30 May

Mindset

Before lockdown I was an active person and being restricted to one hour of exercise a day was not ideal. ⠀During perimenopause, our ovaries start...

21 May

Sleep Hygiene

Sleep hygiene isn’t brushing your teeth before bedtime - although you must do that! - It is implementing simple practices and habits during the day...

21 May

Find Your Groove

Our circadian rhythm is a 24-hour internal clock that runs in the background of our brain, it is also known as the sleep/wake cycle. It...

21 May

A Worthwhile Sacrifice

In my previous post I talked about how my sleep pattern changed dramatically during perimenopause. This common and often agonising symptom is caused by our bodies adjusting...

21 May

What Happens to our Sleep?

I went from being almost narcoleptic and able to sleep soundly anywhere to developing a torturous sleep pattern which lasted for a couple of years....

15 May

Could This be the Reason You Are So Tired?

"I'm through obsessing about how I look or what other people think about me. I am finished living for everyone else. I want to break...

07 May

A Landmark Birthday

I made it. I’m bloody lucky to have to got this far, I know many who didn’t.It’s good to feel good. Eating well, exercising and...

30 Apr

The Period Fairy

Research shows that if a young girl gets a positive response to her first period it will impact her lifelong relationship with her body image,...

30 Apr

Why It’s Impossible to be Happy All The Time

If you read last weeks posts on the benefits of tracking your menstrual cycle, and how to break it down into the 4 seasons, I...

24 Apr

The Fourth and Last Phase of Your Cycle

After ovulation which occurred during the summer phase of your cycle, your oestrogen levels will naturally start to decline and with them your energy and your mood...