be quite variable and include abdominal pain, bloating, and sometimes bouts of diarrhoea and/or constipation. Symptoms tend to come…

Sometimes we can take life too seriously. Especially ‘womens problems’ like menopause, PMS etc. Hold on to your knickers…. I don’t mean that these problems shouldn’t be taken seriously, I know first hand how sh*tty they can make us feel.…

I caught an article online about the possible release of a new female ‘viagra’. It claims to not only boost libido but also surpresses appetitite. Sounds a like cocaine to me 😉   A flagging libido seems to be a…

Now I would love to take full credit for these but I cannot!   The recipe is from ‘Red Velvet Chocolate Heartache’ recipe book by Harry Eastwood   It’s a great recipe book that is fat and gluten free. Fruit…

My name’s Tanith and I’m a cake-aholic   There’s another story behind that ^^^^ and perhaps when i feel braver I’ll share it! I LOVE cake.   cake, cake,cake   It didn’t always be like that….I used to be a…

Watch this video with menopause expert, Dr Heather Currie and Kathryn Colas, founder of Simplyhormones.com     Even today, many symptoms of the menopause remain taboo subjects, which leads to many women suffering in silence. In our video we talk…

The letter below should be read by every women. It is very powerful and shares a great message. It is by Kasey Edwards who is an author from Melbourne. Learn about her books on her website, or follow her on Twitter.   I…

As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional sufferingare only warning signs that I was living against my own truth.Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY”.   As I began to love myself I understood how much…

My husband can go all day without eating and not feel hungry!! Not even a rumble!  He can go all day without eating and feel fine. Not sure what  ‘fine’ means??   I’d rather feel BRILLIANT, have great concentrationa and…

Here are 3 tasty sweet treats that will leave you satisfied without bloating your belly and leaving you in a post sugar slump   Chocolate, banana and date fat controlling bread –  Makes one substantial loaf that can easily serve…

Tuesday evenining I had just started teaching my Fitness Pilates class when I saw a new face peer through the door.   I wasn’t in my usual hall in the school I use as it was being used for the Nativity…

I just want to say …..   THANK YOU   I’ve spent the last few days feeling sorry for myself and having a good old wallow in self pity. I had ‘moreitis’ and the ‘poor me’s’ I wanted more money,…

Robert Westerburg from Forte Fitness and  Bootcamps contacted me for an interview to help his female campers.  

How is your relationship with food? Do you have a relationship with food? Is it a way to fuel your body or do you use it as an emotional crutch? Do you think of it as good or bad? Naughty or Nice? Feel…

The absence of  any recent blogs is due to the fact I had a emotional meltdown in the middle of July.   It all come on top.   I couldn’t take it anymore.   Life felt like too much.  …

I cannot believe it’s been months since I last posted. Well actually I can!! You see I have a tendency to take on too much. Are you like that too? I see everything as an opportunity and don’t like saying…

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Mrs Menopause gave a ‘kitchen table’ talk today. I was asked to give a short talk about the menopause to a small group of women. It was a lovely informal environment where women felt safe and could ask questions and…

wow it’s been ages since I posted. Once you get out of a habit it is so easy to slip off track and even harder to get back on! Until I was introduced to big mo but more about that…

  I’ve started teaching a new class called ‘Fit in 30’ and it is popular. It is short interval based class which means my clients work really hard for short bursts of intensity and then rest. We use a mixture…

So Ive been on the pill for 2 weeks and i’m feeling good. No hot flushes or mad mood swings :0) I have also started taking siberian gingseng with licorice and lavender which seems to help my energy levels. I…

This year I am really feeling the darker evenings and it’s only November! I’ve been busy lately and not been getting out for my daily walk and it has made a difference to my mood, sleep and diet. When i’m…

I turned forty this year and I need hormones!! This year I haven’t had any added hormones (I haven’t had a period for 2.5 years). Last year I was on bio identical hormones and they really helped but I had…

I am celebrating world menopause day today. To celebrate WMD myself and a few of my fellow menopause sisters have recorded short videos saying “mine is the face of menopause and I’m hot!” It’s a bit of fun 🙂 My…

Exercise is key for most menopausal symptoms. The list of benefits is huge, amongst others it will help you shift excess weight, stop you gaining weight, minimise the apple shape and make you feel GREAT!! Do something you enjoy, make…

One of my big ‘WHY’s’ for wanting to help others going through the change is to change women’s perception of the menopause. Most women, not all, see the menopause as a negative experience. lets just list some of the symptoms…

I was at a networking event yesterday – The mumpreneurs Networking Club and I was talking to Dee Blick who is a well recognised marketeer and blogger (i have just ordered her book The ultimate small business marketing book). As…

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I have just read a post from a friend of mine who talked about turning 40 this year and accepting who we are. This really resonated with me. I seemed to have spent my life trying to be ‘this’ or…

Are you a perfectionist? Chasing perfection can often lead to deep satisfaction with our lives. To try and be the best we can is great but to constantly strive to be perfect can cause stress. When do you ever reach…

Today my hot flushes have reduced and my mood seems more stable. I feel happy and motivated. It’s nice to get a glimpse of the ‘old’ me. When I am on the hormonal rollercoaster I feel I lose my identity.…

Mrs Menopause’s Top 5 tips Sell the kids Leave your husband Run off into the sunset Build yourself a padded cell Keep your sense of humour I know that I have been tempted at the first four when I’m in…

I’ve been suffering with back pain for the past 3.5 years , experienced an early menopause and some other ‘problems’. I have not been listening to my body and have been chasing fast fat loss. The result has been I…

I get asked alot about why women seem to sprout hair in odd places as we get older. The term to describe increased and unwanted facial hair in post menopausal women is hirsutism. This means hair growing in the same…

Hi there, I’m really excited to be starting this blog 🙂 I will be posting on my own experience with early menopause , how i have helped others in the same position and how I help fitness professionals help their…

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