To move from grief, from mourning is to move from a place of sheer loss to a place of acknowledging the loss, and in mourning the permanence of the loss, it can’t be fixed, but also, it creates a space, in mourning, for you to make sacred the pain so that the rest of your […]
This is the first in a series of conversations with women in transition. When women claim space for their story, share it and then let it go, they mirror back to other women the messy magnificence of menopause. We will all walk this journey of menopause at some stage of our lives; better to share
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Women over 50 are the fastest growing sector of the workforce. With the average age of menopause 51, many women will be at the peak of their careers whilst juggling menopause, work and family life. In the UK, research shows that 60% of women aged 45-55 experiencing menopause symptoms say it has a negative impact
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One of the most disturbing aspects of menopause for some women are memory loss, difficulty word finding, times of brain fog, and remembering. What was that movie I saw last week? Where did I leave my car keys?…..For some women these moments can expand into more serious cognitive decline in the form of Alzheimer’s and
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If not rushing (insert busy/stressed) then what………? What would my life look like?How would I move through the world?Who would I be? How would others see me?What would I feel? Is my life conditional, on the conditional approval of others?Why not make my life a truth of who I am.Not an adrenaline junkie looking for a
When you spend time in nature curious things happen. You drop out of your head and into your body and start to feel your natural body intelligence kicking in. After four days camping at Yuarygir (you-ra-gear) National Park – 60km of coastal stretch of rocky headlands, cliff top lookouts, deserted beaches and wild beauty on the Northern
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“To lose confidence in one’s body is to lose confidence in oneself” Simone de Beauvoir Have you ever felt your body has been invaded by the 7 dwarfs of menopause – sleepy, sweaty, cranky, weepy, dizzy, dopey, bloated and all dried up? These pesky dwarfs have a habit of showing up unannounced for many women
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Groundbreaking new research just released from University of California, San Francisco shows that stress can damage your DNA accelerating ageing. The good news is that the study, conducted over 12 months with 239 post-menopausal women found that lifestyle changes, such as being active and eating well reduced the impact of stress on ageing significantly. How
What’s the secret to anti ageing? De-stress! Read More »
Have you ever had one of those blinders that send you to bed for the day, ruin your life for the next 3 and you’re wondering if they will ever stop? You may never have had a history of headaches before but when you’re heading towards menopause it can be one of the most common and crippling health conditions. In fact,
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Have you felt this before? When you eat breakfast, the rest of your day seems to fall into place. When you set an intention to nourish yourself early then it’s easier to eat a good lunch and dinner and find the energy to do your best work. This is a common experience for women I
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