Recently we signposted 2 important days; World Mental Health Day and World Menopause Day, so today I would like to focus on mental health and anxiety along with solutions. Podcast with Women In Sport To celebrate World Menopause Day, the charity Women in Sport invited Dr Heather Currie and I along to their first menopause … Continue reading “Anxiety & Self Care During Menopause”
Anxiety
I still have down days! I am 51 and I think, looking back, I started going through Peri-menopause around my mid 40’s. My GP told me at 46 that I was menopausal, which was a complete shock. During this time of my life I was not in the best physical shape as I was recovering from surgery and had lots of stress to deal with. I was not sleeping, I felt anxious all of the time and I had my first panic attack at work in between training clients at my studio in London Bridge. But, I knew that if I could just take small steps each day then I would slowly feel better. I still have bad days but if I do not become breathless at least 3/4 times per week I feel rather rubbish!
6 simple steps for a positive menopause
6 Simple Steps for a Positive Menopause! If you missed my event last week you might want to come along to this! Thanks to Jo & Ann from Positive Pause for this guest blog. To book tickets see link below! There are positive steps that women can take to make the most of … Continue reading “6 simple steps for a positive menopause”
Train with Jane
Menopause solutions I love helping women to find a way to best manage their menopause. Either 1-2-1, in a group or in the workplace. Action Plan Some women can achieve lots with a one off “Action Plan” session or others check in with me weekly or monthly and we have “real time sessions”. I will … Continue reading “Train with Jane”
Everything counts.
Happy Saturday Meno’s! This morning I have been revising for my re-validation for my BACR – cardiac rehabilitation. During my study I glanced up; I had the BBC news on In the background and was really happy to see Jenny Price CEO of Sport England. They have just launched a new #thisgirlcan campaign #fitgotreal such … Continue reading “Everything counts.”
How are you managing your menopause?
Hello all, Ladies, as you know I am a menopause exercise specialist and I strive every day to highlight how important physical activity is. It will not only help with your symptoms that you are feeling such as, sweats, sleeplessness, brain fog, fatigue, achy muscles, anxiety and self-doubt but will help with the silent diseases … Continue reading “How are you managing your menopause?”
Chapter 1; PS I cried lots.
As promised I am going back to the beginning, or what I can remember being the beginning of this dreadful phase called menopause. I am doing this because I have received some direct messages on Instagram asking me on how I managed to kick menopause in the balls and realised that a lot of my … Continue reading “Chapter 1; PS I cried lots.”
Menopausal women whopping up in Ibiza!
Hello Meno’s! I hope you enjoyed your summer, today has definatly got that autum chill in the air My next blog was going to be on how I had been living it up in Ibiza with 25 fabulous new friends and how I managed to keep up (to a point, anyway!) with most of them … Continue reading “Menopausal women whopping up in Ibiza!”
How to lose weight during menopause.
Hi all, It is harder to loose weight during menopause and especially in this heat! But It can be done! Try and learn from my mistake! Do not put on 4 pounds in 2 weeks by not moving or exercising because of the heat and thinking that rose wine is your friend! It is not, … Continue reading “How to lose weight during menopause.”
Coping with hot flushes in the heat.
I am not complaining about the heat, but I wanted to let you know; I really do feel for you who are suffering with hot flushes, These tips helped me when I was suffering really badly, so I thought I would share these with you to help you help cope a bit better during this … Continue reading “Coping with hot flushes in the heat.”
Menopause & low mood
This is a tough one ladies, I know from experience that low mood is a symptom of menopause and when it takes hold, can be hard to shake. Those of you who know me, know that my experience of menopause was a tough one which is why I launched Meno & Me. www.menoandme.com I also … Continue reading “Menopause & low mood”
