IS IT EARLY ONSET DEMENTIA OR YOUR MENOPAUSE BRAIN?
Men, the Mrs & the Menopause – Podcast episode
I often get asked about support and advice for the partners of those experiencing menopause. I love to see men at my talks 🙂 A woman’s menopause can impact her relationships with friends, families, colleagues and partners. Many loved ones…
Why don’t we rest more?
September can feel a bit like January but sunnier and warmer. The kids are back after the summer holidays. Maybe you’ve been away and are back ready to move towards Autumn. The temptation is to go, go, go. But I’m…
January 2023 – Happy New Year
Here we are, heading towards the end of Jan 2023. January is a mixed month for me as both of my children’s, their partners and my best friends birthdays are in January. It is also my sobriety anniversary and this…
Loneliness in menopause
I’m going to share a little bit of my personal story. I was told thirteen years ago, age 37 that I had gone through the menopause. It was a HUGE shock because even though I knew something was very wrong…
Can CBD help menopause symptoms?
To be honest I don’t know a huge amount about CBD oil (i’m learning though) but I have tried two brands. The CBD market has skyrocketed in recent years. When i first looked into using CBD year ago I found…
How to fix all your menopause symptoms all at once
Get Off The Blood Sugar Rollercoaster online program Is it possible to fix your symptoms all in one go? That depends on you, your lifestyle and which symptoms you are experiencing. In this video I talk about: By viewing menopause…
Menopause Messages
Menopause isn’t a long list of symptoms. It’s a powerful and wise transformation from one part of our life to another. We don’t tend to hear that message do we? We’ve been told it’s a stage to be ignored…
Reconnect – online ‘get-together’
In a world where we are feeling more disconnected than ever would you like to feel more connected? Connected to yourself and connected to others? I know I am feeling the need to connect to women. I really miss…
Sea buckthorn for all kinds of dryness
Changes to the skin as we age. As women go through menopause and age our skin and membranes change. These changes can be caused by hormonal changes, environmental factors like sun, pollution, toxin exposure, dehydration, poor-quality cosmetics, and poor nutrition.…
Soothing Drinks For Stressful Times
I love tea. I enjoy a regular ‘cup of tea’ but I adore herbal teas. This year I grew some herbs and flowers, dried them and made healing teas with them. I love spending time in the…
Online Fitness Pilates Classes
Online Fitness Pilates classes – Movement Membership As well as being a nutritional therapist who specialises in helping women with hormonal imbalances and women in mid-life and menopause I am also a fitness instructor.🤸🏻♀️💪🏻 “You have no idea I laugh…
Thought provoking and funny books I’ve loved this year
I’m an avid reader and could happily spend hours curled up with a good book. I was raised in a family where everyone read. My Mum and Grandmother always read before bed/sleep. My name, Tanith, was taken from a book…
Positive Pause – celebrating the positives of menopause (yes really!)
Who are we once the bleeding has stopped? Yes, menopause is utter shit for many women BUT once we get through the shitty bit it can be wonderful and liberating. Once the symptoms are over, we are left with ourselves,…
She Let Go
She Let Go – Reverend Safire Rose Menopause is a time, THE time, for letting go. Let go of all the things that have been holding us back. Let go of other people’s expectations. Let go of that which…
How to get the most from your GP appointment
To mark International Women’s Day on Sunday, Theramex, a UK based pharmaceutical company dedicated to women’s health, is working with leading media medic and General Practitioner, Dr Sarah Jarvis to launch a campaign to encourage women to have more open…
Top 40 symptoms of menopause
I saw this list posted on social media. I have mixed views about lists like this .. It’s useful for women to see how menopause may affect some women. There are symptoms that many women wouldn’t associate with menopause.…
Reconnecting to our cycles
The majority of women I speak to see menopause as a negative time in their life. It’s become a time of dread or ‘head in the sand’ for many women in the run-up to the big event. It’s not surprising…
Mental health – Anxiety and depression in menopause
Changing levels of oestrogen and progesterone during the menopause transition have a direct impact on our brain neurotransmitters which can bring on psychological symptoms as well as the more commonly know physical symptoms. The following information will help you support…
Anxiety in menopause – Daily Mail
I’m hoping it’s becoming more well known that anxiety can be a symptom of menopause. Susannah Constantine, who shot to fame with the Trinny & Susannah TV show and known more recently for her new career as a writer and…
My new sparkly FRESH website is coming soon…..
OMG, OMG, OMG ….. i’ve just had a first glimpse at my new website!! I created Mrs Menopause blog back in 2011 when I was in the throes of early menopause. I created it as a platform to share my…
Mid-life upgrade
The last nine months have been tranformational for me personally. After a pretty crap 2018 with my mental health, physical health and family traumas I knew I wanted 2019 to be different. I wanted my next decade in sobriety to…
Menopause Talk – Sussex
Let’s talk about the menopause 🙂 I’m hosting an event for women who want to know more about the menopause. There is still so much fear and confusion around menopause even with the wealth of information available. Many women are…
Hitting the Wall
2018 was a fairly shitty year for me. I hit the wall (again!) The beginning of the year was average 😉 I’d decided to come of HRT at the end of 2017 to see how my mind and body would…
Me & My Menopausal Vagina
I’ve read MANY books on menopause. Some are great and some not so much… I run a support group called Women’s Wisdom on Facebook which you are more than welcome to join by clicking here. Jane Lewes, who is in this…
Keeping Your Cool In Bed
I am often approached by companies asking me to review products on my blog. I turn the majority down as I will only review something that is a ‘good fit’ with me and my philosophies around women’s health. A couple of weeks…
World Menopause Day 2018
What does World Menopause mean to you? Do we need a world menopause day? Yes and No! Yes, we need more awareness, more deep and honest conversations around mid-life and menopause. No, we shouldn’t have to have a yearly reminder about…
Peri-menopause – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
I’m excited to say that I’ve finally pulled my finger out and put on another talk. The talk is going to be relaxed, informal and informative. I’ll talk a bit about what the hell happens to the female body during…
What is menopause and midlife really about?
Something happens around menopause and mid-life. A shift, a change in perspective, an awakening, a realisation…. Our mind, body, and spirit start to shout. We’ve ignored this voice for all these years. We’ve been too busy. Busy with growing family’s…
My second Menopause
I know, I know….one menopause is enough right? The last six months have been a massive struggle for me. It felt like my world came crashing down. Depression Anxiety Zero energy Apathetic Sluggish and lethargic On some days it was…
'My Menopause' – interview series with Katie Phillips
I was invited by my friend Katie Phillips from www.theschoolofself.love to join her in her ‘My Menopause’ interview series. You can watch my video below 🙂 In Katies own words……. “I just LOVE how the Universe guides me. Who knew that I…
A case study: Menopause, hormones and gut health
I have a new client, she is 46, had a premature menopause age 37 and she is struggling with low mood, low energy and feels she has lost her ‘oomph’ for live. When her POI (premature Ovarian Insufficiency) was confirmed…
BBC5 Live Menopause show
Last week I was invited to go to the BBC5 Live studio in Manchester to join a discussion about menopause. Yesterday I jumped on a train excited to be given another opportunity to share my message about menopause and the…
How to nourish ourselves through menopause
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when we think about our ‘diet’. When we are feeling awful, no energy and craving carbs sugar like its crack cocaine the last thing we want to hear is. “You just need to give up…
Coconut and nut butter fat bomb recipe
I don’t often post recipes as I am building up a library on my Nutritional Therapy website before I launch it. I do have one recipe book call Feel Fabulous which will be on sale in the next week or…
International Women’s Day……lets move to Russia!
I’ve never questioned the history of international women’s day (IWD) until I mentioned it to my (Russian) good friend. She said in Russia it’s a big thing, lots of celebrations with gifts of flowers and jewellery! It’s a public holiday…
International Women's Day……lets move to Russia!
I’ve never questioned the history of international women’s day (IWD) until I mentioned it to my (Russian) good friend. She said in Russia it’s a big thing, lots of celebrations with gifts of flowers and jewellery! It’s a public holiday…
My top 10 supplements for menopause
If you google ‘supplements for menopause’ you will see there are hundreds of supplements available. There is a mind boggling number of pills, potions and powders available that seem to be able to ‘cure’ anything and everything. It’s no wonder…
I took my dog and left my husband and kids
I am in creative heaven ???????? Last week I was pretty productive but lacking creativity. I struggle to be creative at home when surrounded by mess, clutter and distractions. I told to my husband that I ‘needed a wife’ so…
A New Life At Midlife
Morning Gorgeous 🙂 I’m really excited to be part of my first ‘online summit’. It sounds like I’m going to climb a mountain lol. Some days I feel I am… It’s an online event where over a week you get…
Your Wisdom – Create your unique menopause manifesto
Last year I created an idea called Your Wisdom – create your menopause manifesto. I took a small group of women through it and got some great feedback and some ideas on how to improve it. In my experience when…
How to ENJOY Christmas (not just ‘survive’ it) ????????????????????
I’ve received a few emails from people I follow advising me how to ‘survive’ Christmas. I’d really like to enjoy it rather than endure it ???? I appreciate that there are many reasons that people don’t like Christmas and that’s…
How To Feel Bloody Brilliant!
Hiya…. It’s been a wee while since i posted 🙂 I’ve been on holiday to Australia, had horrible jet lag and then was ill. In a way I’m pleased that I was so ill as it’s kicked started me back…
Review: The Magic of Menopause
As you can imagine I read a lot of books, magazines and websites that deal with nutrition, womens health and menopause. Lorraine Miano (TheMagicOfMenopause.com) contacted me a while back to tell me about her book and asked if I would…
The A-Z of menopause
Attitude – Having the right attitude towards this stage in life will help you get through it! It is a big change …think of it as a positive stage in your life and try and keep your sense of…
Dear menopause body ………
Dear Me, Hey body……WTF!! Please tell me the jokes over…..I mean whats going on? I can’t keep up with you just now. Hot then shivery. Happy, manic then depressed and suicidal. I feel I have no control over you any…
BMS – British Menopause Society survey results
Today the British Menopause Society released the results of a survey it conducted revealing that three quarters of women say that the menopause caused them to change their lives and over half say it had a negative impact, highlighting the greater…
★Your Wisdom – Create your unique 'menopause manifesto' in 7 days★
★ Your Wisdom★ ∞ create your menopause manifesto ∞ Create your personalised ‘blue print’ for your menopause transition We get bombarded with information, so much so that we feel confused and don’t know where to start. Every women on our planet…
What happens after menopause?
You’ve been riding the waves of menopause. You probably feel like you’ve been hit by a Tsunami? You haven’t been able to keep up with your Jekyll and Hyde personality, your expanding waist and the hot/cold sweats. You’ve been hanging…
My story in Woman magazine
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…
Menopause Weight Gain – 10 Day video series
By far the most talked about ‘symptom’ of menopause and seemingly the most frustrating is the weight that many women seem to gain as they go through the menopause transition. Especially the belly fat. I’ve created an email and video…
They called me FAT!
So in the space of 24 hours two professionals suggested that i lose weight 🙁 I’ve got a mild prolapse and the extra weight is adding pressure to my pelvic floor. Meh! It is thought that one in two women…
My top tip for an easier menopause
Good Morning 🙂 For the last 30 days I committed to ME, to do what I need to do to feel GREAT and enjoy my short time (not too short i hope!) on this planet of ours. I’m nearly 45…
What is a hot flush/night sweat and what can you do about it?
What is a hot flush? One of the most common symptoms of the peri-menopause is night sweats and hot flushes. “a sudden feeling of feverish heat, typically as a symptom of the menopause” UP TO 79% OF WOMEN EXPERIENCE HOT…
Ugh…how to recover from that post Bank Holiday Feeling
So today I’m not feeling that great 🙂 I didn’t want to write this blog/email/talk to anyone… I’m feeling a little like Eeyore… The reason I am writing to you is I KNOW you feel like this too sometimes too.…
What happened when I stopped eating “Clean” – By Mel Collie
So many diets, so many statistics showing us that obesity is an epidemic, an overburdening NHS with no money and out of date health advice leaves us confused, unsure about what to eat, when, calorie counting, colour counting, weighing, guilt..this…
Half of women ashamed to talk to doctors about the menopause
Many say they feel the menopause is something they just have to ‘put up with’ The Daily Mail By Ben Spencer 19 May 2016 More than two in five women said symptoms were worse than expected Over a third confessed…
NICE guidelines radio interviews with Tanith
BBC Sussex – Breakfast show BBC Wales – Good Morning Wales- menopause piece starts at 2:11:00 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06nxn3q – – – – – – Here is the link to BBC 5 live The menopause piece is at 2:38:00…
You are only one action away from feeling better
I’m on a bit of a ‘self-healing’ journey just now. I can’t ignore the fact that I’m just not feeling myself. I’ve been feeling off for a wee while, I can’t quite put my finger on it. It all came…
Menopause Myth Buster part 1
I spend a lot of time reading and writing about hormones and the menopause. I read some great stuff and I read some rubbish!! When I asked a group of women what are some of the myths they have heard…
We've got this weight loss thing all wrong
Download Your Free Menopause Resource Guide I’m reading a good book all about willpower called The Willpower Instinct. It’s a great book and has loads of info in it but it takes a little deciphering! Today I was reading the…
The Top 5 Peri-menopause symptoms…..and what you can do about them
1. Hot Flushes and Night Sweats These are the most common and uncomfortable symptoms. Many women find some foods can trigger a hot flushes. Things like spicy foods, caffeinated drinks and alcohol. Try keeping a hot flush diary to find…
Magnet down your pants!?
So I was contacted by Derek Raymond from Ladycare who asked me if I had ever used his product. I’d heard of a magnet that women wore for PMS but not for menopause. To be honest I’d not paid it…
The 21 Day Hormone Reboot online plan – starts 1st June 2015
The 21 Day Hormone Reboot is Tanith’s (AKA Mrs Menopause) step-by-step plan designed to help women age 40+, of all shapes and sizes feel happier, lose weight, improve sleep and feel more energetic Do you recognise any of these symptoms? Feel…
Quit the snack habit for weight loss – by Ruth Smethurst
Quit the Snacks Habit for Weight loss – Body Synergy Fitness We have all heard the info that says says, ‘Choose healthy options for your snacks’. Instead of a chocolate bar choose an apple, instead of crisps have nuts and…
Teas to help menopause symptoms
The health benefits of tea have been appreciated for thousands of years. The Japanese call their tea ceremony the Way of Tea, usually using Matcha tea. It’s not just about drinking the tea, it is the ceremony and presentation of the…
Does caffeine make you gain the middle age spread?
When I gave up drinking alcohol six years ago I became a bit of a tea buff. It became my new thing. Instead of a wine collection in my cupboard I have an assortment of mainly herbal teas. But over the…
7 WAYS TO BEAT THE MENOPAUSE by menopause expert Dr Marilyn Glenville PhD
Dr Marilyn Glenville has kindly passed on these great tips for Mrs Menopause’s readers. The menopause is a natural stage in your life and there a number of top tips to help you through this transition easily and comfortably.…
Friday Recipe – Healthy and belly busting breakfasts for everyone
It’s Friday – yay! Don’t know about you guys but my weekends are precious especially now that I’m back at college. Time is something we can’t ever get back. I don’t like to spend loads of time cooking at the weekend,…
How to take the 'meh' out of menopause….
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…
My Birthday treat at Pure Taste restaurant in Notting Hill
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…
Her attitude stinks!!
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…
33 Things you probably didn't know about me 🙂
Here are 33 things you probably didn’t know about me…. Darth Vader (actor Dave Prowse) lived down my nan’s road He ^^ was also the green cross code man, remember him? I’m asked if my name is Welsh all the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Let go of being perfect (video)
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…
Ah ….now that feels MUCH better
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…
Big announcement and a massive favour 🙂
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…
Why I love negative, nasty internet trolls
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…
The Freedom of imperfection
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…
True Happiness is………
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…
Healthy (?) convenience foods
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…
Medical Massage (stroking the ??) to treat hysteria in women??
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…
Phone apps that can make your life easier!
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…
Cornflakes to stop you masturbating?
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…
What to do when you want to give up
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…
Stop the menopause mayhem
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…
Time to be positively SELFISH
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…
The Perfect Menopause Diet
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…
How hungry are you really?
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…
Balancing Blood Sugar will help ease Peri-menopause symptoms
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.…
Could reducing stress be the key to peri-menopause symptoms?
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…
Digestive Problems during the Menopause
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…
Squeeze your foo foo
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.…
Miraculous Maca for menopause?
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…
Beetroot Brownie Recipe
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…
Confession of an addict
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…
Menopause what are the symptoms and how can you beat them?
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 skinning on feeling fat
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 – Self Love Poem by Charlie Chaplin
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…
I wanted to eat the cat!!
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…
3 tasty treats for the festivities that won't make your belly bulge
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…
Have you got attitude?
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…
Humbly Grateful
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,…
Interview with Robert Westerburg
Robert Westerburg from Forte Fitness and Bootcamps contacted me for an interview to help his female campers.
YES you can have your cake and eat it!!!
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…
When it all gets too much
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. …
Overwhelmed by life
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…
Top 10 aromatherpy oils for Menopause
Guest Post Here are a list of top 10 oils to use for menopause by Tracy Cornish Chamomile May help with irritability, impatience, insomnia and restlessness and any problems connected to the menopause and PMS. It is a calming oil…
Hot Flash Havoc
Yekra Player Yekra is a revolutionary new distribution network for feature films. Hot Flash Havoc HOT FLASH HAVOC is enlightening, entertaining, humorous, profound, and is a crash-course in what you need to know about menopause. It has the power to…
Love and acceptance
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…
Back on track
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…
Interval training is great for peri menopausal women
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…
Feeling good 🙂
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…
Are you feeling SAD??
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…
Back on the Oral Contraceptive Pill
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…
Bacterial Vaginosis During the Menopause – Guest Blog
The menopause is a challenging time for any woman and the hormonal changes that occur bring a whole new set of dynamics to how a woman feels. With decreasing production of oestrogen, which can cause vaginal dryness and loss of…
World Menopause Day
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 benefits for Menopause
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…
What does the menopause mean to you?
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…
Being yourself
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…
It's ok to be me
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…
The Menopause and a Hot Flush of Sex
Here is a great guest blog from my new friend Liz from The Little Shop of Erotic Delights. Sex and menopause are not really talked about. It needs to be, the more we talk about it the less hang ups…
Are you a perfectionist?
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…
My story continues…….
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.…
5 mrs menopause tips
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…
The Daisy Network Annual Conference
On Saturday I attended my first Annual Daisy Network Conference. The Daisy Network is a charity for those who have been affected by premature ovarian failure (POF). The charity is an invaluable source of information and support. By coincidence a…
Project Rejuvenate
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…
Excess Facial Hair??
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…
Hello and welcome
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…
